About Junior PPA
Junior PPA is a campaign dedicated to fostering youth pickleball players through competition events, development opportunities, and social activity. Junior PPA offers a spotlight for youth athletes around the world to showcase their talents, develop physical and mental skills, and compete against other top juniors in the rising community of pickleball. Junior PPA events will transpire alongside certain sports of the PPA Tour, where the top professional pickleball players in the world play.
Our Mission
At Junior PPA, our mission is to promote, encourage, and advance youth pickleball by creating opportunities for athletes 16 years of age and under to compete, learn, and grow in a positive and fun environment. The Junior PPA’s approach is intended to strengthen the skill set, health, and character of youth, as well as the culture of youth pickleball.
Our Vision
We strive to be committed to youth development while encouraging continued participation in the community of pickleball. We hope to use our resources, platform, and passion to inspire the next generation of pickleball athletes.
Junior PPA Rankings Presented By Proton
Last Updated: January 07, 2025
| Ranking | Name | Points | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiera Ouvarova | 500 | 12 |
| 2 | Scout Johnson | 400 | 12 |
| 3 | Estelle Libo | 300 | 12 |
| 4 | Ella Evans | 100 | 10 |
| 5 | Abigial Nguyen | 50 | 12 |
| 6 | Lavinia Baixo | 25 | 12 |
| 7 | Manoela Baixo | 25 | 12 |
| 8 | Mira Ouvraova | 25 | 9 |
| 9 | Halina Slowinski | 25 | 10 |
| 10 | Tayler Brasol | 25 | 11 |
| 11 | Mila Escobar | 25 | 10 |
| Ranking | Name | Points | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall Clark | 100 | 11 |
| 2 | Aidan Gohn | 25 | 11 |
| 3 | Lincoln Reffett | 25 | 11 |
| 4 | Suhas Jupalli | 25 | 12 |
| 5 | Cruz Aromi | 25 | 12 |
| 6 | Donovan Caplinger | 25 | 12 |
| 7 | Jacob Garcia | 25 | 12 |
| 8 | Joseph Petrusha | 25 | 12 |
| 9 | Drake Johnson | 25 | 10 |
| 10 | Liam To | 25 | 12 |
| 11 | Chandler Craig | 25 | 12 |
| 12 | Santiago Buitrago | 25 | 10 |
| 13 | Taz Oxley | 25 | 12 |
| 14 | Bryson Craig | 25 | 12 |
| 15 | Jake Angulo | 25 | 10 |
| Ranking | Name | Points | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroline Maguire | 400 | 14 |
| 2 | Alice Pan | 200 | 13 |
| 3 | Dylan Copenhaver | 200 | 14 |
| 4 | Pingzhen Liu | 100 | 14 |
| Ranking | Name | Points | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sam Libo | 500 | 14 |
| 2 | MJ Marrero | 500 | 13 |
| 3 | Hudson Yeager | 400 | 13 |
| 4 | MJ Greiner | 300 | 13 |
| 5 | Joseph DuBose | 200 | 14 |
| 6 | Kyle Lewis Trinidad | 200 | 13 |
| 7 | Mills Boggs | 100 | 14 |
| 8 | Pierce Behr | 50 | 13 |
| 9 | Samuel Petrusha | 25 | 14 |
| 10 | Ethan Bakalinsky | 25 | 14 |
| 11 | Jonah Karczmer | 25 | 14 |
| 12 | Lucas Stampe | 25 | 14 |
| 13 | Jack Mcglinn | 25 | 14 |
| 15 | Walker Brasol | 25 | 14 |
| 16 | Noah Allen | 25 | 13 |
| 17 | Hanson Huynh | 25 | 13 |
| 18 | Ryan Christy | 25 | 13 |
| 19 | Jackson Midgley | 25 | 13 |
| 20 | Gianluca Randazzo | 25 | 13 |
| 21 | Connor Schultz | 25 | 13 |
| 22 | Jamin Weber | 25 | 13 |
| 23 | Victor Pragle | 25 | 13 |
| 24 | Aidan Freel | 25 | 13 |
| Ranking | Name | Points | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarice Ouvarova | 500 | 15 |
| 2 | Francesca Randazzo | 300 | 15 |
| 3 | Mariela Salapura | 50 | 16 |
| Ranking | Name | Points | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikaeel Alibaig | 500 | 16 |
| 2 | Saaid Morales | 400 | 15 |
| 3 | Ethan Miller | 300 | 16 |
| 4 | Rex Thais | 300 | 15 |
| 5 | Giovanni Erro | 100 | 16 |
| 6 | Asher Baghurst | 50 | 15 |
| 7 | Lucas Erlikh | 25 | 16 |
| 8 | Brayden Clark | 25 | 16 |
| 9 | Javon Turcsany | 25 | 16 |
| 10 | Kayden Nguyen | 25 | 16 |
| 11 | Robby Rivera | 25 | 16 |
| 12 | Jason Bruce | 25 | 16 |
| 13 | Shawn Sheridan | 25 | 15 |
| 14 | Alexander Ibrahim | 25 | 15 |
| 15 | Landon Metzger | 25 | 15 |
| 16 | Tanner Brasol | 25 | 15 |
| 17 | Daniel Schappacher | 25 | 15 |
| 18 | Max Hydell | 25 | 15 |
| Ranking | Name | Points | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiera Ouvarova | 500 | 12 |
| 2 | Ella Evans | 500 | 10 |
| 3 | Scout Johnson | 500 | 12 |
| 4 | Abigail Nguyen | 400 | 12 |
| 5 | Ellie Rodriguez | 400 | 11 |
| 6 | Grayson Erickson | 300 | 12 |
| 7 | Halina Slowinski | 300 | 10 |
| 8 | Tayler Brasol | 200 | 11 |
| 9 | Mira Ouvarova | 200 | 9 |
| 10 | Manoela Baixo | 100 | 12 |
| 11 | Lavinia Baixo | 100 | 12 |
| Ranking | Name | Points | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln Reffett | 400 | 12 |
| 2 | Suhas Jupalli | 200 | 12 |
| 3 | Jacob Garcia | 200 | 12 |
| 4 | Joseph Petrusha | 50 | 12 |
| 5 | Raphael Halais | 50 | 12 |
| 6 | Aidan Gohn | 25 | 11 |
| 7 | Lenny Siari | 25 | 10 |
| 8 | Chandler Craig | 25 | 12 |
| 9 | Donovan Caplinger | 25 | 12 |
| 10 | Bryson Craig | 25 | 12 |
| 11 | Jake Angulo | 25 | 10 |
| 12 | Cruz Aromi | 25 | 12 |
| 13 | Drake Johnson | 25 | 10 |
| 14 | Liam To | 25 | 12 |
| 15 | Erick Behar Luizelli | 25 | 10 |
| 16 | Joshua Kallevig | 25 | 12 |
| 17 | Santiago Buitrago | 25 | 10 |
| 18 | Julian Santiago | 25 | 10 |
| Ranking | Name | Points | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clarice Ouvarova | 500 | 15 |
| 2 | Pingzhen Liu | 400 | 14 |
| 3 | Alice Pan | 400 | 13 |
| 4 | Francesca Randazzo | 300 | 15 |
| 5 | Allison Pulaski | 200 | 14 |
| 6 | Dylan Copenhaver | 200 | 14 |
| Ranking | Name | Points | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rex Thais | 500 | 15 |
| 2 | Ethan Miller | 500 | 16 |
| 3 | Pierce Behr | 500 | 13 |
| 4 | MJ Greiner | 500 | 13 |
| 5 | Mikaeel Alibaig | 400 | 16 |
| 6 | Javon Turcsany | 400 | 16 |
| 7 | Kyle Lewis Trinidad | 400 | 13 |
| 8 | Joseph DuBose | 300 | 14 |
| 9 | Noah Allen | 300 | 13 |
| 10 | Hanson Huynh | 300 | 13 |
| 11 | Mills Boggs | 200 | 14 |
| 12 | Hudson Yeager | 200 | 13 |
| 13 | Jackson Midgley | 100 | 13 |
| 14 | Aidan Freel | 100 | 13 |
| 15 | Gianluca Randazzo | 50 | 13 |
| 16 | Jonah Karczmer | 25 | 14 |
| 17 | Ethan Bakalinsky | 25 | 14 |
| 18 | Lucas Erlikh | 25 | 16 |
| 19 | Samuel Petrusha | 25 | 14 |
| 20 | Camden Raboin | 25 | 16 |
| 21 | Eric Duncan | 25 | 16 |
| 22 | Alexander Ibrahim | 25 | 15 |
| 23 | Jason Bruce | 25 | 16 |
| 24 | Dillon Thomas | 25 | 16 |
| 25 | Asher Moon | 25 | 14 |
| 26 | Jeshua Duque | 25 | 13 |
| 27 | Drew Engle | 25 | 14 |
| 28 | Daniel Schappacher | 25 | 15 |
| 29 | Lucas Stampe | 25 | 14 |
| 30 | Brayden Clark | 25 | 16 |
| 31 | Trey Kirwin II | 25 | 16 |
| 32 | Asher Baghurst | 25 | 15 |
| 33 | Robby Rivera | 25 | 16 |
| 34 | Zachary Pulaski | 25 | 16 |
| 35 | Lucas Pulaski | 25 | 14 |
| 36 | Adam Dsouza | 25 | 16 |
| 37 | Madden Mehan | 25 | 15 |
| 38 | David Benge | 25 | 14 |
| 39 | Jack Mcglinn | 25 | 14 |
| 40 | CJ Vaccaro | 25 | 14 |
| 41 | Tanner Brasol | 25 | 15 |
| 42 | Walker Brasol | 25 | 14 |
| 43 | Ryan Christy | 25 | 13 |
| 44 | Charlie Leeker | 25 | 13 |
| 45 | Victor Pragle | 25 | 13 |
| Ranking | Name | Points | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiera Ouvarova | 500 | 12 |
| 2 | Scout Johnson | 400 | 12 |
| 3 | Lincoln Reffett | 400 | 11 |
| 4 | Ella Evans | 200 | 10 |
| 5 | Abigial Nguyen | 100 | 12 |
| 6 | Tayler Brasol | 50 | 11 |
| 7 | Cruz Aromi | 50 | 12 |
| 8 | Gia Arcieri | 25 | 12 |
| 9 | Raphael Halais | 25 | 12 |
| 10 | Grayson Erickson | 25 | 12 |
| 11 | Ellie Rodriguez | 25 | 11 |
| Ranking | Name | Points | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rex Thais | 500 | 15 |
| 2 | Pierce Behr | 500 | 13 |
| 3 | Clarice Ouvarova | 400 | 15 |
| 4 | Pingzhen Liu | 300 | 14 |
| 5 | Alice Pan | 300 | 13 |
| 6 | Noah Allen | 300 | 13 |
| 7 | Caroline Maguire | 200 | 14 |
| 8 | Ethan Miller | 200 | 16 |
| 9 | Kyle Lewis Trinidad | 200 | 13 |
| 10 | Dylan Copenhaver | 100 | 14 |
| 11 | Bradyen Clark | 100 | 16 |
| 12 | Hanson Huynh | 100 | 13 |
| 13 | Kate Mcgrew | 50 | 14 |
| 14 | Joseph DuBose | 50 | 15 |
| 15 | Mariela Salapura | 25 | 16 |
| 16 | Teo Salapura | 25 | 14 |
| 17 | Taylor Porter | 25 | 16 |
| 18 | Camden Raboin | 25 | 16 |
| 19 | David Benge | 25 | 14 |
| 20 | Francesca Randazo | 25 | 15 |
| 21 | Gianluca Randazzo | 25 | 13 |
| 22 | Daniel Schappacher | 25 | 15 |
| 23 | Isla McGuirk | 25 | 16 |
Junior PPA Tour
Compete against the top junior pickleball players around the country in traditional tournament events, where you will have the opportunity to showcase your talents, refine your skill set, and #PlayWhereTheProsPlay.
Age: 8-16
Skill: <5.5 DUPR Rating
Registration Fee: $75
Event Fee: $25
- Boys Singles 12U
- Girls Singles 12U
- Boys Singles 14U
- Girls Singles 14U
- Boys Singles 16U
- Girls Singles 16U
- Boys Doubles 12U
- Girls Doubles 12U
- Boys Doubles 16U
- Girls Doubles 16U
- Mixed Doubles 12U
- Mixed Doubles 16U
Junior PPA events with 8 teams or more (8+ players for singles) will play the following format:
Double Elimination with No Come-Around (i.e. if a team loses a match, the best they can do from there is win Bronze and cannot come around for a chance to win Gold).
- Main Draw: 2/3 games to 11, win by 2
- Consolation: 1 game to 15, win by 2
- Bronze Medal Match: 2/3 games to 11, win by
Junior PPA events with less than 8 teams (less than 8 players for singles) will play the following format:
Round Robin
3 teams: Double Round Robin, No Playoffs.
4 teams: Single Round Robin with Playoffs for top three teams.
5 teams: Single Round Robin with Playoffs for top three teams.
6 teams: Single Round Robin with Playoffs for top three teams.
7 teams: Single Round Robin with Playoffs for top three teams.
8+ teams: Double Elimination with No Come-Around
- Pool Play: 1 game to 15, win by 2
- Playoff Seeding determined by Matches Won, followed by Point Differential tiebreaker
- Bronze Medal Match: 1 game to 15, win by 2
- Gold Medal Match: 2/3 games to 11, win by 2
*Events may be combined or canceled if there are less than 3 teams in Doubles or less than 4 players in Singles. Tournament organizers possess the right to combine events to provide the best overall playing experience, given the circumstances.
*Brackets seeded by DUPR.
STEP 1: REGISTER TO PLAY
Register at the link below and make sure to sign up before the registration deadline.
STEP 2: PICK YOUR EVENT
Junior PPA will offer age-based events ranging from ages 8-16.
Players are only allowed to participate in one event per day.
STEP 3: CHECK OUT
Please read and agree to terms of service to complete registration. Confirm payment and click submit to checkout.
All registered Junior PPA players will receive a FREE Grounds Pass for the week of the event. The PPA Tour Grounds Pass is included in the registration fee.
In addition, registration will come with one complimentary grounds pass for a parent or guardian age 18 or older to accompany them on the day that they play. To claim, a parent or guardian must be present when the player that they are accompanying checks in.
Juniors are encouraged to watch the best professional pickleball players in the world.
2024 Junior PPA Finals
The Junior PPA Finals is the season-ending invitational tournament on the Junior PPA Tour that attracts more than 50 top-ranked Juniors from around the world to compete for the ultimate prize and recognition.
Juniors qualify through Junior PPA Points accumulated throughout the year with the top-ranked players from each division earning an invite to the Finals.
Elsie Hendershot
Girls Singles 12U
Ryder Brown
Boys Singles 12U
Ella Yeh
Girls Singles 14U
Charlie Konkachbaev
Boys Singles 14U
Ella Cosma
Girls Singles 16U
Ford Casady
Boys Singles 16U
Clarissa Year & Natalia Simson
Girls Doubles 12U
Leo Chun & MJ Greiner
Boys Doubles 12U
Ella Cosma & Cami Gonzalez
Girls Doubles 16U
Ford Casady & Boone Casady
Boys Doubles 16U
Karina Lam & Leo Chun
Mixed Doubles 12U
Elsie Hendershot & Braden Jacobson
Mixed Doubles 16U
Junior PPA Serves
In addition to competition events on the Junior PPA Tour, “Junior PPA Serves” will act as an initiative committed to serving the youth pickleball community by building opportunities centered around youth development and individual growth on and off the court. Junior PPA Serves embodies our mission of promoting, encouraging, and advancing the culture of youth pickleball..
Clinics and Events
Junior PPA players will be offered the opportunity to participate in engaging events that maximize youth development at each tour stop. These events will be free of charge.
Education and Character Building
Junior PPA players will be given access to online and in-person instruction to learn fundamentals, construct the right mindset, and build character to grow on and off the court.
Stay Connected
Follow us on instagram at @junior.ppa for upcoming events, announcements, news, and more. If you have any questions, feel free to send an email to d.almendarez@ppatour.com.
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Learn More
To learn more about Junior PPA, please visit the Junior PPA 2025 Handbook. This handbook provides valuable information to help guide and ensure that all Junior PPA stakeholders have a positive and enjoyable experience.
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