Analysis
How the World Pickleball Ranking Reshapes PPA Byes
PPA uses the World Pickleball Ranking for entry and byes, so No.1 singles seed Christopher Haworth started in…
Ben Johns
Ben Johns is one of the most decorated players in pickleball history and a fixture at the top of the men’s game. Below you’ll find every World Pickleball Magazine story, result and analysis piece featuring Ben Johns, newest first.
PPA Tour
PPA Cary 2026 Finals: Waters, Johnson and Johns Win Gold
Waters reached 196 PPA titles, Hunter Johnson beat Staksrud 7-11, 11-3, 11-0, and Johns and Tardio went 54-0…
PPA Tour
Johnsons Upset Waters and Johns Again in Cary
Jorja and JW Johnson beat Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns 4-11, 11-9, 11-6 in Cary for the…
PPA Tour
PPA Cary Semi-Finals: Waters Stays on Triple-Crown Course
Anna Leigh Waters is alive in all three events at the PPA National Championships in Cary, as Kaitlyn…
PPA Tour
PPA Cary Quarter-Finals: Outsiders Break the Draw
Sofia Sewing and Keilly Ulery crushed seeded opponents and Noe Khlif ended John Lucian Goins’ run as Cary’s…
PPA Tour
PPA Cary R16: Goins, Sewing and the Draw’s Early Shocks
John Lucian Goins beat Ben Johns 11-0, 6-11, 11-0 and No. 46 Sofia Sewing beat Liz Truluck. What…
PPA Tour
Sofia Sewing’s No. 46 Seed Exposes Cary’s Ranking Lag
Sofia Sewing is the No. 46 seed at the PPA National Championships despite APP triple crowns, and Ben…
Analysis
Garnett vs Johns: How Fatigue Decided the Atlanta Final
Ben Johns beat Connor Garnett 3-11, 11-9, 11-9 in Atlanta. At 6-6 in the decider, Garnett hit what…
Culture
Thomas Yu and the Business of Being a Pickleball Pro
Thomas Yu broke even in his first full-time year as a pro by mixing coaching, sponsorship and commercial…
MLP
MLP’s New Pressure Cooker: What Dallas Revealed About the 2026 Season
The Los Angeles Mad Drops won MLP Dallas, but opening weekend revealed a sharper, more ruthless league shaped…