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Hayden Patriquin and Federico Staksrud celebrating winning the men's doubles title at the Hang Seng Bank Hong Kong Slam.

.com·Oct 25, 2026Heroes of Hong Kong: Dikosavljevic, Johnson go back-to-back in singles as Patriquin, Staksrud capture second title of 2026Hayden Patriquin and Federico Staksrud came away with a statement win over Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio in the men's doubles final.Reads on Pickleball.com

Anna Bright and Hayden Patriquin competing at the Hang Seng Bank Hong Kong Slam.

.com·Oct 24, 2026Order of Play for Championship Sunday at PPA Hong KongAnna Bright, Hayden Patriquin, Anna Leigh Waters, and Ben Johns will all compete in multiple finals on Sunday.Reads on Pickleball.com

Noe Khlif competing at the Hang Seng Bank Hong Kong Slam.

.com·Oct 23, 2026Quarterfinal chaos: top singles seeds fall at PPA Hong KongNoe Khlif notched his first career victory over Chris Haworth to make his second singles semifinal in as many weeks.Reads on Pickleball.com

Rika Fujiwara competing at the Hang Seng Bank Hong Kong Slam.

.com·Oct 22, 2026Singles rematches take center stage in PPA Hong Kong Slam quarterfinalsRika Fujiwara will face Sahra Dennehy in a rematch of their quarterfinal from last week's Australia Pickleball Cup.Reads on Pickleball.com

Tour News · Oct 6, 2023Lohani breaks through in Vegas; Waters-Parenteau make finalMen’s Singles The confidence Aanik Lohani said he received from losing to Ben Johns back in August was significant. That was at the PPA’s Denver Open in the quarterfinals. Can…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Sep 26, 2023Tennis Channel, Carvana Professional Pickleball Association Form Joint Venture to Further Build Fastest-Growing SportAs Tour’s 360-Media Arm, Network will Produce all Events and Launch Destination Pickleball Channel, App and Website Partnership between Giants will See Ad Sales Teams work Together to Unlock Rising…PPA Tour

Tour News · Sep 13, 2023Carvana PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball Announce Full Merger to Form a Unified Professional Pickleball OrganizationMerger of Two Largest Pro Pickleball Organizations Is Backed By $50M Investment Led By Private Equity Firm SC Holdings and Financier/MLP Team Owner Al Tylis, Along with PPA Tour Owner…PPA Tour

Tour News · Sep 11, 2023Ben Johns Eclipses the 100 Title Milestone Mark in CincyIt was a bittersweet ending to Ben Johns’ centennial-eclipsing 100th title weekend in Cincinnati—he finished with 101 titles but did not punctuate the festivities with a Triple Crown. Taking the…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Sep 11, 2023Winning Ugly: Johns and Johns Get it Done on Saturday in a Series of Three-Game MatchesNeither Ben nor Collin Johns showed their best level on Saturday in Cincinnati, but once again they proved why they are the best team in the world and the team…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Sep 9, 2023Stats Desk: Preview to Cincinnati Open Finals=== MEN’S SINGLES === #1 BEN JOHNS is in his ninth final this year. He won all of the previous eight times, including four against Federico Staksrud, most recently in Seattle…Jim Ramsey

Tour News · Sep 9, 2023Black and Hewett With the Mixed Upset of the DayIn the Mixed Doubles Round of 16 at the Baird Wealth Management Cincinnati Open Presented by Vizzy, partners Hurricane Tyra Black and Rafa Hewett earned their way to a massive…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Sep 6, 2023Phillip Phillips to Perform at 2023 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships, Anchoring Week of Excitement in DallasDallas-based disco tribute band Le Freak will also perform during the largest-ever pickleball celebration at Brookhaven Country Club in November A Guinness World Records attempt for the longest consecutive pickleball…PPA Tour

Tour News · Aug 28, 2023Back to normal with Waters and Johns securing the triplesWith so much action in the past few days happening around the game, off the court, on the internet and behind closed doors, Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters provided…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Aug 27, 2023Wright and Johns back together and back in a finalMatt Wright has won too many medals and has won too often to feel the need to prove anything. But you just have to think he may have a little…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Aug 26, 2023Top dogs advance, but underdogs steal the show in KCYes, it’s going to be No. 1 vs. No. 2 on Sunday in the mixed doubles final at the PPA Tour’s Kansas City Open. That’s not really a surprise. When…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Aug 25, 2023Stratman continues strong play in Kansas CityJust in case you were wondering, Lauren Stratman is not at her most-comfortable playing singles. “Definitely not,” she admitted. “I’m way more comfortable playing doubles, but more recently, I’ve gotten…Andrew Gilman

Pickleball Betting

Tour News · Aug 24, 2023PPA Tour Becomes First Professional Pickleball Organization on Sports Betting MarketPPA Tour available for gambling wagers in 10 states and 1 Canadian province DALLAS (August 24, 2023) – Effective today, sportsbooks can now offer official-data powered markets and live video…PPA Tour

Catherine & Tyson Pickleball

Tour News · Aug 20, 2023History made at TOC with a huge Double Triple CrownParenteau, McGuffin go triple gold Until Saturday, Ben Johns was the only male to win a triple crown. Until Saturday, Catherine Parenteau had only won a single triple crown. And…Andrew Gilman

Parenteau and McGuffin Carvana PPA Tour

Tour News · Aug 19, 2023McGuffin, Parenteau try for the Double Triple Crown and Newman is back in a finalIt’s Championship Saturday at the Tournament of Champions in Utah and there’s a bit of a throw-back feel to heading into today’s schedule of matches. Not exactly, “Old School,” but…Andrew Gilman

Jones & smith TOC

Tour News · Aug 19, 2023Stats Desk: Preview to TOC Championship Saturday=== MEN’S SINGLES === #2 TYSON McGUFFIN is in his fourth singles final since April, earning two titles and a silver in that span. McGuffin beat Garnett in the final…Jim Ramsey

Zane and Andrea Pickleball

Tour News · Aug 18, 2023Navratil, Koop get chance at first medal since AprilZane Navratil is back. Well, kind of. “I don’t know,” he said. “Sure. I guess I’m back.” Navratil didn’t care about the semantics of it all – call it what…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Aug 16, 2023Ben Johns: By the NumbersPPA Tour star Ben Johns is closing in on his 100th career gold medal. Just 24 years old, he will be the first player in the sport to reach 100…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Aug 14, 2023Players to watch at the Vulcan TOCThe Vulcan Tournament of Champions in Brigham City, Utah is happening this week on the PPA, and here are a few players and storylines to keep an eye on. Before…Andrew Gilman

Tyra Black Takeya PPA Tour

Tour News · Aug 7, 2023Talking TakeyaIt was an interesting weekend on the PPA Tour. We had new winners in singles, plenty of drama, and learned plenty. Here are three takeaways from Takeya: Tyra Time Tyra…Andrew Gilman

Johnson and Frazier Takeya Pickleball Tournament

Tour News · Aug 7, 2023Another win for Johnson and Frazier, are they the game’s next No. 1?What’s next for Dylan Frazier and J.W. Johnson? Well, after three wins in a row, including back-to-back men’s doubles titles on the PPA Tour, including Sunday’s victory in the Takeya…Andrew Gilman

Tyra Black PPA Tour

Tour News · Aug 6, 2023Black continues strong week at TakeyaAs we approach another Championship Sunday on the PPA Tour, there are a lot of interesting storylines at the Takeya Showcase. Ben and his injured brother Collin Johns are going…Andrew Gilman

Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns PPA Tour

Tour News · Aug 5, 2023Johns and Waters back to their winning waysAfter a day like we’ve never seen before on the PPA Tour, things got back to normal on Friday at the Takeya Showcase. Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters won…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Aug 4, 2023Waters and Johns both lose Thursday at TakeyaThursday was the rarest of days on the PPA Tour. Maybe it was something more than that, because for the better part of three years we have never seen anything…Andrew Gilman

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