November 1, 2026
Won the inaugural MLP Nations Cup with Team USA, sweeping Latin America 3-0 in the final Source
Pickleballer player card · 2026–27 series · World No. 1
BEN JOHNS.
PPA · Singles · Doubles · Mixed
- Wins
- 820
- Losses
- 119
- World rank
- #1
- Nations Cup
- GOLD
- Chicago XD
- GOLD
- Hong Kong XD
- GOLD
Record: career pro matches, as of 2026-10, via PickleWave. World rank: World Pickleball Rankings (men), Nov. 2, 2025 to Nov. 1, 2026. Full rankings.
The season so far
HIGHLIGHTS.
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October 25, 2026
Won Hong Kong Slam mixed with Anna Leigh Waters, 11-4, 11-3 over Bright and Patriquin; took men's doubles silver with Gabe Tardio Source
October 11, 2026
Won Chicago Cup mixed with Waters, 11-4, 11-4 over the Johnsons Source
October 4, 2026
Reached the Las Vegas Open finals in singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles Source
September 6, 2026
Won National Championships men's doubles with Gabe Tardio; the pair went 45-0 with nine golds from January to May, per The Kitchen Source
IN THE MAGAZINE.
Worlds preview
Five world titles, one week: what’s at stake in Dallas
The PPA World Championships begin today at Brookhaven. Here's the schedule, the stakes and the five storylines that will decide it.
The Breakdown
Hunter Johnson is the man to beat in Dallas
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.
The Breakdown
Bright and Patriquin vs. Johns and Waters: the rivalry that will decide mixed at Worlds
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.
MLP Nations Cup
Team USA sweeps Latin America to win the first Nations Cup
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.
PPA Tour Asia
Johnson and Dikosavljevic go back to back in Hong Kong
A week after Brisbane, both singles champions won again. Patriquin and Staksrud beat Johns and Tardio, and Waters won twice.
PPA Chicago Cup
Waters wins her 200th title with a Chicago triple crown
Anna Leigh Waters swept all three finals in Northbrook. Roscoe Bellamy, at 6-foot-5, took men's singles over the top seed.
The illustration is a stylized Pickleballer design, not a likeness of the player. Card stats are updated by the Pickleballer desk from published results.