The Current World Pickleball Rankings
This past weekend was the PPA Texas Open Shootout and what a weekend it was! First off, pickleball made its debut on Fox Sports which aired three matches on Championship Sunday.
In Pro Men Singles, Zane Navratil beat JW Johnson (8-11,11-0,11-3,11-6) to capture his first PPA title. Tyson McGuffin took bronze by defeating John Cincola.
In Pro Women Singles, Anna-Leigh Waters beat Lea Jansen (11-9,11-5,11-6) to take gold and Catherine Parenteau took bronze by defeating Callie Smith in the consolation bracket.
In Pro Men Doubles, Ben Johns took another Gold Medal with partner Matt Wright by winning three straight (11-5,12-10,11-5) over Rob Cassidy and Rob Nunnery. Riley Newman and Tyson McGuffin took bronze over AJ Koller and Thomas Wilson.
Pro Women Doubles quite possibly had the championship match of the year. Anna-Leigh Waters and Leigh Waters won the first two games and were up 8-1 in game three. Simone Jardim and Lucy Kovalova pulled off the comeback of the year and ended up taking the gold medal (5-11,2-11,11-8,11-7,11-7).
In Pro Mixed Doubles, Tyson McGuffin and Callie Smith upset Ben Johns and Simone Jardim on their way to taking home the title. Tyson and Callie beat Jessie Irvine and Jay Devilliers in three games in the championship match. The young duo of Anna-Leigh Waters and JW Johnson took the bronze by defeating Vivienne David and Dekel Bar.
Check out the matches and highlights from the PPA Texas Open on Youtube at PPATOUR.
And here are the current pickleball world rankings.
Pro Men Singles
Ben Johns - 11600
Zane Navratil - 7400
Jay Devilliers - 7200
Tyson McGuffin - 6725
Jw Johnson - 5900
Gabriel Joseph - 3200
John Cincola - 2725
Dylan Frazier - 1850
Jack Foster - 1775
Spencer Smith - 1575
Pro Women Singles
Lea Jansen - 8600
Catherine Parenteau - 7000
Anna Leigh Waters - 6100
Irina Tereschenko - 5700
Callie Smith - 4850
Lauren Stratman - 3850
Simone Jardim - 3700
Michelle Esquivel - 2825
Annica Cooper - 2175
Vivienne David - 2050
Pro Men Doubles
Ben Johns - 11800
Collin Johns - 11400
Jay Devilliers - 8800
Tyson McGuffin - 7600
Riley Newman - 7400
Dekel Bar - 6800
Adam Stone - 6800
Patrick Smith - 6750
Matt Wright - 5625
Rob Nunnery - 5050
Pro Women Doubles
Simone Jardim - 11600
Lucy Kovalova - 10400
Catherine Parenteau - 10400
Callie Smith - 7800
Anna Leigh Waters - 7450
Leigh Waters - 7450
Lauren Stratman - 6800
Jessie Irvine - 5600
Lea Jansen - 5600
Andrea Koop - 5450
Pro Men Mixed
Ben Johns - 12800
Matt Wright - 6800
Riley Newman - 6500
Jay Devilliers - 5050
Jw Johnson - 3950
Zane Navratil - 3875
Patrick Smith - 3400
Tyson McGuffin - 3200
Steve Deakin - 2425
Adam Stone - 1975
Pro Women Mixed
Simone Jardim - 12800
Lucy Kovalova - 6800
Catherine Parenteau - 5575
Lauren Stratman - 4800
Lea Jansen - 3850
Andrea Koop - 3600
Michelle Esquivel - 2950
Lindsey Newman - 2800
Jessie Irvine - 2625
Vivienne David - 2450
Tune in next week to the livestream on APPTV.
This weekend's $40k APP Las Vegas Metro Open Co-Hosted by Lauren Stratman and Steve Cole has been cancelled so the next action will take place next week in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
The APP Hilton Head Open $60,000 Purse Gold Ticket Qualifier for Amateurs and Pros hosted by Sarah Ansboury and Patrick Smith begins on Wednesday, 10/13/21.
