Analysis
New Jersey Have Discovered Where MLP Matches Are Really Won
New Jersey’s Austin win was not just another event title. It showed how the 5s have built around…
Anna Leigh Waters
Anna Leigh Waters is the dominant force in women’s professional pickleball and the benchmark the rest of the tour is measured against. Below you’ll find every World Pickleball Magazine story, result and analysis piece featuring Anna Leigh Waters, newest first.
Analysis
MLP Columbus Revealed the League’s First Complete Team
New Jersey 5s won MLP Columbus, but the bigger story was how their balanced roster may have set…
News
New Jersey 5s Bounce Back to Win MLP Columbus
The New Jersey 5s swept the St. Louis Shock to win MLP Columbus and the maximum 25 standings…
MLP
Major League Pickleball Returns to Dallas as Pressure Builds on Teams, Front Offices, and Big-Money Decisions
Major League Pickleball returns in Dallas with rising player valuations, new tactical rules, and growing scrutiny around roster…
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…
News
Staksrud and Garnett Headline Unsettled PPA Finals Semi-Final Picture
Federico Staksrud and Connor Garnett headline an unsettled PPA Finals semi-final picture as all five pro brackets move…
News
PPA Finals Pools Tighten As Garnett Strikes Early And Semifinal Places Begin To Fill
Connor Garnett’s win over Christopher Haworth was only the start as pool-play drama intensified across all five divisions…
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
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.