STORYLINES FOR THE TAKEYA SHOWCASE PRESENTED BY BEST DAY BREWING

OVERALL TOP 5:

• 7^th HEAVEN: Anna Leigh Waters goes for a record-setting 7^th straight triple crown. 
• SEE YOU ON CBS: Championship Sunday coverage starts at 1 Eastern on CBS. 
• TAKE-YA TO A TITLE?: Riley Newman seeks redemption in Southern California. 
• SISTER ACT: Mary and Maggie Brascia looking to do some serious damage on their home courts.  
• J DUB: Looking for back-to-back dubs with his dubs partner Dylan Frazier. 

BROADCAST & VENUE HIGHLIGHTS (all times Pacific): 

• Thursday: YouTube 10am-6pm
• Friday: YouTube 10am-12pm then CBS Sports 12-3pm then YouTube 3pm-6pm
• Saturday: YouTube 10am-6pm
• Sunday: CBS 10am-12pm then CBS Sports 12pm-2pm then YouTube 2pm-4pm 
• Los Cab in Fountain Valley is a new venue for the PPA and the Takeya Showcase (defending medalists are from the November ’22 event at Newport Beach last year).

MEN’S SINGLES:

• DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Ben Johns, Tyson McGuffin, Julian Arnold
• Largest draw EVER: 91 players battling to be this week’s Schick or Eveloff
• Garnett so close to getting to Sunday last week – can he finish in his new backyard?
• WATCH OUT FOR: Tyson McGuffin took some time off, can he return to the medal stand in SoCal?

WOMEN’S SINGLES:

• DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Catherine Parenteau, Salome Devidze, Lea Jansen
• AL Waters has one loss in singles all year – to Parenteau in the semis in Daytona. 
• WIDE OPEN – Jansen (retired from singles), CP taking July off – who will make a run?
• WATCH OUT FOR: Mary Brascia – can she take some hardware home to delight her local fans?

MIXED DOUBLES:

• DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Koop/Koller, Kovalova/Wright, Bright/Frazier
• Will we get a rematch in the semis of the epic Seattle match between Waters/Johns and Newman/Newman?
• Will Bright and Ignatowich reach a 2^nd Championship Sunday in a row? 
• WATCH OUT FOR: Jorja and JW Johnson – only team to beat Waters/Johns in ’23. 

WOMEN’S DOUBLES:

• DEFENDING MEDALISTS: David/Koop, Tereschenko/Wright, Bright/Todd
• Welcome back Utah Part 1: Callie Smith returns to pair with Kovalova
• Welcome back Utah Part 2: Allyce Jones is back with Hurricane Tyra Black
• WATCH OUT FOR: Jessie Irvine and doubles-focused Lea Jansen

MEN’S DOUBLES:

• DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Newman/Wright, Johns/Johns, Loong/Dawson
• Red-hot Connor Garnett pairs up with Matt Wright…can they medal? 
• Will either Championship Sunday team from Seattle get there again: JW Johnson/Frazier or Staksrud/Tellez?
• WATCH OUT FOR: AJ Koller gets his turn with Riley Newman. 

The post STORYLINES FOR THE TAKEYA SHOWCASE PRESENTED BY BEST DAY BREWING appeared first on PPA Tour.