- Anna Leigh Waters earned a Triple Crown at this event last year. She has 24 career Triple Crowns and 100 titles.
- Ben Johns’ 20/60 vision: Ben Johns has at least one gold medal in each of his last 19 tournaments, a PPA record for male players. Ben Johns is playing in his 60th PPA tournament, and he has earned at least one medal in all 60.
- Easy as 1-2-3: Ben Johns has 123 PPA gold medals.
- Tied at the Top: Ben and Collin Johns have 31 PPA Men’s Doubles Titles together. Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters have 31 PPA Mixed Doubles titles together. Those are the top two totals (by far) for doubles teams.
=== MEN’S SINGLES ===
#1 Federico Staksrud is in his tenth straight final (four gold, five silver). The record is 13 straight, held by today’s opponent, Ben Johns. Staksrud beat Johns at the Cincinnati final last September, the same day Johns won his 100th career title.
#2 Ben Johns, in the unfamiliar spot of the #2 seed, sets his sights on the only other man to be the top ranked male player. Johns is 3-0 against Staksrud in finals this year. Johns beat Quang Duong in the quarters, avenging losses to him this year at Houston and Palm Springs.
Bronze: #5 Christian Alshon vs #4 Tyson McGuffin.
=== WOMEN’S SINGLES ===
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