James Ling has been playing pickleball for just over a year and has quickly established himself as one of the top emerging players in Europe. In his first year of competition, Ling earned 15 professional medals across the European circuit.
His accomplishments include singles gold, men’s doubles silver, and mixed doubles bronze at the Egypt Open; singles silver and mixed doubles bronze at the Rome Open; and singles silver, men’s doubles bronze, and mixed doubles bronze at the RTA 500 England. He also recorded a Top 5 finish in mixed doubles and a Top 7 finish in men’s doubles at PPA Italy.
Ling has reached the Top 10 in singles on the RTA European Tour, while currently ranking among the Top 3 singles and Top 5 doubles players in the UK.
PPA TOUR EUROPE - P250 BARCELONA OPEN
Bracket Completed
Match #26
Sep 25
James Ling
G1
11
-5
G2
10
-12
G3
11
-7
Alberto Horcajuelo Vicente
G1
11
5
G2
10
12
G3
11
7
Match #52
Sep 25
James Ling
G1
3
-11
G2
11
-8
G3
10
-12
Jhonnatan Medina Alvarez
G1
3
11
G2
11
8
G3
10
12
Gold:
Jhonnatan Medina Alvarez
Silver:
Grayson Goldin
Bronze:
Mikołaj Biedermann
Bracket Completed
Match #13
Sep 26
James Ling, Boris Paque
G1
11
-0
G2
11
-4
Alan Gonzalez I, José Emmanuel Alvarez Ferreyra
G1
11
0
G2
11
4
Match #32
Sep 26
James Ling, Boris Paque
G1
8
-11
G2
11
-8
G3
7
-11
James Lofthouse, Alexander Minogue-Stone
G1
8
11
G2
11
8
G3
7
11
Match #40
Sep 26
James Ling, Boris Paque
G1
11
-15
David Álvarez, Alejandro de la Torre
G1
11
15
Gold:
Alex Serrano Ruano / Jorge Rodriguez
Silver:
Tom Protzek / Lennard Tebbing
Bronze:
Arwid Dahlin / Jesus Garcia Garre
Bracket Completed
Match #13
Sep 27
Ellie Tomkinson, James Ling
G1
7
-11
G2
11
-4
G3
11
-5
Álvaro Dóyega Rodríguez, Paula Levitskiy de Miguel
G1
7
11
G2
11
4
G3
11
5
Match #38
Sep 27
Ellie Tomkinson, James Ling
G1
1
-11
G2
9
-11
Jesus Garcia Garre, Sabrina Mendez Dominguez
G1
1
11
G2
9
11
Match #46
Sep 27
Ellie Tomkinson, James Ling
G1
15
-9
Alberto Seccia, Marina Sicic
G1
15
9
Match #62
Sep 27
Rebecca Pijls, Boris Paque
G1
12
-15
James Ling, Ellie Tomkinson
G1
12
15
Match #65
Sep 27
Laura Falceto Font, Martin Thomas
G1
5
-15
James Ling, Ellie Tomkinson
G1
5
15
Match #70
Sep 27
Sabrina Mendez Dominguez, Jesus Garcia Garre
G1
7
-15
James Ling, Ellie Tomkinson
G1
7
15
Match #71
Sep 27
Olivia McMillan, Jhonnatan Medina Alvarez
G1
11
-9
G2
6
-11
G3
8
-11
James Ling, Ellie Tomkinson
G1
11
9
G2
6
11
G3
8
11
Gold:
Judit Castillo / Zane Navratil
Silver:
Katie Morris / Tom Protzek
Bronze:
Ellie Tomkinson / James Ling
