# Pickleballer

> Pickleballer (pickleballer.world) is the daily online magazine of professional pickleball, founded by Step Harmon. It publishes results, analysis, player trading cards, gear coverage and the business of the sport every morning, with every news story linked to its sources.

Today's edition: Monday, November 2, 2026 (Vol. 1, No. 1). Cover story: [Team USA sweeps Latin America to win the first Nations Cup](https://pickleballer.world/stories/team-usa-sweeps-nations-cup/).

Every story and player page has a Markdown version at the same URL plus `index.md` (for example https://pickleballer.world/stories/team-usa-sweeps-nations-cup/index.md). The full text of recent stories is in [llms-full.txt](https://pickleballer.world/llms-full.txt). News stories are reported by the Pickleballer desk from published reporting and official results, under the editor's [standards](https://pickleballer.world/standards/). Please cite stories by URL and credit "Pickleballer".

## Start here

- [Today's front page](https://pickleballer.world/index.md): cover, top stories, briefs, scores and this week's events
- [Player cards](https://pickleballer.world/players/): trading cards with wins, losses, world rank and sourced season highlights
- [World rankings](https://pickleballer.world/rankings/index.md): official overall men's and women's rankings
- [Standards](https://pickleballer.world/standards/index.md): sourcing and corrections policy
- [About the founder](https://pickleballer.world/about/index.md): Step Harmon, founder, player and PIPR-certified trainer

## Latest stories

- [Five world titles, one week: what’s at stake in Dallas](https://pickleballer.world/stories/worlds-2026-preview/index.md): The PPA World Championships begin today at Brookhaven. Here's the schedule, the stakes and the five storylines that will decide it. (2026-11-02)
- [Hunter Johnson is the man to beat in Dallas](https://pickleballer.world/stories/hunter-johnson-form-worlds/index.md): Four singles golds since September, including an 11-1, 11-3 rout of Ben Johns, make him the form pick for the men's world title. (2026-11-02)
- [Bright and Patriquin vs. Johns and Waters: the rivalry that will decide mixed at Worlds](https://pickleballer.world/stories/bright-patriquin-mixed-rise/index.md): Bright and Patriquin have beaten the best mixed team of the era twice this year. Johns and Waters just answered with back-to-back golds. (2026-11-02)
- [Watch Worlds like a coach: three things to steal from the pros this week](https://pickleballer.world/stories/watch-worlds-like-a-coach/index.md): You won’t hit like a pro by Sunday. But you can learn to see the game the way they do. (2026-11-02)
- [Welcome to Pickleballer](https://pickleballer.world/stories/editors-note-welcome/index.md): A daily magazine for the fastest-growing sport in America, made by a player, for players. Here’s what to expect every morning. (2026-11-02)
- [Team USA sweeps Latin America to win the first Nations Cup](https://pickleballer.world/stories/team-usa-sweeps-nations-cup/index.md): Ben Johns, Anna Bright and a squad assembled in about 24 hours went undefeated in Dallas, closing with an 11-9, 11-1, 11-6 final. (2026-11-01)
- [Johnson and Dikosavljevic go back to back in Hong Kong](https://pickleballer.world/stories/hong-kong-slam-recap/index.md): A week after Brisbane, both singles champions won again. Patriquin and Staksrud beat Johns and Tardio, and Waters won twice. (2026-10-25)
- [Johnson, Tardio and Black strike gold in Brisbane](https://pickleballer.world/stories/ppa-australia-cup-recap/index.md): Tardio and Black won two titles each, and Brisbane’s own Andie Dikosavljevic took women’s singles at home. (2026-10-19)
- [Waters wins her 200th title with a Chicago triple crown](https://pickleballer.world/stories/ppa-chicago-cup-recap/index.md): Anna Leigh Waters swept all three finals in Northbrook. Roscoe Bellamy, at 6-foot-5, took men's singles over the top seed. (2026-10-12)
- [The Picklr files for Chapter 11, says its clubs stay open](https://pickleballer.world/stories/picklr-files-chapter-11/index.md): The indoor franchisor blamed lease guarantees for early franchisees. Founder Jorge Barragan: “That’s on us. I own it.” (2026-10-12)
- [Johnson routs Johns, Bright wins twice in Las Vegas](https://pickleballer.world/stories/ppa-las-vegas-open-recap/index.md): Hunter Johnson won the singles final 11-1, 11-3, Alshon and Daescu got their revenge, and Bright and Patriquin beat the top mixed seeds. (2026-10-05)
- [Six new paddles worth a look this fall](https://pickleballer.world/stories/new-paddles-october-2026/index.md): Foam cores, new grit surfaces and a Bread & Butter x Selkirk collaboration headline October’s releases. (2026-10-01)
- [A new APP-powered tour brings ranking points to Spain and Portugal](https://pickleballer.world/stories/top-pickleball-tour-europe/index.md): The TOP Pickleball Tour opened in Gijón in September, with stops planned in Zaragoza, Ciudad Real, Almería and Lisbon. (2026-08-05)

## Players

- [Hunter Johnson](https://pickleballer.world/players/hunter-johnson/index.md): Singles, PPA
- [Anna Leigh Waters](https://pickleballer.world/players/anna-leigh-waters/index.md): Singles, Doubles, Mixed, PPA
- [Ben Johns](https://pickleballer.world/players/ben-johns/index.md): Singles, Doubles, Mixed, PPA
- [Anna Bright](https://pickleballer.world/players/anna-bright/index.md): Doubles, Mixed, PPA
- [Hayden Patriquin](https://pickleballer.world/players/hayden-patriquin/index.md): Doubles, Mixed, PPA
- [Gabe Tardio](https://pickleballer.world/players/gabe-tardio/index.md): Doubles, Mixed, PPA
- [Tyra Black](https://pickleballer.world/players/tyra-black/index.md): Doubles, Mixed, PPA
- [Kiora Kunimoto](https://pickleballer.world/players/kiora-kunimoto/index.md): Singles, PPA
- [Christian Alshon](https://pickleballer.world/players/christian-alshon/index.md): Singles, Doubles, Mixed, PPA
- [Federico Staksrud](https://pickleballer.world/players/federico-staksrud/index.md): Singles, PPA
- [JW Johnson](https://pickleballer.world/players/jw-johnson/index.md): Doubles, Mixed, PPA
- [Andrei Daescu](https://pickleballer.world/players/andrei-daescu/index.md): Doubles, PPA
- [Tama Shimabukuro](https://pickleballer.world/players/tama-shimabukuro/index.md): Doubles, PPA
- [CJ Klinger](https://pickleballer.world/players/cj-klinger/index.md): Doubles, PPA
- [Eric Oncins](https://pickleballer.world/players/eric-oncins/index.md): Mixed, Team, PPA
- [Jorja Johnson](https://pickleballer.world/players/jorja-johnson/index.md): Doubles, Mixed, PPA
- [Catherine Parenteau](https://pickleballer.world/players/catherine-parenteau/index.md): Doubles, PPA
- [Parris Todd](https://pickleballer.world/players/parris-todd/index.md): Doubles, Mixed, PPA
- [Rachel Rohrabacher](https://pickleballer.world/players/rachel-rohrabacher/index.md): Doubles, PPA
- [Kate Fahey](https://pickleballer.world/players/kate-fahey/index.md): Singles, PPA
- [Tina Pisnik](https://pickleballer.world/players/tina-pisnik/index.md): Doubles, PPA
- [Kaitlyn Christian](https://pickleballer.world/players/kaitlyn-christian/index.md): Singles, PPA

## Sections

- [Pro Tour](https://pickleballer.world/pro-tour/): PPA, MLP and APP: the players, the draws, the stakes.
- [Results](https://pickleballer.world/results/): Every final that matters, recapped the morning after.
- [The Breakdown](https://pickleballer.world/analysis/): Form, matchups and the numbers behind the noise.
- [Gear Lab](https://pickleballer.world/gear/): Paddles, balls and shoes, with no sponsored verdicts.
- [The Business](https://pickleballer.world/business/): Leagues, money, media and the clubs built on the boom.
- [Global Game](https://pickleballer.world/global/): Pickleball beyond the U.S.: tours, nations and new stars.
- [The Kitchen](https://pickleballer.world/kitchen/): Strategy and skills from the pro game to your game.

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