It’s true that Paddletek misplaced the most important identify in pickleball—Anna Leigh Waters—firstly of the 12 months. Nonetheless, the worldwide model is unbowed and has rebounded fairly properly by signing a trio of recognisable names within the sport: Zane Navratil, Connor Garnett, and Riley Newman.
Navratil is arguably one of many sport’s prime names, combining a strong skilled profession up to now with prolific content material creation that has made him certainly one of pickleball’s most influential personalities. He’s presently No. 60 in Males’s Singles and No. 21 in each Males’s and Combined Doubles.
Garnett, in the meantime, is decidedly one of many prime professionals on the earth at present. Actually, he’s No. 4 in Males’s Singles, the place he has received 22 whole medals, together with 4 gold medals. Garnett, who competed within the PPA Tour Asia final 12 months, can be No. 20 in Males’s Doubles and No. 16 in Combined Doubles.
Lastly, Newman is among the many standouts in doubles motion, having received a complete of 58 medals in Males’s Doubles, together with 20 gold medals, and 38 in Combined Doubles, together with 10 gold medals. He’s presently No. 13 in Males’s Doubles and No. 14 in Combined Doubles.
Now, none of Navratil, Garnett, and Newman might ever fill the colossal void Anna Leigh Waters left behind. Then once more, perhaps they don’t have to. Just by signing with the model, Navratil, Garnett, and Newman have already despatched a transparent message: Paddletek nonetheless issues.
