Newport Beach Interview with JW Johnson & Jorja Johnson

 

USA Pickleball Interview

MLP Series: Beer City Open

  

Team Amber /Team Lager 3:33:03 JW Johnson/Kyle Yates vs Dylan Frazier/DJ Young Team Stout/Team Pilsner 4:28:20 Jorja Johnson/Andrea Koop vs Vivienne David/Jackie Kawamoto 5:12:03 Jorja Johnson/Julian Arnold vs Vivienne David/Zane Navratil

2022 Beer City Open

 

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Mixed Doubles

4:27 JW Johnson/Simone Jardim vs Jade Kawamoto/Altaf Merchant

Doubles

3:55:17 JW Johnson/Dekel Bar vs Julian Arnold/Stefan Auvergne

Singles

1:42:19 Jorja Johnson vs Jenna Michelle Doffer 4:01:28 Parris Todd vs Jorja Johnson

NOTE: All Medal Matches Broadcast On ESPN+

The New Yorker: Can Pickleball Save America?

As in politics, a few famous families dominate pickleball, the fastest-growing sport in America. One is the Johnsons, of Florida. In January, on a breezy afternoon in Boca Raton, J. W. Johnson, a strapping nineteen-year-old with short brown bangs and a leather necklace, took to the court for a semifinal match at a tournament. Johnson is taciturn, with an often impenetrable expression. 

He was seeded second in the tournament; his opponent, Zane Navratil, a twenty-six-year-old former C.P.A. from Wisconsin, was seeded first. Pickleball, a tennis-like sport played on a smaller court, places a gentle strain on the body, and both men had the oxygenated flush of a long day of exercise. 

They began by dinking—softly bouncing the ball back and forth—before Navratil, with gazelle-like grace, executed two snazzy moves at once: an Erne (which involved a flying leap) and a body shot (which involved hitting Johnson in the gut). He chuckled with contentment. Then, as a storm front moved in, the tide began to turn. “Wow, what an inside-out dink there from J. W. Johnson!” a commentator at a nearby media booth said. Johnson, jaw slack with concentration, took control. (Read More)

 

PicklePod Podcast Interview With JW Johnson

 

14:54 JW Johnson joins the show

21:03 Who is number 1? 28:59 The singles landscape from JW’s perspective 32:04 Fastest hands in the game 42:42 Speedups off the bounce vs out of the air 51:37 The routine for improvement 57:19 High stakes and high emotions at MLP

Johnson Family Top APP Pros 2021-2022

 

 

The Association of Pickleball Professionals Top 25 Pros Points from July 2021 Beer City Open to June 2022 APP LA Open are JW Johnson, Jorja Johnson, Julie Johnson and Mircea Morariu (Julie's Mixed Doubles Partner). 

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15 year old Floridian Jorja Johnson, with her gold medal championships at both the APP So Cal Classic and LA Opens, is the new #1 ranked Women’s APP Tour female pickleball professional on the 2022 Standings Lists.

Her brother, JW Johnson, is atop of the men’s standings lists now for a 25th straight week.

Julie Johnson and Mircea Morariu, continue their rein on top of the APP Senior Pro Standing’s Lists

The APP Standing’s List is a 52 week cumulative list where all tournaments are included within a 52 week time period. Points that are earned, will drop off if not defended 52 weeks later.

This is a standings list for just APP Tour events. The APP Tour endorses the World Pickleball Rankings put out by Pickleball Tournaments.

Click here to view the entire pro, senior pro and amateur standings through APP LA Open

2022 Medal Count

 

• PDF file for the complete list of Pro Pickleball Player Medals from January 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022 
• All Johnson Family Medals from January 2021