With Las Vegas in the rearview mirror, we’re one step closer to the CIBC PPA Tour Finals taking place Nov. 30-Dec. 3 in San Clemente, California.
Qualification for San Clemente is based on The Race, a ranking system based on player performance throughout the calendar year.
To learn more about The Race and how it differs from the traditional PPA Tour rankings, you can read our article here. Keep in mind that the 2023 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships coming up November 5-12 do not reward PPA ranking points and will not contribute to The Race totals.
There’s just one more tournament where players can earn points to qualify for the tour finals: the Hertz Gold Cup presented by TIXR at Pictona in Holly Hill, Florida, taking place Nov. 15-19. Since it’s a PPA 1000 event, there are a maximum of 1000 points up for grabs in each bracket.
Let’s see where everyone’s at going into the last qualifying tournament of the season.
Women’s Doubles
There are 16 PPA Tour Finals spots for women’s doubles, and 12 of those spots have been claimed. Irina Tereschenko, Yana Newell, Lacy Schneemann, and Jade Kawamato currently hold the last four spots. Tereschenko and Kawamoto are coming off an impressive fourth place finish in Vegas that propelled both of them into…
