PPA Tour · LA Mad Drops (MLP) · #1 · as of Jun 2026 · 2026 MLP: 27-6
The most decorated player in pro pickleball history, still ranked No. 1 with the widest gap over the field in men's doubles.
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Brooklyn gets their injured men's doubles anchor back for St. Pete, where a raft of season stats reveal just how dominant — and how one-sided — the top-tier matchups have been in 2026.
After Zane Navratil's YouTube video questioned whether Hayden Patriquin was dragging down the St. Louis Shock, Patriquin texted three sentences back — then posted a perfect week and helped engineer an 11-3 dismantling of Ben Johns.
After Zane Navratil publicly questioned Patriquin's Columbus showing, Hayden texted back asking for the smoke — then went 10-0 and took it to Ben Johns in men's doubles.
On Pickleballers, Ben Johns's sister and PPA employee No. 4 retells the origin story — homeschooling on 12 acres, a freakishly coordinated kid brother, and the Franklin deal that made it real.
Runner-up — Los Angeles Mad Drops — MLP St. Petersburg
Runner-up — Los Angeles Mad Drops — MLP St. Louis
Champions — Los Angeles Mad Drops — MLP Dallas