Significant sums from the 2026 APP Vlasic Classic Chicago Benefiting Shriners Children's
1
Million
Seone Mendez
captured her first gold of the year in Chicago when she defeated Domenika Turkovic in a tough three-game match on Championship Sunday. First, but likely not the last.
2
Million
Kat Stewart & Ronan Camron
are the only pros who left Chi-Town with multiple medals. The pair won a mixed pro doubles title together - the first time each has won a mixed gold - and also came away with bronze medals in their singles tournaments.
3
Million
Jack Munro & Richard Livornese Jr.
brought the threepeat home from Chicago. The pair has been crowned at each of the last three tournaments, including in Sacramento and Cincinnati. Munro & Livornese Jr. defeated Patrick Kawka and Quang Duong in a nail-biting three-game set on Sunday to secure the hardware.
5
Million
Ammar Wazir
once again brought the hometown crowd to its feet by winning his second consecutive title in his hometown of Chicago. After winning in Chicago in 2025, Wazir defeated Jayden Broderick to take home his second gold of the year.
8
A whopping eight different APP pros earned their first medals of 2026: Jayden Broderick, Amanda Hendry, Quang Duong, Nicola Schoeman, Selina Turujla, David Bieger, Zack Marceau, and Carlota Trevino. For Schoeman, Turulja, Bieger, Marceau, and Trevino it was the first APP medals of their careers. More where that came from!
13
Million
Roos van Reek & Vivian Glozman
required 13 games in five matches to secure their first gold as a duo in women's pro doubles on the APP Tour this year. The gold is the first of her career for van Reek on the APP Tour.
17
Million
Susannah Barr & Brandon Lane
won the 2026 Shriners Children's APP Pro Invitational Chicago in an extremely tight final match against Kat Stewart and Ronan Camron on Thursday night in front of a packed house. Together the two teams combined for 17 points as Barr and Lane won 9-8 as the clock hit zero.
22
Million
different APP pros earned a medal at the 2026 APP Vlasic Classic Chicago Benefiting Shriners Children's. There were no double golds and only two players (Stewart and Camron) who came home with multiple medals. Spreading the wealth!
83
Million
It's been 83 years since deep dish pizza was invented at Pizzeria Uno in Chicago. This popular Chicago menu item was referenced five times throughout the tournament in Quang Duong's APP Pro Player Blog. This guy has his priorities straight!
25
thousand
The 2026 Shriners Children's APP Pro Invitational Chicago raised $25k for Shriners Children's Hospitals, and representatives and ambassadors from Shriners shared the spotlight with the pros Thursday night. Some things really are bigger than pickleball.
