Anna Leigh Waters and Anna Bright chase a record 18th straight tournament together, plus Ben and ALW at Worlds, their career numbers, the defending medalists and Hong Kong results.
(Domestic PPA Tour events, including International PPA Tour events after Aug. 31, 2026 worth 1,000 points+.)
NOTES
Record Doubles Streak: Anna Leigh Waters and Anna Bright are trying to win the 18th consecutive tournament that they have entered together. (Va Beach ’25 – Hong Kong ’26). That would be a new record for all Doubles, Men’s, Women’s and Mixed, breaking a tie at 17 with a Waters/Johns streak in ’23-24. (ALW is part of the four longest same-partner streaks.)
Offensive Lobs: Teams that hit an Offensive Lob in a final win only 42% of those rallies. (Gender and Mixed Finals, 90 Matches, Jan 2026-Sept 2026). Offensive Lobs: Let’s Look at the Numbers
Winning at the Switch: Players or teams leading a game when they changed sides at six points went on to win that game 82% of the time in domestic Tour finals this season. (52/63)
Ben at Worlds:
- 2025: Singles loss in R32 to A. Crum, Doubles Semifinals, Mixed Gold.
- 2024: Singles loss in R16 to M. Loyd, Doubles loss in R16 to Duong/Klinger, Mixed Gold.
- 2023: Singles loss to Haworth, Doubles Gold, Mixed Gold.
ALW at Worlds:
- 2025: Triple Crown.
- 2024: Singles Gold, Doubles Silver (Bright/Rohrabacher), Mixed Gold.
- 2023: Triple Crown.
ANNA LEIGH WATERS
- Career Titles: 204 total. 66 Singles, 69 Doubles (31 w/Parenteau, 27 w/Bright, 11 w/others), 69 Mixed (67 w/Ben).
- Triple Crowns: 45 Triple Crowns (six in 2026), 11 “Double Triples” with Ben.
- Active Streak: 91 tournaments played earning at least one medal of any kind.
- Dormant Streak: 38 tournaments played earning at least one gold medal (Masters 2021 – Mesa ’24), then a record, since surpassed by Ben Johns.
BEN JOHNS
- Career Titles: 189 total. 42 Singles, 65 Doubles (35 w/Collin, 19 w/Tardio), 82 Mixed (67 w/ALW).
- Triple Crowns: 21 Triple Crowns (last one: April 2024, NC), 11 “Double Triples” with ALW.
- Active Streak: PPA-record 101 tournaments played earning at least one medal of any kind.
- Dormant Streak: PPA-record 58 tournaments played earning at least one gold medal (Newport Beach, April 2023 to Las Vegas, October 2026).
DEFENDING MEDALISTS, WORLDS, NOV. 9, 2025
(Waters, Triple Crown #38)
Men’s Singles:
- Gold: Staksrud
- Silver: Haworth
- Bronze: H. Johnson def. Garnett
Women’s Singles:
- Gold: Waters
- Silver: Fahey
- Bronze: Buckner def. Christian
Men’s Doubles:
- Gold: Patriquin/Staksrud
- Silver: JW Johnson/Klinger
- Bronze: Alshon/Daescu def. Johns/Tardio
Women’s Doubles:
- Gold: Bright/Waters
- Silver: Parenteau/Todd
- Bronze: Black/Johnson def. Jade K./Rohrabacher (withdrew, injury)
Mixed Doubles:
- Gold: Waters/Johns
- Silver: Johnsons
- Bronze: Bright/Patriquin def. Black/Alshon
LAST TOURNAMENT, HONG KONG, OCTOBER 25
Men’s Singles:
- Gold: H. Johnson
- Silver: Shimabukuro
- Semis: Khlif, Staksrud
Women’s Singles:
- Gold: Dikosavljevic
- Silver: Castillo
- Semis: Dennehy, Kunimoto
Men’s Doubles:
- Gold: Patriquin/Staksrud
- Silver: Johns/Tardio
- Semis: JW Johnson/Shimabukuro, Frazier/Garnett
Women’s Doubles:
- Gold: Bright/Waters
- Silver: Black/Johnson
- Semis: Rohrabacher/Toss, Parenteau/Sewing
Mixed Doubles:
- Gold: Waters/Johns
- Silver: Bright/Patriquin
- Semis: Wei/Hunter Johnson, Jorja & JW Johnson
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