Haworth stays hot in men's singles as top seeds prevail in gender doubles
Pickleball.com's Will Daughton reports Chris Haworth followed up his Atlanta slam with an 11-2, 11-8 victory over John Lucian Goins to capture men's singles gold and cement his No. 1 ranking on Championship Sunday at the Toys 'R' Us PPA Finals presented by JOOLA in San Clemente. In gender doubles, top seeds Anna Leigh Waters and Anna Bright defeated Parris Todd and Rachel Rohrabacher 11-7, 11-6, 11-2 while Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio swept Andrei Daescu and Federico Staksrud 11-8, 11-3, 11-0 to close an undefeated 2026 campaign.
Read at Pickleball.com →Record Crowds, City-Centre Spectacle and PickleVAR: Why Malaga Felt Different for European Pickleball
World Pickleball Magazine reports the Malaga Spanish Open, part of the Cervezas Victoria Pickle Pro Tour, drew 470 players across 691 matches between Torremolinos Sports Village and a temporary Plaza de la Marina centre court, with Katie Morris and Mauro Garcia claiming Pro Singles titles and Maria Costantino and Ignasi de Rueda taking mixed doubles. The event also debuted PickleVAR, a video review system used during the professional finals that organisers framed as a step toward higher production standards and spectator-focused presentation across European pickleball.
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