PPA Vegas delivered plenty of surprises — including Ben Johns making THREE finals and walking away without a gold.
On this episode of King of the Court, Tyler Loong and Jimmy Miller break down everything from the PPA Las Vegas Open, including Hayden Patriquin & Anna Bright taking down Ben Johns & Anna Leigh Waters, Christian Alshon & Andrei Daescu winning men's doubles, Kiora Kunimoto's impressive run, and the growing parity at the top of professional pickleball.
Tyler also tells the story behind his courtside interaction with Len Yang's girlfriend, we debate the PPA's later start times, discuss Ben Johns' future and potential partnership shakeups, and preview the upcoming PPA Chicago Open.
Timestamps
0:00 – Welcome Back to King of the Court
1:25 – Pickler Universe + Sponsors
5:18 – All Access & Pickleball Updates
6:08 – PPA Las Vegas Open Recap
6:45 – Are the New PPA Start Times Better?
9:09 – Why Nighttime Pickleball Might Be the Future
11:19 – PPA Viewership & International Players
12:06 – Pickleball Betting Hits Polymarket
12:59 – Men’s Singles: Hunter Johnson Wins Vegas
14:33 – Are Players Abusing Hydration Breaks?
16:24 – Women’s Singles: Kiora Kunimoto Breaks Out
18:04 – Genie Bouchard’s Vegas Performance
19:39 – Mixed Doubles Recap
20:26 – Is Nico Acevedo the New Alpha?
22:28 – Hayden & Anna Bright Beat Ben & ALW
23:36 – Ben Johns Retirement Rumors & Partnership Chaos
25:25 – Ben Johns Goes 0-3 in Finals
27:00 – Women’s Doubles Recap
28:34 – Kiora’s Huge Weekend Continues
30:17 – Men’s Doubles Gets Interesting
31:57 – Tyler’s Vegas Tournament Run
32:33 – Tyler’s Incident With Len Yang’s Girlfriend
35:50 – More Men’s Doubles Upsets
36:39 – “Back to Reality, Boys”
37:40 – DJ Young vs. Christian Alshon Staredown
38:26 – Alshon & Daescu Win Vegas
39:14 – What’s Going On With Ben Johns?
40:45 – Why Men’s Pickleball Has More Parity
42:21 – PPA Chicago Open Preview
43:14 – Chicago Men’s Singles Predictions
45:47 – Chicago Mixed Doubles Preview
47:23 – Tyler Gets Rejected by a Mixed Partner 😂
50:08 – Most Interesting Chicago Partnerships
51:58 – The Insane 10-0 Comeback
53:22 – Jimmy Kloss Drama
55:26 – Chicago Men’s Doubles Preview
58:12 – Could the New Rankings Cause Problems?
59:05 – Chicago Women’s Doubles Preview
1:01:47 – Vegas Buffet Debate
1:04:07 – Listener Questions
1:04:47 – Should Best-of-3 Stay?
1:05:31 – What Does Sofia Sewing Need to Improve?
1:06:21 – Should PPA Limit Partnerships?
1:07:58 – Megan Dizon’s Resurgence + Closing Thoughts
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