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Recaps Takeaways 

PPA Tour Tournament of Champions (TOC) – 5 Takeaways – A Different Kind of Vulnerable

August 22, 2022August 23, 2022 admin 17 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

5 Takeaways from TOC featuring the Johns’ vulnerability, APP women, the other Johnson’s, Frazier’s Singles and Senior Pro action

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Live Blog Random Thoughts 

PPA Tour Tournament of Champions – Live Random Thoughts

August 17, 2022August 20, 2022 admin 35 Comments Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

Live thoughts from TOC in Brigham City

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Live Blog Random Thoughts 

PPA Tour Tournament of Champions – Fantasy Draft Preview

August 16, 2022August 16, 2022 admin 21 Comments Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

Fantasy Draft Preview for the PPA Tour’s Tournament of Champions

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Recaps Takeaways 

PPA Tour Skechers Invitational and APP New Jersey Open – 5 Takeaways – The Big 3 Letter CBS

August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 admin 11 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

It was another dual pickleball weekend with the APP New Jersey Open and PPA Tour Skechers Invitational that was the

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Rankings 

NML Pickleball Player Rankings 3.0 – Doubles

August 3, 2022August 3, 2022 admin 5 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, DUPR, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin, US OPEN

Final day of player rankings features doubles

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Rankings 

NML Pickleball Player Rankings 3.0 – Mixed Doubles

August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 admin 7 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, dreamland, DUPR, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

It’s the NML definitive mixed player rankings!

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Rankings 

NML Pickleball Player Rankings 3.0 – Singles

August 1, 2022August 1, 2022 admin 10 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, DUPR, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

Version 3.0 of the definitive NML Player Rankings begins with singles

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Recaps Takeaways 

APP Tour Beer City Open – 5 Takeaways – Long Live Queen Simone

July 25, 2022July 25, 2022 admin 6 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, US OPEN

5 takeaways from the APP Beer City Open, leading off with the Queen, Simone Jardim

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Recaps Takeaways 

PPA Tour Orange County Cup – 5 Takeaways – Parris’ In-Seine Weekend

June 13, 2022June 14, 2022 admin 22 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

We lead our 5 takeaways with Parris Todd’s golden Sunday and also get into AL’s paddle challenge, the PPA’s hand-picked draws, no love for Matt Wright and Jay Devilliers’ rough weekend.

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Live Blog Random Thoughts 

PPA Tour Orange County Cup – Live Random Thoughts

June 9, 2022June 12, 2022 admin 32 Comments Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

Live thoughts from the PPA’s Orange County Cup all weekend

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  1. admin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    We are about to both play the amatuer events in Sacramento and have never both done one together so we’re…

  2. admin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    The lack of difference between events seems like a big contributor to this

  3. Dan Beeman on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    I just got done playing 2 hours of really fun pickleball with friends on our local courts. While I am…

  4. Deb Waldin on Is Pro Pickleball Heading for Burnout? Rethinking the Tour Style Model of UPA’s Current StructureApril 13, 2026

    I stopped watching PB tournaments a year ago because…watching Anna Leigh win every single time got very old. Good for…

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