STORYLINES FOR THE BIOFREEZE USA PICKLEBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS POWERED BY INVITED & THE PPA TOUR

EVERYTHING’S BIGGER IN TEXAS: Over 3,500 players competing on 80 courts-biggest pickleball event EVER.
X MARKS THE BALL: Franklin X-40 is the official ball of the event
NOW THAT’S PROGRESSIVE: First ever progressive draw for the PPA, meaning one round of all pro brackets is played each day.
PEER PRESSURE: Pro draws seeded by a committee of pro players.
ZIP. ZERO. NADA: Anna Leigh Waters has zero losses in women’s doubles in 2023, paired with Catherine Parenteau

Tuesday: Deep Eddy Vodka Celebrity Pickleball Showdown: ESPN 7-8pm and pbtv 8-9 pm
Wednesday-Saturday: pbtv 10am-8pm; Tennis Channel 330-7pm
Championship Sunday: pbtv 10am-finish, ESPN 2-4pm
1^st year of Brookhaven Country Club hosting Nationals – tourney moved from Indian Wells, CA last year.
Competitors range in age from 7 to 93.

DEFENDING MEDALISTS: Ben Johns, Julian Arnold, Tyson McGuffin
Potential round of 16 classic: Gabe Joseph (8) vs. Collin Shick (9)
NOT PLAYING: Federico Staksrud and Dylan Frazier (both playing doubles)
WATCH OUT FOR: Thomas Wilson might be the most dangerous 21 seed in pickleball history