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History was made at the 2025 Jenius Bank Pickleball World Championships with record-setting attendance, participation and viewership, as well as a thrilling Triple Crown performance.
by MATT CUDZINOWSKI photos by PPA TOUR
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More than 60,000 spectators streamed through the gates at Brookhaven Country Club and onto Pickleball Boulevard in the Dallas, Texas suburb of Farmers Branch for a milestone celebration of America’ s fastest-growing sport— the 2025 Jenius Bank Pickleball World Championships.
The biggest pickleball event on the planet featured a record-setting 4,400 participants representing 49 states( plus the District of Columbia) and 38 countries, competing in more than 6,300 matches as part of the 100th tournament in Carvana PPA Tour history.
“ Worlds exceeded the experiential goals that we set for it,” said United Pickleball Association Chief Tour Officer Brian Clark.
“ We had a tremendous number of people walking up and down Pickleball Boulevard having an unbelievably great time, the courts were amazing, and the play was spectacular. It was an outstanding opportunity for people to do more than just play in a tournament, but also to participate in a true pickleball festival.”
Professional pickleball’ s brightest stars thrilled fans with highlight-reel performances and unforgettable matches.
Eighteen-year-old superstar Anna Leigh Waters dominated in the Lone Star State, claiming gold in mixed doubles alongside Ben Johns, women’ s doubles with Anna Bright, and women’ s singles to earn a prestigious Triple Crown and become the tour’ s all-time
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