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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

JW and Dylan Seattle PPA Tour

Tour News · Aug 1, 2023Stats Wrap: Baird Wealth Management Seattle Open Gold Medal MatchesMIXED DOUBLES FINAL: (1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns def. (2) Anna Bright and James Ignatowich, 11-4, 7-11, 11-4, 11-6. MATCH NOTES: . RALLIES: 1,681 shots. 173 rallies. 9.7…Jim Ramsey

PPA Tour Seattle Pickleball

Tour News · Jul 30, 2023David, Kawamoto Trying For First Gold Together in SeattleThere’s no one on tour who looks like she’s having more fun than Vivienne David. She’s a walking smile, complete with a paddle. And with her play of late, it’s…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Jul 28, 2023Jansen Earns Her Way to Finals, Announces Seattle Will Be Her Last Singles EventLea Jansen is back in another singles final. Nothing new. Nothing surprising, either. She’s one of the most-decorated players on tour with 45 medals in all, making her a top-three…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Jul 28, 2023Eveloff Passes ‘Challenges,’ Earns First Semifinal on PPA TourTwice, during his matches Thursday, and once more after a match, Ryan Eveloff had his paddle challenged. “It doesn’t bother me at all,” he said. It kind of makes sense…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Jul 25, 2023Irvine Plays Singles? Takeaways From the Beer City OpenThe Beer City Open, although not a PPA Tour stop, was a popular event this season and featured a number of PPA players. Here are a few things we learned…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Jul 22, 2023Frazier Back to the Podium in Mixed DoublesDylan Frazier will be on the mixed doubles podium for the first time since February coming up Sunday. It’s been that long. Thanks to an impressive run in a good…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Jul 21, 2023Tennis Success Doesn’t Equal Pickleball GreatnessNoah Rubin decided to give up tennis in October of 2022. The former Wimbledon Juniors single champ and a former USTA Junior singles and doubles champion made the announcement, got…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Jul 21, 2023Martinez Vich continues strong runLess than two months ago, Jaume Martinez Vich joked about how he was a nobody. “I’m just a Spanish boy living in Hawaii, playing pickleball and making it to Championship…Andrew Gilman

Waters and Johns PPA Tournament Denver

Tour News · Jul 18, 2023Waters, Johns Show No Signs of Letting Up During Denver Finals on SundayPatience, thy name is Pickleball. Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters won their triple crowns at the OH SNAP! Denver Open in characteristic fashion. The champions known for consistency and…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Jul 17, 2023Second Half Starts Now!The second half of the PPA season starts this week at the Denver Open. From there, the PPA will make five more stops by the end of August in places…Andrew Gilman

PPA Pickleball Tournament

Tour News · Jul 15, 2023Meghan Dizon Retires from Denver Open Due to Head InjuryThe action and excitement of mixed doubles day on Friday was punctured by an unfortunate accident that resulted in Meghan Dizon pulling out of the women’s doubles draw on Saturday.Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Jul 15, 2023Wright Back to His Winning WaysThe last time we heard Matt Wright’s name, it was mentioned in conjunction with Riley Newman’s. Newman announced on social media and beyond, letting everyone know he was parting with…Andrew Gilman

Christian Alshon Denver Pickleball

Tour News · Jul 14, 2023Alshon Makes His First FinalChristian Alshon wasn’t worried about how he was going to hold up physically Thursday in Denver. He was more concerned about how his brain would react. Yes, the temperatures were…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Jul 14, 2023Castillo earns second PPA medal; Tereschenko to play for goldJudit Castillo was down 7-0 in the second game against Irina Tereschenko in her women’s semifinal Thursday night before finally getting a point. She raised her arms in victory. Hey…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Jul 11, 20232023 Mid-Season Stats2023 MEDAL COUNT: TOP 6 MEN: Ben Johns, 21. Riley Newman, 17. JW Johnson, 14. Dylan Frazier, 11. Tyson McGuffin, 11. Matt Wright, 11. TOP 5 WOMEN: Anna Leigh Waters…Jim Ramsey

Tour News · Jul 11, 2023What Can You Learn From Watching the Pros?If you’re watching the PPA’s live stream of pickleball tournaments, you’re obsessed. Don’t worry. You’re among friends, and you’re welcome here in our pickleball world. And part of being obsessed…Andrew Gilman

Carvana PPA Tour

Tour News · Jul 11, 2023Orange County Cup Stats: Gold Medal MatchesMIXED DOUBLES FINAL: Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns defeated Catherine Parenteau and Tyson McGuffin, 11-3, 11-6, 11-9. . MATCH NOTES: . RALLIES: 1,347 shots. 122 rallies. 11.04 shots per…Jim Ramsey

Tour News · Jul 11, 2023Navy Vet Helping to Promote PickleballKevin Wensing knows a little bit about getting people involved in sports. Seems like he’s an expert at it. And he knows a thing or two about making sure United…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Jul 11, 2023Fleming and Carvana Make Pickleball for All Exhibition a SuccessAnthony Ryan played competitive wheelchair tennis for more than a decade. He got burned out on it. Playing a dozen or more tournaments per year will do that. So Ryan…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Jul 11, 2023Johns Brothers Near Perfect in Gold Medal MatchDoing whatever it takes to win is all that really matters for Ben and Collin Johns. Being perfect is just the goal. However, if you look closely at what happened…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Jul 11, 2023When Pressure Leads to Relief: Waters Wins AgainAs the wins start to pile up and the triple crowns keep coming, the numbers start to lose their meaning. It’s hard to understand what 112-2 truly means. It seems…Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Jul 11, 2023Bar and Dawson Figuring Things Out – Finish Fourth in Orange CountyYou sometimes hear about these first-time partnerships that take off and get immediate results. You know, a team just comes together, chemistry kinda happens and the next thing you know…Andrew Gilman

Mcguffin & Parenteau San Clemente PPA Tour

Tour News · Jul 11, 2023Top Seeds Don’t Disappoint Friday in Orange CountyThe draws for pro pickleball events keep getting bigger. More players, more match-ups, more names in the game that cause you to rub your chin and say, “Now, who’s that?”Andrew Gilman

Tour News · Jul 11, 2023Garnett Impresses, Will Take on McGuffin in Singles FinalAnna Leigh Waters still hasn’t lost, Tyson McGuffin is still acting like it’s pledge week on Frat Row, Ben Johns is out, and Connor Garnett is back in a final.Andrew Gilman

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