Vlasic Classic
Dates
9
May
-
14
May
Location
Sawyer Point Pickleball Facility
Vlasic Classic
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Vlasic Classic

Vlasic Classic

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The 2023 APP Vlasic Classic was a pickleball tournament held at Sawyer Point Pickleball Complex in Cincinnati, Ohio, from May 9-14, 2023. The tournament featured singles, doubles, and mixed doubles competition for both amateur and professional players.

The 2023 APP Vlasic Classic was held- at Sawyer Point Pickleball Complex in Cincinnati, Ohio from May 9-14, 2023. The tournament featured singles, doubles, and mixed doubles competition for both amateur and professional players. The professional divisions were headlined by some of the top pickleball players in the world, including Parris Todd, Hunter and Yates Johnson, Megan Fudge, Simone Jardim, Andrei Daescu, Susannah Barr, Rob Nunnery and Alix Truong

In the men's pro singles final, Yates Johnson defeated his brother Hunter in a rematch of the APP Sunmed Sacramento Open to defend his title. In the women's pro singles final, Salome Devidze earned her second gold medal of 2023. Todd and Jardim won their unprecedented fifth consecutive women's pro doubles gold medal, while Daescu and Nunnery teamed up to earn men's pro doubles gold - Daescu's fifth-straight in the category. Daescu and rising star Alix Truong won a thrilling mixed pro doubles final, awarding Truong her first career APP Tour gold medal.

The 2023 APP Vlasic Classic was a major success, with a record number of players participating and a high level of competition. The tournament was a great showcase for the growth of pickleball in the United States.

Here is a summary of the gold medal winners in each division:

Men's pro singles: Yates Johnson
Women's pro singles: Salome Devidze
Men's pro doubles: Andrei Daescu and Rob Nunnery
Women's pro doubles: Parris Todd and Simone Jardim
Mixed pro doubles: Andrei Daescu and Alix Truong
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World Rankings

Last Updated:
January 29, 2024
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Rank
Player Name
Total Points
20
122
400
20
120
820
2023

Pro Tour Medals

Tour Location
Event Category
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APP Sunmed Sacramento Open
Women's Pro Singles
Judit Castillo
Megan Fudge
Jess Warren
APP Sunmed Sacramento Open
Women's Pro Doubles
Simone Jardim / Parris Todd
Megan Fudge / Bobbi Oshiro
Genie Erokhina / Rianna Valdes
APP Sunmed Sacramento Open
Men's Pro Doubles
Pesa Teoni / Andrei Daescu
Ryler DeHeart / Rob Nunnery
Stefan Auvergne / Brendon Long
APP Sunmed Sacramento Open
AARP Champions Pro Women's Doubles
Beth Bellamy / Nathalie Bagby
Anna Shirley / Lila Rawlings
Kelly Ojeda / Karen Velguth
APP Sunmed Sacramento Open
AARP Champions Pro Men's Singles
Vincent Van Patten
Gonzalo Petschen
DJ Ellis
APP Sunmed Sacramento Open
AARP Champions Pro Mixed Doubles
Beth Bellamy / Mircea Morariu
Nathalie Bagby / David Furman
Anna Shirley / Tao Thongvanh
APP Sunmed Sacramento Open
Mixed Pro Doubles
Susannah Barr / Andrei Daescu
Parris Todd / Hunter Johnson
Shelby Bates / Ryler DeHeart
APP Sunmed Sacramento Open
Men's Pro Singles
Yates Johnson
Hunter Johnson
Brandon Lane
2023

Medal Count

Gender
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Player Name
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Ewa Radzikowska
0
0
1
1
Richard Livornese, Jr.
0
1
1
2
Jason McNulty
0
0
2
2
Amanda Hendry
0
0
1
1
Eduardo Irizarry
0
2
1
3
Lee Whitwell
0
0
1
1
Augustus Ge
0
0
1
1
Jack Munro
0
0
1
1
Mohaned Alhouni
0
0
1
1
Ryler DeHeart
0
1
4
5
Chao Yi Wang
0
0
1
1
Daniel De La Rosa
0
1
0
1
Christa Gecheva
0
1
0
1
Roscoe Bellamy
0
1
0
1
Austin Gridley
0
0
1
1
Anderson Scarpa
0
1
1
2

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