PPA’s New WPR Rankings Are Already Causing Chaos

Send us Fan MailThe PPA's new WPR ranking system is officially here — and it's already creating some VERY strange situations.We break down the PPA Arizona draws, including how Ben Johns can be the No. 22 seed in men's singles but receive a double bye, while the No. 1 seed has to start in the Round of 64. Does rewarding overall WPR make sense, or has the new system made the rankings even more confusing?Before Arizona, we recap the latest PPA Asia event and discuss whether American pros are taking advantage of international tournaments to rack up ranking points. If your only goal is improving your ranking, is playing PPA Asia actually the smartest strategy?We also discuss the PPA's new AI line-calling system after several questionable calls, whether players should trust AI over what they see with their own eyes, and what needs to change.Tyler's latest controversial pickleball takes.Let us know your hottest pickleball take in the comments.Thanks for watching King of the Court! Make sure to like, subscribe and turn on notifications for more pickleball news, opinions, tournament previews and behind-the-scenes discussion.Timestamps00:00 Intro00:48 Football Season + Ben Shelton Talk02:29 Youth Football Coaches Are INSANE03:48 Parents Fighting at Kids' Sporting Events05:07 National Junior Pickleball Championship06:37 High School Pickleball Is Exploding07:20 Dominator + Montis Pickleball08:08 KOTC All Access + Jimmy's OnlyFans 😂10:19 Tyler's Massage Disaster14:11 PPA Asia 1000 Recap14:55 Women's Doubles Results16:28 Are U.S. Pros Taking Over PPA Asia?17:11 Is PPA Asia the Best Way to Gain Ranking Points?18:01 Men's Doubles Results19:52 PPA Asia Singles Results20:48 Mixed Doubles Upsets23:11 Zane Ford's Surprising Results24:26 Is PPA's AI Line Calling Actually Accurate?25:06 Tyler's Questionable AI Overrule26:28 The Biggest Problem With AI Line Calling27:10 Should PPA Use Human Judgment With AI?27:46 A Wild Strategy for Avoiding Jet Lag29:22 PPA Arizona Preview30:17 The New WPR Seeding System Gets WEIRD31:12 Why Tyler Thinks the New System Is Dumb32:13 Will WPR Force More Pros to Play Singles?33:33 How Arizona Heat Will Affect Singles35:06 Men's Singles Predictions36:37 Women's Singles Predictions37:34 Mixed Doubles Preview39:37 Tyler's Mixed Doubles Draw40:25 Men's Doubles Preview42:17 Interesting Men's Doubles Teams43:13 Women's Doubles Preview44:11 Tyler Picks Tyra Black & Megan Dizon to Win44:57 Rage Bait WORKS 😂45:33 Tyler's Controversial Pickleball Takes46:21 Do Pickleball Glasses Look Stupid?47:01 Is Serve Speed Overrated?47:44 Does Practicing More Actually Make You Better?48:43 QD's Mysterious Post + Pickleball Drama49:32 College Football Talk50:09 Like, Subscribe & Support KOTCWebsite: https://www.tylerloong.com/ KOTC All Accesshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDiH-sjthLCovD8i79-AkWg/joinCode “KOTC” for a discount athttps://www.clubpickleballmastermind.com/kotc KOTC Merch - Use “KOTC” kitchpickleball.comNEW KOTC DISCORD https://discord.com/invite/kNR65mBemfNEW KOTC CAMEOhttps://www.cameo.com/morekotcInstagram: Tyler's IG - @tyler.loong  Jimmy's IG - @jimmymiller_pbKOTC IG - @morekingofthecourt  Facebook: / tyler.loong   --Support the show