Ben Johns and ALW take on Anna Bright and James Ignatowich for the GOLD!

[@PRO-AMERICA2024]

Favorite Pickleball Team! AL & John's!🎉

[@CVSylver08]

James needs to give Anna more balls. She is such a beast.

[@apers5do]

Yeah right. She’s no where near his level.

[@cactusplant2686]

you wish....maybe you just fancy her

[@ursuladelvalle]

ALW and Ben, they are 23:00 my favorite. I love them. After Ben, Ignatowich ... he is super fun :)

[@MattRelaxingASMR]

Ben johns always looks like he just got out of bed with 4 hours of sleep 😂

[@GreatNo01]

I think he needs a wardrobe consultation.

[@thechancellor842]

Right haha the word disheveled comes to mind

[@SN-95]

And he still wins it :P but ya i thought earlier that he tries to pair with Anna Lee...but now that she does not wear same color skirts (skirts made her look like a cute doll) as him, he does look like disheveled. No color coordination. My GF accused me of that and when i showed Johns to her, she appreciated my sense being a bit better :P

[@pamelakenney4496]

That outfit is completely hysterical

[@robinrobine8100]

You have it mixed up, you mean Tyson McGuffin.

[@giffy5775]

Greatest mixed doubles game I've ever seen. Anna Bright has excellent legs. Ben should burn those red socks.

[@sandrasalomone9307]

i love James he's the only players who bounces around like I do, wish I played as well!!

[@bart1476]

Wasted energy

[@pickleballer1729]

2:00 "He hit the net. As long as it lands in the kitchen, we will re-serve it." At the Denver Open a few weeks ago, I asked a PPA person (probably a short term volunteer, but looked pretty official) about that- if we amateurs were going to do lets since we were playing in a PPA event. She said "There are no longer let serves- for anyone. If the ball lands in, you play it." Then I watched about a dozen pro matches, and of course, they replayed net serves. PPA might want to let their people know about this, and my question is still out there: If you're an amateur playing in a PPA event, do you re-serve net serves?

[@darkslidebs]

I believe that ruling change will apply to pros for 2024 season

[@joe1071]

Thank you! Came to the comments to ping this out! Thought the rules changed exactly like you said. Let serves are to be played, not reserved!

[@pickleballer1729]

@@darkslidebs I actually think that rule being different for the pros is OK, since they have refs to determine whether a ball hit the net. As an amateur, before the rule change, I got into a few disagreements about whether the ball hit the net or not. It was never a big issue for us, as we were casual players. I just wanted to make sure for the tournament, since we had refs to make that call.

[@walliegirl2]

Tennis is so much simpler when it comes to the rules as compared to pickleball. You can do just about anything but have a foot fault when serving.

[@pickleballer1729]

@@walliegirl2 True. And that's one of those things that is both good and bad. Tennis, being simpler (but mostly because it's centuries old and very well established) seldom has to plague its players with new rules changes. On the other hand, the more complex rules of Pickleball, mainly centering around the kitchen, make for a more intricate, and imo, more interesting game. Either way, Pickleball, with its tremendous growth rate and big money just coming into the game form sources that want to see certain trends in play, is bound to have some changes in the rules for the next few years.

[@cecilepham-nguyen2552]

Ignatowich feet was in side the kitchen during the back and forth 6-9 r alley,but it wasn’t called?

[@dianmobo]

Could someone explain why the point at 28:53 was not a kitchen fault/violation?

[@GoodnotGreat88]

not sure if thats the point you meant to share... she hits it from the baseline and it doesnt make it over the net. No one anywhere near the kitchen yet

[@BenjaminkAnderson]

@@GoodnotGreat88 I think they are asking cause James steps into the kitchen after the return. I'm guessing it's fine because the ball has already hit the ground on the other side of the court when he does?

[@vickychen8997]

Great teaching with body expression and head movement. Thank you for sharing!

[@Gadawg32]

Ignatowich gets on my nerves with all that hopping 😂

[@DrugstorePsychiatry]

Same. If he is playing in a match I usually wont watch much.

[@nn-NeuralNetwork]

Yeah hopping like that makes no sense when you have to move so little

[@michaelpoindexter8886]

@@nn-NeuralNetwork - Move little? You must be looking in the mirror.

[@yang2273]

Have you guys hear about ''touchtennis''??? 1:05

[@bradhexumOSM]

An hour in and James is still bouncing on his toes. Impressive.

[@kathleenmontavon8630]

Bouncing around so much is counterproductive. Light on your feet is good but Ig's constant movement looks like anxious energy. Players like Ben and JW have calm focused energy on court and it's more productive for pickleball.

[@calebalbertson5166]

Ignatowich is spinning the ball before his serve isnt that illegal now? @ 19:57 at you see his thumb on top of the ball as well. 21:23 .25 speed it just looks like hes spining it idk.

[@SN-95]

I thought so too....he spins it a bit

[@BroChaos]

what about at kzbin.info/www/bejne/jWHWp2Npf6amjdksi=0Rx5pZXqIxEBzHjs&t=160 ? his foot was in the kitchen before the ball bounces. should that be a fault?

[@pickleballer1729]

KZbin interrupted this match to insert ads at: 1:50, 5:14, 11:48, 18:26, 24:35, and 28:35. That's 6 times in just the first 30 minutes. C'mon. guys, we get that ads are necessary, but could you keep it to a reasonable level? BTW, in going back to confirms these times, I found that they did not come up in the replay. I think I might try just letting the video run while doing something else, and then come back and rewind it to watch.

[@LorenElara]

I forgot youtube even has ads. KZbin Premium is very worth it!

[@Hombredemadera]

I get the aggressive play works out at times for Iggy, but it’s mostly to his detriment when you’re gonna make that many unforced errors, goodness. So many missed serves, missed dinks, over-hitting… hard to watch-never gonna beat BJ/AL with that.

[@SN-95]

Isn't Ignatovich spinning the ball while serving. I thought that was banned.

[@RamonRamon609]

@1:55 is that a let? Why does Ignatowich have to serve again?

[@Willy_MS1]

the PPA stated for their events that lets will be re-served if it lands in the correct spot. I don't think the rulebook has made an official rule on re-serving lets yet.

[@mikopambuena]

0:42 - How to serve

[@marcschneider7362]

what do i tell myself ,first cant believe how this game looks when your a pro.its magic.

[@oicned5254]

Never miss calf day for Iggy 🤣

[@kageyami7749]

Are you guys shooting on a GoPro from 2007?

[@eddiebakira3887]

I can’t watch IGNA! He gives me an anxiety 😟 poor Bright! If someone jumping next to me like that all the time. I would go crazy

[@jasonbannan4024]

If you want feel, use a bat. There are plenty of us who like plush racquets that still have plenty of sensation as to where on the string bed we are making contact, at what angle, and the racquet position. Plush doesn't mean you can't feel what is important.

[@hudefpickleball]

I love Ben Johns

[@ronp5615]

ALW says: I'm your huckleberry! ;-)

[@SN-95]

If Igno keeps jumping like that besides me, i would stop serving and ask him to cool down before i serve...Kudos to anna bright to put up with it..i am adhd and i would get distracted

[@NJacana]

He has to go pee.

[@SN-95]

😁@@NJacana

[@14iceland]

What is this outfit John’s has on? 😀😀😀

[@stevehoy1927]

wow that 19 volleys in a row!!!

[@fencebb1466]

Bro James was absolutely playing too far right. He was constantly burned poaching dinks to Anna’s forehand and then not being able to get over without messing the shot up. I know you poach for a reason but he was too aggressive on the poaches for how many times he couldn’t get over.

[@ardynites1733]

Lots of the left sided players do this. It’s annoying to watch. It seems greedy sometimes

[@fencebb1466]

@@ardynites1733 well forehand should take most of the court, its annoying if you don’t play at higher levels but once you play 4.0 and up you realize how necessary it is. However if you overdo it like he did here it doesn’t help

[@bart1476]

Ignatowich overdoes everything

[@annmaes7550]

Anna Bright needs a better MD partner!

[@SawsyDawsy]

James really is a top 3 mixed mens player, he just isn’t always the most consistent

[@ursuladelvalle]

They will make a nice couple:)

[@gk-qf9hv]

If around the post is allowed, then hitting the post itself should be allowed as well.

[@rjsophia3712]

FYI-The left-sided player has the responsibility of protecting the right-sided player’s inside foot, especially while dinking. Higher risk of that player popping up.

[@michaelmuche6253]

Thanks for explaining! I was really curious (and annoyed TBH) to see this guy LIVING in his partners territory, especially since the other pair were not doing this. As a newbie watching to learn, it's great to hear why this is done. Without that context it would seem like he just doesn't trust his partner.

[@rjsophia3712]

True, but the other side doesn’t win. Lol! Anna Bright seems like she is the lead in the court and since she is not physically as strong as James, or Ben, they don’t usually win the finals. Anna and James are involved and I would guess that she’s in charge there too.

[@yipai8628]

Nice match! Johns/Waters play more smart!

[@rkirsch264]

Ben Long Johns

[@seansmith5716]

It doesn't look like they can be consistently beaten...she's 16 and he just turned 24...

[@chipstone2010]

I made it to about the 35th second before I got bored and decided to go and look under the bed for missing socks.

[@tonydaysog9164]

Former UC Berkeley tennis star Anna Bright?

[@tonydaysog9164]

It is! Cool! Go Bears!

[@bart1476]

What number on the team did she play?

[@sebrinadickerson3341]

Is there some really good reason that Anna Leigh Waters' full name can't be spelled out like the other players' names, over and over again? Why do they keep only giving her acronyms?

[@Linda-vz5lv]

Sorry looks like a foot fault on the ernie....at 42:47

[@StevenNguyen-m2u]

Ignatowich shirt was bothering me all game lmao

[@connorjohanning9604]

Ben’s hair in the backwards bar was bothering me haha

[@ubaidrazi97]

Igna bouncing up regularly seems he is losing more energy that way than putting in the game🤣🤣🤣

[@torresmt1235]

😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@darylhales4959]

Who dressed Ben Johns today? That's gotta be a distraction.

[@vinman2043]

Ignatowich needs to stay on his side more even tho it's his forehand. he is leaving a huge open spot constantly crowding bright

[@raes6829]

16:30 Ignatowich pushes off from the kitchen, is this a fault?

[@SN-95]

Nope..he didnt volley ball...as long as he is not volleying ball from kitchen, he can do anything..even sleep in kitchen

[@cecilepham-nguyen2552]

I would have anxiety with a bouncing feet partner Ignatowich 😅

[@jeffmutch7640]

12:44 bad call. No fault call should have been made.

[@ccdrummer]

The little hops are so annoying.

[@NJacana]

I wonder if they get drug tested.

[@christinewesley9599]

Ben and Anna Leigh are perfect partners!! It is a shame that Anna is SO young, they would be perfect partners off-court as well!!

[@kageyami7749]

Underage

[@Ch33ch007]

9:35-10:00 talk about the replay but dont show...more passion! more energy!

[@brianlane9534]

Am I correct in assuming that players who couldn't make it on the tennis circuit play pickleball instead?

[@kageyami7749]

Correct. But some skipped tennis and went straight to pickleball. But it’s fun. I was one of the people that poked at it and now I’m sponsored, lmfao.

[@lightsout6552]

I swear johns hit an illegal service above his waist every time

[@east_coastt]

I think his t shirt makes his waist look lower than it is

[@walliegirl2]

The serving rules in pickleball are so STUPID. Just do what does tennis does and allow for an overhead serve.

[@torresmt1235]

Question, why was Waters jumping up & down screaming & running after her match with Hurricane Black? which I thought was very disrespectful.

[@calvinkao7612]

ignatowich should just play by himself since he apparently doesn't need a partner

[@teflonlbrn3434]

Waters packin!!!

[@GenX1964]

What if your opponent does a pirouette? 😅😂😊😂😅😅

[@lisiatew]

Johns is a court hog. 👀

[@bart1476]

Ignatowich wastes so much energy bouncing around. I don't think he will ever beat Ben Johns.

[@miloandwarren]

It seems to me that the men think their playing singles & trying to hit every ball and in some cases almost bumping into their female partner to take the shot even tho their partner is in a better position to hit the winner & the girls can and have hit just as many winners as the boys.

[@liz-sy2lj]

why does BJ always look like he's playing in his pajamas?

[@totoafrika5568]

I want to try this game, looks fun, but its super boring to watch.

[@Logan.Ninefingers]

Ben Johns looks enormous but he's only 6'1". Bit of a court hog too.

[@kageyami11]

That dude bounces too much. What if the rhythm isn't synced?!

[@kageyami7749]

You guys can afford a crane and professional equipment to shoot the matches yet when you upload, it’s like watching high school video projects. What gives?!

[@nn-NeuralNetwork]

I think they just record the streams instead of actually having recordings of the event.

[@yipai8628]

Ignatowich should play better than Bright, but Bright play better than Ignatowich. I know the reason.

[@CloudsOnTheSun]

Ben, quit being a ball hog! Allow Ana to defend her side of the court,

[@Brycerezentes]

First!

[@Allen-by6ci]

no one cares

[@RandomTaylorswiftandcatsstuff]

First is the worst.

[@stephen20105]

James needs to quit bouncing on his toes. Take a chill pill

[@phyllisrosen7637]

Too much chatter from commentators!

[@francoalvau8721]

What is up with these dudes playing the entire kitchen line. Ball hogs lol😂

[@lisasakowski2063]

Why r the guys always poaching?

[@romrich]

Dude in all white might as well play solo. Doesn’t know how to play as a teammate

[@tombarca100]

the women have to stop the screaming when they win a point... keep it down.

[@Simplygreatstuff]

I'm sorry but who fashions Ben??? Elite sportsman or not - and yet he goes out in public like that. Is it drugs?

[@patricksnyder3446]

who the hell picks BJ's hahahaha wardrobe! damn they need to get their prescriptions fixed! Dude your rich you don't need to look like a tree dweller any more!!

[@cplmarcum81]

o dude be a court hog lol, and he makes more mess ups then him

[@omemeemom4102]

Goodness his bouncing is so distracting

[@billsmith3182]

Omg so sick of these 2

[@tommyhoang3625]

can't stand watching him bouncing, so annoying!

[@Ramenscooter]

Sooo boring

[@james7myers]

Red Sox is a court hog

[@rjsophia3712]

Not a hog. The right-side player always takes the drinks to the left-side player's backhand. There is a higher percentage of her popping it up by drinking with her backhand so he takes those shots.

[@walliegirl2]

Ignatowich and Bright are boring to watch.

[@ckarea55]

I love pickle ball, way more fun than tennis, but have to admit it looks really stupid haha

[@walliegirl2]

It just isn't good to watch on TV. Squash is the most fun racquet sport to play, but like pickleball it is boring to watch on TV. I propose eliminating the third shot bounce, and allow overhead serve.

[@diegosotomiranda4107]

Theres sports that are wayy more fun practicing than watching it, this is one of them lmao