PPA Finals field set for May 6-10 with Johns, Haworth, Fahey in focus

The Toys R Us PPA Finals presented by Joola run May 6-10, 2026, closing the PPA Tour season with a pool-play format that funnels into a traditional weekend bracket.¹

Each player or team plays every other entrant in their pool, with the top two advancing. The winner of Pool A then meets the runner-up from Pool B on Semifinal Saturday, with the reverse matchup completing the semifinal slate. Sunday's winners play for gold.¹

The singles draws carry two of the loudest storylines. With Anna Leigh Waters out of singles, Kate Fahey arrives as a player to watch after pushing Waters in a grueling Atlanta final.¹ On the men's side, Chris Haworth comes in as the new world No. 1 after his Atlanta win and a high-pressure victory in Tama town, as PPA Tour columnist Dave Fleming put it.¹

Doubles is where the depth of the field shows. Anna Bright and Hayden Patriquin reached the Atlanta final before being swept by Waters and Johns, and the question heading into California is whether they can flip that script.¹ Parris Todd and Rachel Rohrabacher won in Sacramento — a draw that did not include Waters or Bright — and have shown chemistry and versatility that should travel south.¹

The team carrying the heaviest expectations is Ben Johns and Gabe Tardio, who enter the Finals undefeated in 2026.¹ Whether any pairing can crack that record is the central men's doubles question of the week.