MLP
Waters, Johns and the End of One Pro Season
Ben Johns, Gabe Tardio, Anna Leigh Waters and Anna Bright closed the PPA spring season in San Clemente…
Gabe Tardio
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PPA Tour
April’s Crucible: Pressure, Parity, and the Strain Reshaping The PPA
April 2026 made the pressure real on the PPA Tour. A tightening cutline, rising international players, and a…
News
Pickleball’s Endorsement Model Is Changing — And Stria May Have Moved First
Stria’s deal with Gabe Tardio introduces royalty-based earnings and signals a shift in how pickleball players and brands…
News
PPA Atlanta Didn’t Change the Winners. It Changed the Feeling.
Anna Leigh Waters dominates again in Atlanta, but Tama Shimabukuro’s breakout run signals a visible shift beneath pickleball’s…
News
Shimabukuro rewrites PPA Atlanta script as finals set for Championship Sunday
Tama Shimabukuro’s breakout run headlines Atlanta as finals are set across all five brackets ahead of Championship Sunday.
News
Staksrud Wins 20th PPA Title as Sacramento Shows the Strain
Federico Staksrud beats Zane Ford 11-4, 11-2 for his 20th PPA singles title in Sacramento, while Tyra Black…
News
Sacramento Finals Set — And There’s Nowhere Left to Hide
Sacramento’s semi-final day confirmed the expected shape of Championship Sunday, with only Zane Ford’s men’s singles run breaking…
PPA Tour
PARTNERS Reveals the Truth About the PPA Tour — Control Sits With the Few, Stability With No One
The new PPA docuseries is more than a behind-the-scenes story. It reveals how partner choice, influence, and instability…
News
Sock Beats JW Johnson at PPA Sacramento Open
Jack Sock beat JW Johnson 11-3, 11-7 in the PPA Sacramento Open round of 16 as top doubles…
MLP
March on the PPA Tour: Waters Dominates. The Rest Keeps Moving.
Anna Leigh Waters controlled March with three Triple Crowns, while rankings, conditions, and rising players created chaos across…