2026 Opendoor Pickleball World Championships

The finals of the 2026 Opendoor Pickleball World Championships were played on Sunday 8 November. The main winners in the pro categories are: • Women's Singles: Anna Leigh Waters convincingly lived up to her role as favourite. She dominated Kate Fahey in the final with 11-3 and 11-2, clinching her 300th career victory in the singles as well as her 46th Triple Crown. • Men's Singles: John Lucian Goins surprisingly won the world title for the second consecutive year. The tournament favourites, Chris Haworth and Federico Staksrud, failed to reach the final; Staksrud, for instance, was knocked out in the round of 16 by Jack Sock, who ultimately took the silver medal after losing to Goins (11-5, 12-10). • Women's Doubles: Anna Leigh Waters and Anna Bright won the title by defeating Sofia Sewing and Catherine Parenteau, marking their 18th consecutive tournament title as a duo. • Men's Doubles: JW Johnson and Tama Shimabukuro took the gold following a spectacular comeback (from 0-2 down in games) against Christian Alshon and Andrei Daescu. • Mixed Doubles: Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns won the title in a thrilling five-game battle against siblings Jorja and JW Johnson.