The Association of Pickleball Players (APP) announced the creation of the Humana Cup, a team-format competition for pickleball professionals aged 50 and over, back in December last year.

A First-Of-Its -Kind Competition

The cup tournament, named after the health insurance provider, is a first-of-its-kind team competition for pickleball professionals. There are two divisions: champion pros (ages 50 and over) and master pros (ages 60 and over). You can read more about the Humana Cup here.

With January’s Punta Gorda, Florida, event and this month’s Champion Tour Pros Sacramento, California, tournament over, we can now concentrate on the next APP Tour event featuring Humana Cup matches: the 2024 APP Vlasic Classic at Delray Beach, Florida, from April 3 to 7.

The five-day event will feature high-level competition for amateurs, with a substantial prize pool at stake for the professional category. The 2024 APP Vlasic Classic will cater to various skill levels, from 3.0 through 5.0, including those playing at the professional level, across diverse age categories.

You can register here.

Event Listing For The Rest Of 2024

The event listing for the rest of the year is as follows:

• May 22 to 26: APP Tour in New York, N.Y. (Major; Champion Tour Pros Only)
• August 28 to September 1: APP Tour in Chicago, Ill (Champion Tour Pros Only)
• October. 23 to 27: APP Tour in Southern California (Major)
• December 11 to 15: APP Tour in Fort Lauderdale, Florida (Major)

Our article here shows the six teams in each of the Champions Pros and Masters categories for 50- —and 60-year-olds.‍

‍Champions Results

Here are the results of the two Humana Cup categories for the first two rounds of the competition.

Week 1

Team Zickert defeated Team Whitwell 5-1 (match stopped after one team reached 5); Team Zickert wins 1 point.

Team Simon Team defeated Team Lane 5-4; Simon wins 1 point.

Team Endara Team defeated Team Welsher 5-4; Team Endara wins one point. Teams Lane, Welsher, and Whitwell 0 points.

Week 2

‍Team Welsher Team defeated Team Zickert 7-2; Team Welsher wins 1 point.

Team Endara defeated Team Simon 5-4; Team Endara wins 1 point.

Team Whitwell defeated Team Arick 5-4; Team Whitwell wins 1 point.

Classification After Two Events

‍1st – Team Endara with 2 points.

2nd- Teams Simon, Welsher, Whitwell, and Zickert with 1 point.

6th- Lane with zero points.

Masters Results

Week 1

Team Lehman/Henderson defeated Team Spearman/Hickman 6-3; Team Lehman/Henderson wins 1 point.

Team Headley/Powers defeated Team Frasca/Ting 5-4; Team Headley/Powers wins 1 point.