by Sfapickleball | Sep 1, 2024 | Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Championship, Championship Sunday, Finals, las vegas, Las Vegas Pickleball Cup 2024, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Stats Wrap, Tournament
=== MEN’S SINGLES === #1 FEDERICO STAKSRUD: Has earned a medal in every tournament this year except Kansas City. (6 gold, 8 silver, and one bronze) 0-5 against Ben Johns in title matches this year. His ten career men’s singles titles are second only to Ben Johns. His...
by Sfapickleball | Jun 13, 2024 | Championship, fontainebleau las vegas, las vegas, News, pickleball, PPA, ppa tour, ppa tour 2024, Tournament, Tournaments
The exclusive, three-year commitment is in partnership with the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA Tour) to bring the fastest-growing sport in the U.S. to the resort; Registration to participate is now live and tickets are on sale online LAS VEGAS (June 13,...
by Sfapickleball | Nov 29, 2023 | All-Access, Championship, Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships 2023, hype guys, las vegas, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa championships las vegas, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, ppa tour guaranteed rate ppa championships, sport of today, Tournament
When you imagine things ‘not going to plan’ in Las Vegas, you’re usually not thinking of anything good. It’s a good thing, then, that The Hype Guys aren’t your usual duo. After a summer spent creating their brand by exciting pickleball crowds around the country,...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 16, 2023 | Aanik Lohani, Anna Bright, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Championship Sunday, Collin Johns, Dylan Frazier, Finals, guaranteed rate, Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships 2023, James Ignatowich, JW Johnson, las vegas, Lucy Kovalova, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, ppa 2023, ppa championships, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Stats Wrap, thorlo
=== MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL === (1) Ben Johns and Collin Johns def. (2) Dylan Frazier and JW Johnson, 7-11, 3-11, 11-7, 11-8, 11-6. MATCH NOTES: Eleventh title this year for Johns brothers. Third straight silver medal for Frazier/Johnson. Game Two, a rarity: Collin Johns...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 13, 2023 | All-Access, bhutan, darla christensen, harvest festival shooting, las vegas, Paddles, pickleball, pickleball 2023, ppa tour, Tournament, tragedy
Six years ago Darla Christensen and her family survived a horrifying tragedy. Two years ago, pickleball saved her life. Now, on the anniversary of the Route 91 Harvest Festival Shooting in Las Vegas, which left dozens dead and hundreds injured, Christensen spends...
by Sfapickleball | Oct 8, 2023 | Anna Leigh Waters, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Championship Sunday, doubles, Finals, Guaranteed Rate PPA Championships 2023, las vegas, Lucy Kovalova, pickleball, pickleball 2023, Players, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Tournament, Tournaments, women's doubles
Seemingly every PPA Tournament features new players, new shots and new opportunities. And that’s great – for the fans, the players, and the sport as a whole. The underdogs are out there, ready to be cheered on, but the established players are the ones who have the...
