Dirk Nowitzki on the basketball court.
Dirk Nowitzki headlines a star-studded field of celebrities competing in the event. LM Otero/Associated Press

PPA Worlds: Order of play for Celebrity Pickleball Showdown

The Celebrity Pickleball Showdown is being contested at the Jenius Bank Pickleball World Championships at Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch, TX tonight.

The festivities get underway at 7pm CT / 8pm ET on Natures Sunshine Championship Court, with live broadcast coverage on Pickleballtv and Tennis Channel.

Headlined by Dallas Mavericks legend and NBA Hall of Famer, Dirk Nowitzki, the marquee event also features NFL Hall of Famer and former Dallas Cowboys star, Terrell Owens, World Series champion, J.D. Martinez, and global online streaming star, Tfue.

The celebrities will be competing alongside some of the very best athletes in professional pickleball, including Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Jack Sock, Anna Bright, and Tyson McGuffin.

A group of pickleball's rising stars is also participating, including Ella Yeh, Elsie Hendershot, Tama Shimabukuro, and Cam Chaffin.

Here is the order of play:

 

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