2021 Tournament of Champions

 

 

Anna Leigh and Callie Smith on the Tournament Of Champions medal stand. (Photo: Leigh Waters)

 

Pro Women's Singles Gold Medal Match: Anna Leigh Waters vs Callie Smith  

Pro Women's Singles Gold Medal Match Highlights (7+ mins)

Mixed Doubles 

• 56:58 Kyle Yates/Anna Leigh Waters vs Lauren Stratman/Patrick Smith

• 2:39:49 Leigh Waters/Tyson McGuffin vs JW Johnson/Lea Jansen

On Court Interview

Women's Doubles

• 40:43 Leigh Waters/Anna Leigh Waters vs Irina Tereschenko/Christine McGrath
• 3:21 Jessie Irvine/Catherine Parenteau vs Leigh Waters/Anna Leigh Waters
• 3:07:30 Callie Smith/Lea Jansen vs Leigh Waters/Anna Leigh Waters
• 5:04 Leigh Waters/Anna Leigh Waters vs Simone Jardim/Lucy Kovalova

Highlight Point: #Al run sideline to sideline

Pro Women's Singles Gold Medal Match

Anna Leigh Waters vs Callie Smith

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 Anna Leigh Waters and Callie Smith on the Tournament of Champions medal stand. (Photo: Leigh Waters)

              

Delray Beach Teens Anna Leigh Waters and JW Johnson Win Pro Pickleball Singles Titles At The 2021 Tournament Of Champions 

BRIGHAM CITY, UTAH (August  24, 2021) -- On Saturday, at the 2021 Tournament Of Champions in Brigham City, UT, Delray Beach, FL based Anna Leigh Waters, 14, beat Callie Smith, 29, mother of two from Orem, UT, in the Women's Singles Open bracket Gold Medal Match: 8-11,11-4,11-9 (Highlight Point, Highlight Reel 6+ mins)

Anna Leigh and her mother, Leigh Waters, won a bronze medal in the Women’s Doubles Open bracket at the annual tournament. (Interview 2+ mins)

JW Johnson Tournament Of Champions Pro Men’s Singles Gold Medalist (Photo: Julie Johnson)

Last week, JW Johnson, 18, also from Delray Beach, beat Ben Johns, 22, the #1 Singles/Doubles/Mixed Doubles Pickleball player in the world in the Men’s Singles Open bracket : 11-9,9-11,11-3. (Highlight Reel 5+ mins)

Johns had not lost a singles match since the summer of 2020. JW broke Ben’s winning streak of over 170 matches. 

The teen then faced Tyson McGuffin,  the #2 singles pickleball player in the world, twice. Winning their first match: 11-8,6-11,11-7 and then the Gold Medal Final: 11-0,9-11,11-3 (Highlight Reel 5+ mins) 

JW and Lea Janson won a bronze medal in the Mixed Doubles Open bracket at the four day event. 

JW and Dylan Frazier, 19, took fourth place in the Men's Doubles Open bracket.

 

Follow JW Johnson’s Pro Pickleball journey on Facebook at JW Johnson Pickleball

 

Team Waters Digital Press Kit (Interviews, Tournament Videos, Highlights, Photos, Schedules)

 

 

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