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Saturday, September 12, 2026 · As of today
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Cary golds, cited line by line
Five Championship Sunday finals from the Veolia Pickleball National Championships.
Arizona Open is next
Mesa, Sep 14–20. Seeds and byes from the official PPA storylines page — not our draw sheet.
New Jersey 5s take the Finals
2–0 over St. Louis Shock in New York City. Stock court photo — not a Finals still.
Leagues
All four →Carvana PPA Tour
#1 Waters 22,705 · Johns 19,802.5
World Rankings as of Sep 12, 2026. Next: Arizona Open.
MLPMajor League Pickleball
Champions: New Jersey 5s
Finals 2–0 over St. Louis Shock. Team league — no fake individual Top 10.
APPAPP Tour
US boards updated Sep 10
Separate from PPA. Pro singles leaders: Stewart / Camron.
DUPRRatings
Open snapshot July 15, 2026
A 2–8 player rating, not tour points. Last official board we verified.
Verified results
Scorebook →Only scorelines we can cite from official pages. If we cannot verify a match, we leave it empty and link the source.
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Verified · PPA Tour
Veolia Pickleball National Championships · Championship Sunday
- Mixed doubles: (2) Anna Bright / Hayden Patriquin def. (3) Jorja Johnson / JW Johnson 11-9, 11-3, 11-7
- Men’s doubles: (1) Ben Johns / Gabriel Tardio def. (2) Christian Alshon / Andrei Daescu 11-8, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5
- Women’s doubles: (1) Anna Bright / Anna Leigh Waters def. (2) Tyra Hurricane Black / Jorja Johnson 11-5, 11-6, 11-3
- Men’s singles: (3) Hunter Johnson def. (2) Federico Staksrud 7-11, 11-3, 11-0
- Women’s singles: (1) Anna Leigh Waters def. (2) Kate Fahey 11-1, 11-9
PPA Top 10
Full hub →Carvana PPA Tour World Pickleball Rankings. Source: ppatour.com/rankings · as of Sep 12, 2026.
PPA Top 10 · Men
- #1 Ben Johns 19,802.5
- #2 Gabriel Tardio 14,031.3
- #3 Christian Alshon 12,812.5
- #4 Hayden Patriquin 12,057.5
- #5 JW Johnson 11,500.6
- #6 Federico Staksrud 11,225
- #7 Andrei Daescu 10,900
- #8 CJ Klinger 6,480
- #9 Eric Oncins 5,903.8
- #10 Noe Khlif 4,468.8
Source: Carvana PPA Tour World Pickleball Rankings · as of Sep 12, 2026 · ppatour.com/rankings
PPA Top 10 · Women
- #1 Anna Leigh Waters 22,705
- #2 Anna Bright 17,920
- #3 Jorja Johnson 12,586.3
- #4 Tyra Hurricane Black 10,747.5
- #5 Parris Todd 8,810
- #6 Catherine Parenteau 8,790
- #7 Rachel Rohrabacher 8,405
- #8 Kate Fahey 7,232.5
- #9 Tina Pisnik 5,740
- #10 Kaitlyn Christian 5,666.3
Source: Carvana PPA Tour World Pickleball Rankings · as of Sep 12, 2026 · ppatour.com/rankings
Wire Log
Full desk →PPA World Rankings verified: Ben Johns 19,802.5 · Anna Leigh Waters 22,705. Source: ppatour.com/rankings.
Veolia Arizona Open is next (Sep 14–20, Mesa). Source: PPA event page.
APP Tour US rankings updated. Pro women’s singles: Katerina Stewart 5,060. Source: theapp.global/us-rankings.
Cary Championship Sunday — five gold-medal scorelines posted. Source: PPA standout stats.
New Jersey 5s win the DoorDash MLP Finals, 2–0 over St. Louis Shock. Finals MVP (reported on MLP): Federico Staksrud. Source: majorleaguepickleball.co.
MLP regular-season Top 12 seeds published (NJ 5s 118 · Shock 111). Source: pickleball.com.
Last official DUPR Open Top 10 snapshot we verified. Ratings, not tour points. Source: dupr.com/rankings.
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