In the first ever Life Time Open, held at Life Time Peachtree Corners, Chris Haworth and Lea Jansen are walking away $50,000 richer.
Life Time has showed continued investment in pickleball, and only continued that investment with the Life Time Open. The entire prize purse was $250,000.
This tournament was unique in multiple ways:
Pro singles only - no amateurs playing on side courts and no pro doubles brackets either $250k prize pool - the PPA Tour has players that are on guaranteed contracts, there are rarely any tournaments with real prize money up for grabs Each match was the best three out of five games, side out scoring to 11, win by two Each day contestants kept winning, they played two matches per day All pro players were welcome to play - APP Tour players, PPA Tour players, and even international players were able to register for this one - a unique opportunity for players on different tours to play against one another Let’s get into the action.
Top Storylines Lea Jansen Wins the Title with a Gutty Performance Jansen had smooth sailing in the Round of 32 and Round of 16, beating her opponents by a combined score of 66-28 and winning all six games. In the quarters, she faced off against APP Tour player, Bobbi Oshiro, who took the second game off of Lea, but could only manage the one.
It was a good thing for Jansen that she started Sunday off relatively unscathed on the weekend. Fitness definitely played a big part in this best three out of five tournament and... FULL ARTICLE FOUND ON: https://www.thedinkpickleball.com/haworth-and-jansen-take-home-50k-each-in-the-first-ever-life-time-open/
