=== MEN’S SINGLES ===
#1 FEDERICO STAKSRUD:
- He has earned a medal in every tournament this year except Kansas City and Virginia Beach. (8 gold, 8 silver, 3 bronze)
- His 12 career men’s singles titles are second only to Ben Johns.
- Staksrud beat Johnson 11-1, 11-6 in the semis at the Utah Open in August.
#4 HUNTER JOHNSON:
- Johnson beat four former champions while winning the Atlanta Slam: Gabe Joseph, Tyson McGuffin, JW Johnson, and Garnett.
- In six tournaments since August, he has won a bronze medal in Utah, Gold in Atlanta, Silver in Virginia Beach, and Bronze at Worlds.
Bronze:
#30 Adam Harvey:
- His first PPA medal opportunity.
- Beat the #3 seed (Dylan Frazier) and the #7 seed (Rafa Hewett)
#5 Pablo Tellez:
- Looking for his first PPA singles medal since taking a silver at the Red Rock Open in April 2023.
=== WOMEN’S SINGLES ===
#8 CHAO YI WANG:
- Won her first two PPA medals, both bronze, in Bristol and Utah.
- Trying to become the eighth different champion this year (Fahey, Waters, Buckner, Jansen, Mary Brascia, Castillo, Devidze)
#6 KATE FAHEY:
- Starting in August, she medaled in six of the last eight tournaments: Silver in Kansas City, Gold in Utah, Silver in Las Vegas, Bronze in Virginia…
