Last week, the joint paddle testing effort between USA Pickleball, Major League Pickleball, and the Professional Pickleball Association produced anonymous results from the MLP Daytona event. Those post-event results showed at least 6 players whose paddles deviated from regulations.
Now, we have our first onsite paddle disqualification from tests conducted during the PPA Tour’s OGIO Doubles Shootout this weekend.
Jill Braverman and Sarah Ansboury were disqualified after Sarah’s Gamma Obsidian Raw Carbon 16mm paddle failed on-site testing:
🚨BREAKING🚨Sarah Ansboury’s Gamma Obsidian Raw Carbon 16mm paddle has failed on-site testing following her QF match.
Her & her partner are defaulted & won’t be moving forward in the women’s doubles draw.
Lina Padegimaite & Lacy Schneemann will move on to the semifinals in…
— CARVANA PPA TOUR (@PPAtour) April 23, 2023
This confused both the players and their followers on social media. In a statement made from her Facebook account, Jill says that their paddles were tested prior to the quarterfinals along with every other players’ paddle.
“Sarah’s paddle passed as did mine. We then went on to win our QF match (against Lina Padegimaite & Lacy Schneemann) 11-8, 11-9. Lacy and Lina then challenged both of our…
