With the Hertz Gold Cup behind us, there’s just one stop left on the 2023 PPA schedule: the CIBC PPA Tour Finals taking place Nov. 30 – Dec. 3 in San Clemente, CA.
Players have fought week in and week out all year long to finish at the top of the rankings and earn the right to compete in the inaugural pickleball event.
The Race is finally finished. Here are the players who earned the right to compete in Southern California.
Men’s and Women’s Singles
The top eight players on both the men’s and women’s side qualify for singles competition. The eight players are divided into two pools, or groups. Each player plays the three other players in his/her group. The winners of each group (best overall record) are placed in separate semi-final brackets, with the top player in Group A playing the runner-up in Group B, and vice versa.
Here are the pools of competition for men’s singles:
Pool 1
Ben Johns
Connor Garnett
Christian Alshon
Jay Devilliers
Pool 2
Federico Staksrud
Tyson McGuffin
JW Johnson
Pablo Tellez
Here are the pools for women’s singles:
Pool 1
Anna Leigh Waters
Mary Brascia
Lauren Stratman
Judit Castillo
Pool 2
Catherine Parenteau
Lea Jansen
Irina Tereschenko
Yana Newell
Men’s and Women’s Doubles
The top 16 players in both men’s…
