There have been several new pickleball paddles released in the past couple months, and a few pro players have also signed sponsorship deals with new brands recently.

That means multiple top pros were seen using new equipment at the first PPA Tour event of the 2026-27 season last week — the Veolia Pickleball National Championships in Cary, North Carolina.

Below is a breakdown of exactly which paddle models are being used by the current Top 10 men and women in the PPA Tour World Pickleball Rankings, as well as some notable players outside the Top 10 who recently put new paddles in play.

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Men’s players

  1. Ben Johns: JOOLA Perseus Pro V 16mm (shop here)
  2. Gabe Tardio: Facolos Elite X V2.0 (shop here)
  3. Christian Alshon: Paddletek Honeyfoam TKO-X (shop here)
  4. Hayden Patriquin: Franklin C45 Dynasty 16mm — Hayden Patriquin edition (shop here)
  5. Federico Staksrud: JOOLA Kosmos Pro V 16mm (shop here)
  6. JW Johnson: Unreleased PIKKL paddle
  7. Andrei Daescu: CRBN1 TruFoam Barrage (shop here)
  8. CJ Klinger: Adidas AdiPower Pro EDT 16mm (shop here)
  9. Eric Oncins: Engage X2 (shop here)
  10. Noe Khlif: JOOLA Perseus Pro V 16mm (shop here)

Women’s players

  1. Anna Leigh Waters: Unreleased Franklin paddle
  2. Anna Bright: JOOLA Scorpeus Pro V 14mm (shop here)
  3. Jorja Johnson: Unreleased PIKKL paddle
  4. Tyra Black: PIKKL Hurricane Pro 14mm (shop here)
  5. Catherine Parenteau: Luzz Glider (shop here)
  6. Parris Todd: Franklin C45 Parris Todd Signature (shop here)
  7. Rachel Rohrabacher: Friday Fever 102 Elongated 16mm (shop here)
  8. Kate Fahey: JOOLA Agassi Pro V (shop here)
  9. Tina Pisnik: Eleven Zero EZ Speed E16 (shop here)
  10. Kaitlyn Christian: Luzz Glider (shop here)

Other notable players

Tama Shimabukuro: Recently switched to the Luzz Inferno2 M1 (shop here)

Sofia Sewing: Franklin C45 Dynasty 16mm — Megan Fudge edition (shop here)

Hunter Johnson: Recently switched to the Mehau S5 Airpoom (shop here)

Chris Haworth: Has gone back and forth between the Luss Glider and Luzz Pro 4 Tornazo. This week he was using the Tornazo (shop here)