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Waters Sweeps World Championships as Staksrud Reclaims No. 1 and Adds Doubles Crown

Championship Sunday produced a record for Anna Leigh Waters, with Federico Staksrud back atop men’s singles.

Overview

  • Anna Leigh Waters captured singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles to secure her 38th Triple Crown and 168th PPA gold, surpassing Ben Johns for the most titles in tour history.
  • Waters beat Kate Fahey 11-4, 12-10 in singles, teamed with Anna Bright to win women’s doubles in straight games, and paired with Ben Johns to defeat Jorja and JW Johnson in the mixed final.
  • Federico Staksrud defeated Christopher Haworth 11-9, 11-1 for his second straight men’s singles world title and reclaimed the PPA No. 1 ranking.
  • Staksrud and Hayden Patriquin won men’s doubles over JW Johnson and CJ Klinger, their first title of 2025, after upsetting top seeds Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio in the semifinals to halt a six-event streak.
  • The 3,000-point World Championships at Brookhaven Country Club also saw Christian Alshon and Andrei Daescu take men’s doubles bronze over Johns and Tardio, punctuating a weekend of upsets and ranking shifts.