Standout Stats from the IHG Hotels & Resorts Bristol Open Courtesy of the PPA

From an Pickleball news Asia perspective the big standout stat was the first gold from Vietnam’s Quang Duong. Perhaps he was more surprised than anyone that his first gold came in doubles. But looking at the speed, spin and velocity of his dinks, we wouldn’t be surprised to see him with more gold in doubles into the future. Interesting to see that Ben and Colin had not lost a final for 8 final appearances dating back to August last year.

Finally is it even a standout stats when Anna and Catherine win the women’s doubles? Their dominance is simply breathtaking !

MIXED DOUBLES FINAL: (1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns def. (2) Anna Bright and Christian Alshon, 11-3, 11-1, 11-4.

• Waters/Johns: 37^th career title, 10^th this year, 6^th straight.
• First career Mixed Doubles final for Alshon.
• Waters/Johns: fewer dinks into the net or wide, fewer service return errors, fewer volleys into the net.
• Waters/Johns: Better at starting and winning rally-ending hand battles, 66% to 53%.
• Longest rally: 35 shots. Only two rallies were 20-or-more shots.
• 8.3 shots per rally average.

MEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: (8) Christian Alshon and Quang Duong def. (2) Ben Johns and Collin Johns, 11-7, 11-7, 12-10

• Duong: First Doubles medal and title.
• Johns brothers had won eight Finals appearances in a row since August 2023.
• Service return errors: Johns/Johns 10, Alshon/Duong 1.
• Alshon/Duong: Better at starting and winning rally-ending hand battles, 63% to 50%.
• Longest rally: 30 shots.

WOMEN’S DOUBLES FINAL: (1) Catherine Parenteau and Anna Leigh Waters def. (2) Anna Bright and Rachel Rohrabacher, 11-6, 11-6, 11-4.

• Parenteau/Waters: 21^st career title, 10^th this year, 6^th straight.
• Parenteau/Waters: Better at starting and winning rally-ending hand battles, 58% to 42%.
• Parenteau/Waters: Fewer volleys into the net, 20-10.
• Rohrabacher: Match-high 15 volleys into the net.
• Longest rally: 47 shots.

MEN’S SINGLES FINAL: (2) Ben Johns def. (1) Federico Staksrud, 11-4, 11-9.

• Johns: 39^th career title, 6^th this year.
• Johns: Now 5-0 in finals against Staksrud this year.

WOMEN’S SINGLES FINAL: (5) Brooke Buckner def. (6) Kaitlyn Christian, 3-11, 11-3, 11-7.

• Buckner: First back-to-back champion on Tour other than Anna Leigh Waters since Catherine Parenteau in February and March of 2023.
• Buckner’s third career title, all this year.
• Christian: 4 service errors and 2 return errors in Game Three.
• Match played indoors.
• Longest rally: 13 shots.

All details and pictures taken from www.ppatour.com