The Pro Pickleball Association Tour is bringing unprecedented play with the top female and male professionals in the world to the Riviera Country Club in an unprecedented way with the LIVE broadcast on CBS on Saturday, August 13, 2022, from 1-3 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time. The broadcast will also be available for streaming on Paramount+.
The Skechers Invitational Summer Championship kicks off a multi-year deal between CBS Sports and the PPA to broadcast select tournaments across the CBS Television Network, Paramount+ and CBS Sports Network. With the addition of this partnership, CBS Sports and the CBS Television Network continue to grow in the pickleball space, following the previously announced PICKLED, a celebrity-packed pickleball tournament from Stephen Colbert’s Spartina, Funny Or Die and CBS Studios, which will air later this year as a two-hour special event on the CBS Television Network and stream live and on demand on Paramount+.
“The PPA Tour is proud to lead the way in advancing the sport of pickleball, and it will take a giant leap forward with the two-hour live television broadcast on CBS. We are always looking for ways to elevate the sport of pickleball. Our headline sponsor Skechers, a breakthrough performance footwear brand in the sport of pickleball, exemplifies the growth in the sport,” said PPA Tour CEO Connor Pardoe.
“After the incredible reception we received this year launching Skechers Viper Court pickleball footwear, we wanted to showcase the fastest growing sport in America to the nation with a tournament in Los Angeles, our home of 30 years,” said Michael Greenberg, president of Skechers.
Kicking off the tournament is a Celebrity Pro-Am on Friday, August 12, from 7–8:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time available on the PPA Tour YouTube Channel. Celebrities and pro athletes alike are a part of the avalanche of popularity in the sport, along with the 4.8 million active players in the US and growing.
Then there is no holding back as the top ranked players in the game go for the trophy on Saturday. Watch Women’s Doubles: mother-daughter duo Leigh Waters and Anna Leigh Waters vs. Lucy Kovalova and Callie Jo Smith, followed by Men’s Doubles: brothers Ben Johns and Collin Johns vs. Riley Newman and Matt Wright.
The final day of competitive action on Sunday, August 14, will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network from 12-3 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, and includes Mixed Doubles: Riley Newman and Catherine Parenteau vs. Matt Wright and Lucy Kovalova, Men’s Singles: Ben Johns vs. Tyson McGuffin, and Women’s Singles: Anna Leigh Waters vs. Catherine Parenteau. Who will take the title?
“Playing on the PPA Tour allows me to play against some of the best players in the world in both singles and in doubles with my mom, who kills it on the court,” added 15-year-old top seed, Anna Leigh Waters. “I am looking forward to playing on the first nationally televised live pickleball event on CBS,” she continued.
“My brother Collin and I can’t wait to compete at the one-of-a-kind location, the prestigious Riviera Country Club. And the broadcast on CBS will be next level. The sport of pickleball is hypnotic, and now players and fans across the country can watch the action,” added the 23-year-old top-seeded Ben Johns.
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