Who actually leads the pro game.
The PPA’s official world ranking, the per-discipline ELO the tour does not publish, and what each number actually measures. Every player links to their record.
Ben JohnsPPA world No. 1, men
Anna Leigh WatersPPA world No. 1, women
Chris HaworthNo. 1, men’s singles ELOPPA World Ranking
The tour’s official composite. It weights gender doubles at 50%, mixed at 35% and singles at just 15%, from each player’s best 14 results over 52 weeks — which is why a singles specialist can be the best in the world at singles and still sit outside the top ten overall. We break the formula down here.
Men
| # | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Johns | 18,837.5 |
| 2 |  Gabriel Tardio | 13,443.8 |
| 3 |  Christian Alshon | 11,682.5 |
| 4 |  Hayden Patriquin | 10,857.5 |
| 5 |  Federico Staksrud | 10,620 |
| 6 |  JW Johnson | 10,380.6 |
| 7 |  Andrei Daescu | 10,130 |
| 8 |  CJ Klinger | 6,280 |
| 9 |  Eric Oncins | 5,753.8 |
| 10 |  Noe Khlif | 4,138.8 |
Women
| # | Player | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Leigh Waters | 21,555 |
| 2 |  Anna Bright | 16,390 |
| 3 |  Jorja Johnson | 11,226.3 |
| 4 |  Hurricane Tyra Black | 10,010 |
| 5 |  Catherine Parenteau | 8,465 |
| 6 |  Parris Todd | 8,170 |
| 7 |  Rachel Rohrabacher | 7,630 |
| 8 |  Kate Fahey | 6,352.5 |
| 9 |  Tina Pisnik | 5,571.3 |
| 10 |  Kaitlyn Christian | 5,454.4 |
Captured 3 September 2026. The PPA rankings page carries no update date of its own.
Singles, by Rating
The PPA publishes no per-discipline leaderboard. These are PickleWave ELO ratings — a third-party model built from 30,000+ professional matches across the PPA, APP and MLP, not an official tour ranking.
Men’s Singles
| # | Player | ELO |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Haworth | 2115 |
| 2 | Federico Staksrud | 2038 |
| 3 |  Hunter Johnson | 1994 |
| 4 |  Roscoe Bellamy | 1962 |
| 5 |  Zane Ford | 1939 |
| 6 | Christian Alshon | 1917 |
| 7 | Ben Johns | 1909 |
| 8 |  Jack Sock | 1909 |
| 9 | Noe Khlif | 1898 |
| 10 |  Connor Garnett | 1857 |
Women’s Singles
| # | Player | ELO |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anna Leigh Waters | 2398 |
| 2 | Kate Fahey | 2114 |
| 3 | Parris Todd | 2020 |
| 4 | Kaitlyn Christian | 2020 |
| 5 |  Lea Jansen | 2000 |
| 6 |  Sofia Sewing | 1966 |
| 7 |  Katerina Stewart | 1948 |
| 8 |  Brooke Buckner | 1931 |
| 9 |  Seone Mendez | 1882 |
| 10 | Somer Dalla-bona | 1858 |
Current 31 August – 3 September 2026.
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Career titles and records · How the ranking works · APP Tour rankings · MLP teams and rosters
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