Benjamin Ellingham Johns (born March 18, 1999) is an American professional pickleball player. He is ranked No. 1 in the world for mixed doubles, No. 2 for Singles, and No. 1 in the world for Men's Doubles by the Pro Pickleball Association. (PPA)[1]
Ben Johns
Ben Johns, alongside his brother, Collin Johns, after winning the Men's Doubles title at the PPA Carvana Arizona Grand Slam Presented by Hyundai in February 2023
Country (sports)
United States
Residence
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Born
(1999-03-18) March 18, 1999 (age 25), Gaithersburg, Maryland
Johns was raised in Laytonsville, Maryland.[2] He was homeschooled as a child and graduated from the University of Maryland with a Materials Science and Engineering degree. He is the middle child of 7 children,[3] including his elder brother Collin Johns, who is another highly-ranked professional pickleball player and Johns’ set doubles partner.
Pickleball careeredit
Johns played tennis and table tennis since he was a child, showing some proficiency in both sports and helping his older brother Collin Johns train for the pro tennis circuit. He first played pickleball in 2016 at the age of 17 while vacationing in Florida and took fifth place in Men’s Pro Singles at the U.S. Open Pickleball Championships just a few months later. He began to play in tournaments consistently and earned his first gold medal at the Riverbend RV Resort Pickleball Tournament a little less than a year later. That same year, he returned to the U.S Open and took gold in Men’s Pro Singles. Shortly thereafter, he won three gold medals at the Canadian Nationals, bringing him to the forefront of the sport.[2] In 2019, he became the first male professional player to win a triple crown (gold medal in all three events) at one of the world’s three major pickleball events when he captured it at the Tournament of Champions in Brigham City, Utah.[2] He followed up this achievement by winning the triple crown at the U.S. Open in both 2021 and 2022. Ben has accumulated over 80 titles on the PPA Tour, 15 of which were triple crowns.[4] Two of his statistics that most exemplify his dominance are his undefeated runs in men’s singles and mixed doubles. In 2019, Johns went on a 108-match winning streak in singles and went undefeated in mixed doubles for 22 consecutive tournaments.[4]
In 2019, he signed a sponsorship deal with Franklin Sports which lasted for 3 years.[5]
On April 1, 2022 he signed a new partnership collaboration with JOOLA Pickleball, a global sporting goods company based in Rockville, MD, near where he grew up and played table tennis in his youth. He collaborated with JOOLA to design and produce his new official paddle, the JOOLA Ben Johns Hyperion CFS 16.[6]
Business endeavorsedit
In 2019, Ben Johns, along with fellow professional pickleball player Dekel Bar,and Kyle Yates launched Pickleball Getaways, a company that combines vacations to exotic destinations with pickleball instruction on-site. Johns and Bar have already led trips to the Mayan Riviera, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Portugal, Croatia, and many other locations.
In 2021, Ben Johns, along with his brother Collin Johns and Dekel Bar, released an instructional video subscription service titled Pickleball 360.[7] The service has a monthly and yearly subscription that grants access to instructional videos from the aforementioned professional players.
In 2021, Ben Johns launched elog.com,[8] a website for investing in a cryptocurrency index fund.
Television appearancesedit
On October 8, 2021, Ben Johns appeared on the Live with Kelly And Ryan show alongside his brother Collin Johns, in a match setup outside of the show's New York City studio.[9]
^"October 8, 2021". LIVE with Kelly and Ryan. 2021-10-08. Retrieved 2021-10-08.
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A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Benjamin Ellingham Johns born March 18 1999 is an American professional pickleball player He is ranked No 1 in the world for mixed doubles No 2 for Singles and No 1 in the world for Men s Doubles by the Pro Pickleball Association PPA 1 Ben JohnsBen Johns alongside his brother Collin Johns after winning the Men s Doubles title at the PPA Carvana Arizona Grand Slam Presented by Hyundai in February 2023Country sports United StatesResidenceAustin Texas U S Born 1999 03 18 March 18 1999 age 25 Gaithersburg MarylandHeight6 ft 1 in 185 cm Turned pro2016PlaysRight handed one handed backhand CollegeUniversity of Maryland Contents 1 Personal life 2 Pickleball career 3 Business endeavors 4 Television appearances 5 ReferencesPersonal life editJohns was raised in Laytonsville Maryland 2 He was homeschooled as a child and graduated from the University of Maryland with a Materials Science and Engineering degree He is the middle child of 7 children 3 including his elder brother Collin Johns who is another highly ranked professional pickleball player and Johns set doubles partner Pickleball career editJohns played tennis and table tennis since he was a child showing some proficiency in both sports and helping his older brother Collin Johns train for the pro tennis circuit He first played pickleball in 2016 at the age of 17 while vacationing in Florida and took fifth place in Men s Pro Singles at the U S Open Pickleball Championships just a few months later He began to play in tournaments consistently and earned his first gold medal at the Riverbend RV Resort Pickleball Tournament a little less than a year later That same year he returned to the U S Open and took gold in Men s Pro Singles Shortly thereafter he won three gold medals at the Canadian Nationals bringing him to the forefront of the sport 2 In 2019 he became the first male professional player to win a triple crown gold medal in all three events at one of the world s three major pickleball events when he captured it at the Tournament of Champions in Brigham City Utah 2 He followed up this achievement by winning the triple crown at the U S Open in both 2021 and 2022 Ben has accumulated over 80 titles on the PPA Tour 15 of which were triple crowns 4 Two of his statistics that most exemplify his dominance are his undefeated runs in men s singles and mixed doubles In 2019 Johns went on a 108 match winning streak in singles and went undefeated in mixed doubles for 22 consecutive tournaments 4 In 2019 he signed a sponsorship deal with Franklin Sports which lasted for 3 years 5 On April 1 2022 he signed a new partnership collaboration with JOOLA Pickleball a global sporting goods company based in Rockville MD near where he grew up and played table tennis in his youth He collaborated with JOOLA to design and produce his new official paddle the JOOLA Ben Johns Hyperion CFS 16 6 Business endeavors editIn 2019 Ben Johns along with fellow professional pickleball player Dekel Bar and Kyle Yates launched Pickleball Getaways a company that combines vacations to exotic destinations with pickleball instruction on site Johns and Bar have already led trips to the Mayan Riviera Ecuador Costa Rica Portugal Croatia and many other locations In 2021 Ben Johns along with his brother Collin Johns and Dekel Bar released an instructional video subscription service titled Pickleball 360 7 The service has a monthly and yearly subscription that grants access to instructional videos from the aforementioned professional players In 2021 Ben Johns launched elog com 8 a website for investing in a cryptocurrency index fund Television appearances editOn October 8 2021 Ben Johns appeared on the Live with Kelly And Ryan show alongside his brother Collin Johns in a match setup outside of the show s New York City studio 9 References edit Player Rankings a b c Robbins Scott 2019 10 16 Ben Johns 2019 Player Biography USA Pickleball Retrieved 2021 05 12 Introduction May 7 2018 a b Ben Johns 1 Male Pickleball Player PPA Tour Professional Pickleball Association Retrieved 2023 04 07 USA JOOLA April 2022 Rockville s JOOLA Signs Top Ranked Player to Launch Pickleball Line Ben Johns Pickleball Sponsorship We Pickler 2022 05 23 Retrieved 2022 06 03 Pickleball 360 elog com October 8 2021 LIVE with Kelly and Ryan 2021 10 08 Retrieved 2021 10 08 This article needs additional or more specific categories Please help out by adding categories to it so that it can be listed with similar articles May 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ben Johns amp oldid 1220789856, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
