🏆 This week
Veolia Arizona Open · Mesa
September 14–20, 2026
The PPA Tour's first Open of the new season carries 1,000 ranking points. The new World Pickleball Rankings are being used to determine key byes in the draws.
Official PPA story →Updated September 20, 2026
Pickleball Weekly
A quick look beyond Des Moines: current world rankings, major pro-tour stories and the events shaping pickleball this week.
🌎 Big story
A new global ranking system
Introduced for the 2026–27 season
The World Pickleball Ranking combines performance across gender doubles, mixed doubles and singles into one overall leaderboard.
How the rankings work →Men · Top 5
World Pickleball Rankings
1Ben Johns18,502.5
2Gabriel Tardio13,593.8
3Christian Alshon11,812.5
4Hayden Patriquin11,517.5
5Federico Staksrud10,900
Women · Top 5
World Pickleball Rankings
1Anna Leigh Waters21,605
2Anna Bright16,930
3Jorja Johnson11,336.3
4Tyra Hurricane Black10,010
5Parris Todd8,350
Official source
Full World Rankings
These figures are a snapshot. The official PPA leaderboard can change after tournament results.