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Hunter Johnson tops Ben Johns in Vegas
Johnson won the Rate Las Vegas Open men’s singles final 11-1, 11-3. Bright and Patriquin took mixed.
Waters doubles up in Mesa
Singles and mixed gold at the Veolia Arizona Open. Chris Haworth won men’s singles.
New Jersey 5s win the MLP title
A 2–0 Finals sweep of the St. Louis Shock in Central Park. Federico Staksrud was Finals MVP.
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All four →Carvana PPA Tour
#1 Waters 21,385 · Johns 17,685
World Rankings as of Oct 11, 2026. Next up: Virginia Beach, Oct 12–18.
MLPMajor League Pickleball
2026 champions: New Jersey 5s
The season wrapped Aug 30 with a 2–0 Finals win over St. Louis.
APPAPP Tour
US rankings · Sep 24, 2026
Stewart and Camron lead pro singles. Next stop: Louisville, Oct 15–18.
DUPRRatings
Rankings · Sep 21, 2026
A 2–8 player rating, not tour points. Johns and Waters top doubles.
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All results →Gold-medal finals from the most recent PPA Tour stop, with a link to the official recap.
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PPA Tour
Rate Las Vegas Open · Championship Sunday
- Mixed doubles: (2) Anna Bright / Hayden Patriquin def. (1) Anna Leigh Waters / Ben Johns 11-9, 11-7
- Men’s doubles: (2) Christian Alshon / Andrei Daescu def. (1) Ben Johns / Gabe Tardio 11-6, 12-10
- Women’s doubles: (1) Anna Bright / Anna Leigh Waters def. (2) Tyra Black / Catherine Parenteau 11-8, 10-12, 11-5
- Men’s singles: (1) Hunter Johnson def. (19) Ben Johns 11-1, 11-3
- Women’s singles: (2) Kaitlyn Christian def. (5) Kiora Kunimoto 11-8, 2-11, 11-4
PPA Top 10
All rankings →Carvana PPA Tour World Pickleball Rankings from ppatour.com/rankings, as of Oct 11, 2026.
PPA Top 10 · Men
- #1 Ben Johns 17,685
- #2 Gabriel Tardio 13,098.8
- #3 Christian Alshon 11,815
- #4 Hayden Patriquin 11,457.5
- #5 Federico Staksrud 10,787.5
- #6 Andrei Daescu 10,095
- #7 JW Johnson 9,974.4
- #8 CJ Klinger 6,145
- #9 Eric Oncins 4,875
- #10 Noe Khlif 4,813.8
World Pickleball Rankings · Oct 11, 2026
PPA Top 10 · Women
- #1 Anna Leigh Waters 21,385
- #2 Anna Bright 16,370
- #3 Jorja Johnson 10,676.3
- #4 Tyra Hurricane Black 10,130
- #5 Rachel Rohrabacher 8,515
- #6 Parris Todd 8,425
- #7 Catherine Parenteau 8,347.5
- #8 Kate Fahey 7,152.5
- #9 Tina Pisnik 5,930
- #10 Lacy Schneemann 4,778.1
World Pickleball Rankings · Oct 11, 2026
Wire Log
Full desk →Championship Sunday at the Veolia Chicago Cup (Oct 5–11, 1,500 pts). Finals are on PickleballTV, and results post on the PPA event page.
PPA World Pickleball Rankings: Anna Leigh Waters (21,385) and Ben Johns (17,685) still lead. ppatour.com/rankings
Rate Las Vegas Open: Hunter Johnson beat Ben Johns 11-1, 11-3 for men’s singles gold, and Kaitlyn Christian won women’s singles. All five finals
APP Tour US rankings update: Katerina Stewart (5,180) and Ronan Camron (3,830) lead pro singles. theapp.global
DUPR rankings update: Ben Johns (7.074) and Anna Leigh Waters (6.957) top the Open doubles boards. dupr.com
Veolia Arizona Open: Waters won singles and mixed, and Chris Haworth beat Federico Staksrud for his first title of the season. Results
Cary Championship Sunday: five gold-medal finals at the Veolia Pickleball National Championships. Results
New Jersey 5s swept the St. Louis Shock 2–0 in Central Park to win the 2026 MLP title. Federico Staksrud was Finals MVP. MLP
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