Pod recap: Were our predictions right?

Episode 116: Preview of PPA Finals

Episode 116: Predicting outcomes of the PPA Finals

In this episode, the guys break down the (cheesily named) ATP and Erne pools of the PPA Finals, predicting who will prevail in each pool to advance to semis. How’d they do?

Men’s singles

Prediction - (click to watch)

  • ATP Pool - Fed & Hunter

  • Erne Pool - Ben & Quang, if healthy

Tyler predicted Hunter would come through, since he’s been playing strongly in recent months. Jimmy pondered if Tyson will make Finals in 2025, given his performance and health in the last 6 months:

How’d we do?

  • Fed

  • Hunter

  • Ben

  • Quang (with a bit of grace, since QD withdrew due to injury)

  • (Tyson & Connor came out of the Erne pool)

Women’s Singles

Prediction - (click to watch)

  • ATP Pool - Anna Leigh & Kate

  • Erne Pool - Brooke & Mary B.

The ATP is stacked; Jimmy noted that any of the 4 ladies could come out of this pool. In the Erne pool, Jimmy felt strongly about Mary prevailing, but Tyler disagreed, presuming Jimmy is just trying to get back in Mary’s good graces. Should Jimmy send Mary a really nice Christmas gift?

How’d we do?

  • Anna

  • Kate  

  • Brooke (dropped just prior to the event; Jorja took her place)

  • Mary

  • (Kaitlyn Christian & Parris Todd prevailed from Erne and ATP, respectively)

Mixed Doubles

Prediction - (click to watch)

  • ATP Pool - AL/Ben & Rachel/Fed

  • Erne Pool - Anna/Gabe & JW/Jorja

Obviously - Ben & Anna Leigh were expected to prevail in the ATP pool. The remaining players regularly play together, with the exception of Etta & James, giving them a more significant advantage. Jimmy felt Rachel & Fed would prevail from ATP, but Tyler leaned more toward Catherine & Christian.

How’d we do?

  • AL/Ben

  • Rachel/Fed  

  • AB/Gabe

  • JW/Jorja

  • (Catherine & Christian prevailed out of ATP - Tyler gets the credit here!)

Women’s Doubles

Prediction - (click to watch)

  • ATP Pool - Anna Leigh/Catherine & Jorja/Lacy

  • Erne Pool - Anna Bright/Rachel & Tyra/Allyce

This is a pretty tightly competitive group - the guys were pretty torn on the 2nd place in each pool, though top ladies were pretty clear (AL/CP + AB/RR).

How’d we do?

  • AL/Catherine

  • Jorja/Lacy (they took one game off AL & Catherine)

  • Anna/Rachel

  • Tyra/Allyce  

  • (Jessie & Mari ended up winning 2-1 and advancing from Erne)

Men’s Doubles

Prediction - (click to watch)

  • ATP Pool - JW/Gabe & Dekel/Christian

  • Erne Pool - Dylan/Pablo & Fed/Hayden

No Johns bros coming out of ATP, according to Jimmy! Tyler maintains his faith in the Johns, but also wouldn’t be surprised if someone else comes out on top. Jimmy described Riley & Jaume as “boom or bust,” but ultimately didn’t think they’d top this pool. Tyler was the one to point out that Tyson has had a lot of success with Andrei (subtle foreshadowing).

How’d we do?

  • Dekel/Christian

  • Fed/Hayden

  • Dylan/Pablo  

  • JW/Gabe

  • (Tyler’s foreshadowing was right - Tyson and Andrei dominated together; they swept the Erne pool)

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