Snapshot of Dominance: 2025 Reaffirms Why Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns Are Pickleball’s GOATS – Pickleball News Asia
Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters are widely viewed as the GOATs—greatest of all-time—of pickleball. A
They’ve stockpiled medals, mostly of the golden variety, and set record after record throughout their careers, setting the bar so high that the next generation of greats will be hard-pressed to measure up to the BJ and ALW legacies.
And, in 2025, Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters proved yet again why they’re considered the GOATS. Just take a look at their medal tally from last season:
The table above is more than enough proof that Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns are true GOATs. But in case you were looking for more, consider these tidbits just to have an even greater appreciation of the GOAT things Waters and Johns did in 2025:
Needless to say, Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns had themselves quite a 2025. And the scary thing is that both are still very much in their prime. So, don’t be surprised if both continue to be dominant this 2026.
