The second trip to Newport Beach was a hugely successful event. Max “Purple Jesus” Manthou and Amanda Hendry each earned two gold medals.
One big note from the event was the broadcast production decisions. In 2024, the APP Tour had yet to stream its singles event. That changed for this one.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday were all streamed on the APP YouTube channel, APPTV.
Links to the full streams from APP Newport Beach can be found here:
The other broadcast change from the norm is that no Championship Sunday matches were live-streamed. Instead, they will be played on linear TV programs in mid-November.
Save the dates for all Championship Sunday action:
- Nov. 14 | 7 – 9 pm ET | CBSSN: Men’s Pro Singles Gold Medal Match, Women’s Pro Doubles Gold Medal Match
- Nov. 17 | 8.30 – 10.30 pm ET | ESPN2: Mixed Pro Doubles Gold Medal Match
- Nov. 20 | 7 – 9 pm ET | CBSSN: Women’s Pro Singles Gold Medal Match, Men’s Pro Doubles Gold Medal Match
Now, let’s recap what happened.
Women’s Singles
This was one of two VERY competitive finals matches in Newport this week.
The #2 seed Yana Newell faced off against #1 seed, Amanda Hendry. Newell won the first game 16-14. Hendry came back to win game two, 15-13. In the third game, there were five lead…
