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Fantasy Previews 

PPA Tour Austin Open – Fantasy Draft Preview

March 23, 2022March 23, 2022 admin 9 Comments Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

AL and Ben separated. Dekel and DJ together. How do we see it all shaking out this weekend in the fantasy draft preview?

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Recaps Takeaways 

PPA Tour Riverland Open – 5 Takeaways – Benny Backdraw

March 14, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 31 Comments Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

It was a windy one at the PPA Riverland Open this weekend. Like, a real windy one. At times what

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Fantasy 

PPA Tour Riverland Open – Fantasy Draft Preview

March 9, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 4 Comments Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

It’s the PPA Riverland Open hosted by Simone Jardim. A couple of weeks after the Carr/Jardim band got back together,

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Recaps 

PPA Tour Indoor National Championships and APP Punta Gorda – 5 Takeaways – Shine Bright Like A Diamond

February 28, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 12 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Two tournaments in one weekend makes for a lot of pickleball over the course of a few days. We’re going

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Random Thoughts 

PPA Tour Indoor National Championships and APP Tour Punta Gorda – Random Thoughts

February 24, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 9 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

No live blog this weekend with two tournaments happening at the same time. We’ll see if we can get some

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Recaps 

PPA Tour Foot Solutions Arizona Grand Slam – 5 Takeaways – Stale Results Already?

February 21, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 8 Comments Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, Pro Pickleball Assocation

PPA tourney #2 is in the books for 2022. We’ll open the takeaways with some numbers from a commenter on

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Opinion Random Thoughts 

REPORT: Ben Johns to JOOLA?

February 11, 2022March 31, 2022 admin 19 Comments Ben Johns, franklin, JOOLA, pickleball, pro pickleball

UPDATE TO ORIGINAL ARTICLE (April 1): Ben Johns has announced he is signing with JOOLA. It is clear at this

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Recaps 

PPA Tour Desert Ridge Open – 5 Takeaways – Taylor Made

January 31, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 9 Comments APP, app tour, Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, ppa tour, Pro Pickleball Assocation

First PPA for 2022 is in the books. There’s a lot of excitement for the start of the year and

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Previews 

PPA Desert Ridge – Fantasy Draft Preview

January 26, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 8 Comments Ben Johns, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation, Tyson McGuffin

It’s the PPA Tour Desert Ridge Open sponsored by Carvana, which is an online used car retailer that newly minted

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Opinion 

Reaction to Tom Dundon Interview with the Freestyle Boys

January 22, 2022March 22, 2022 admin 14 Comments Ben Johns, major league pickleball, mlp, pickleball, ppa, pro pickleball, Pro Pickleball Assocation

Authored by Gritty The PPA has been mostly quiet since it was purchased by Tom Dundon but the first big

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Have Your Say!

  1. Chris White on Is Too Much Yelling Bad for Pickleball?October 4, 2025

    I don’t mind at all if a player grunts or says things to motivate themselves on court. But I can’t…

  2. admin on 3 Big Questions About the PPA Tour Sacramento (Vintage) OpenOctober 1, 2025

    These are pros and they should have little to no trouble adjusting to their usual paddles. Interesting to hear that’s…

  3. John Richardson on 3 Big Questions About the PPA Tour Sacramento (Vintage) OpenSeptember 30, 2025

    And many that played probably only did so hoping to pick up points not subject to as much competition. I…

  4. admin on 3 Big Questions About the PPA Tour Sacramento (Vintage) OpenSeptember 30, 2025

    That is true. Although some may have played if there wasn’t the Asia opportunity

  5. Steve on 3 Big Questions About the PPA Tour Sacramento (Vintage) OpenSeptember 30, 2025

    AND, many of the best players did decline to down grade their game!!!

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