JW Johnson's Pro Pickleball Player Rankings Will SHOCK You - The James Ignatowich Show

JW Johnson has emerged as one of the top pickleball pros in the world, both in pickleball singles and pickleball doubles. JW Johnson joins host and Selkirk pro James Ignatowich to discuss all of the latest pickleball news, rank pro pickleball players, and discuss the best pickleball pros in the game right now.
Timestamps:
0:00 - The James Ignatowich Show Episode 2 Trailer
0:25 - JW Johnson introduction
1:35 - Favorite tournament venues
2:45 - Top 10 Men's Doubles players
4:50 - Top 10 Mixed Doubles players - Men's
11:00 - JW's preferred partner (besides Dylan Frazier)
12:25 - Weakest players
15:45 - Toughest female to play in Mixed Doubles (besides Anna Leigh Waters + Jorja Johnson)
17:40 - Top 10 Mixed Doubles players - Women's
21:30 - Most threatening teams in MLP's Premiere + Challenger Leagues
24:15 - Weakest teams in MLP's Premiere + Challenger Leagues
34:00 - Underrated players
35:50 - JW story time
37:55 - Strong Men's partnerships
38:50 - Weak Men's partnerships
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[@neilmm]

awesome interview, keep up with the creative, tough, and funny questions. Love the insight too, as someone new to PB but loves to try to improve quickly, study lot's of matches and play, it's awesome to hear some of these insights about players.

[@kennyrieschickpickleball8069]

Great interview! Love the bluntness of JW answers and no BS. It seems likes he is very comfortable around you which made this interview just a conversation which enjoyable to listen to/ watch

[@philtastic1]

Great show guys, keep them coming!

[@russelllew1139]

Love JW honesty, thanks guys

[@jonathandzung]

Another elite podcast, 🤩

[@oshofosho8990]

Love this

[@wq177]

My favorite parts were your smiles 😄 just about every time you mentioned a specific male player’s name… in the context of doubles.

[@klimo13]

great show, thanks James and JW

[@malcolmschinstine8078]

When will JW go back to using CRBN?

[@braddaddis371]

I thought the pod was good over all for being new. Not that you’re asking James, but I feel like a 3rd person chiming in might make it more fun and funnier. Just another perspective. And, I mean like having a side kick who’s on with you every time who doesn’t over speak, but is insightful and funny. Spice it up a bit. But, def love hearing pros rank other pros. It’s not always what we think their order would be. You could maybe make that a segment for any pro guest you have on. My 2 cents…not that you asked for it.

[@caseyclancey3308]

I know this is pre MLP but Your sister carried you so much in mesa, you need to watch the film back and let’s do another podcast with Iggy and ask who is your top mix partners now. I Bet you say JORGA

[@Purplemineral]

❤ 1:04

[@jeetkuneball9580]

No AJ, Julian?

[@fishinfever3577]

Can we get this again now that it’s half way through the season? I would say that almost all his picks was off 🤦‍♂️😂

[@jorgeferreiro9783]

Interesting that Ben Johns is barely mentioned

[@CohenAcademy]

JW, no Parenteau in the top 10?

[@godgunsandgoldens]

Julian and Thomas etc end up winning it all. With two females you wouldn't mention Parenteau an Terichenko. Team chemistry counts.

[@The_pickleball_fennec]

james, if ur hands r so fast why do u get body bagged every time u play? would u care to elaborate? haha

[@arielmizrahi9289]

MLP projections didn’t age well

[@willmcduff178]

Ya I didn't expect the hustlers to do that great but it's beyond me how people didn't see the mad drops doing good their dominance looked obvious to me

[@caseyclancey3308]

The fact that he didn’t rate is mixed with his sister on top is telling.

[@caseyclancey3308]

Jorga #1

[@caseyclancey3308]

Jorga should be your #1

[@josephplayspickleball]

Having a premier 8 days a way is a bad idea in my opinion. It's the reason I never watch the Tyson podcast anymore. I see that there will be a premier, but I forget about it when it actually comes out. In my experience, it doesn't work

[@josephplayspickleball]

@@svenjorgensonjorgenson709 most people dont is my point, so premiering doesn't get people hyped, it wasted the notification then people forget.

[@mtavepholjalern11]

Dylan at 4 let’s go 🔥🔥🔥

[@DanCerveny]

No love for CP? She not just top ten, she's top five.

[@jamesignatowichpickleball]

Update: JW and I have no idea how to predict MLP 😂

[@The_pickleball_fennec]

u got it completely backwards lool

[@STEVEBOZIC]

What about you guys thinking to put Koop in the top 10 for mixed?? Lol

[@thirtydayjeff]

I don’t think these delayed podcasts are a good format no Reason to listen to it after the fact and boy were you Guys wrong about the hustlers and Mad Drops. DO SAME DAY POSCASTS had to Stop listening.

[@ADJoshua1]

In what world is Ben behind Riley, in ANY event? 😮

[@johnhorkman761]

I totally agree with you Ben johns is hands down the #1 pickleball player period offense and defense!

[@Yungdil]

@@johnhorkman761 you don’t play on the tour so I think he has a better idea than the both of you

[@godgunsandgoldens]

This world. 44 yo Matt Wright holds Riley back at this point. Give Riley right side player like Dylan Fraizer they rule.

[@ADJoshua1]

@@godgunsandgoldens Let’s see it. Teammates aside, Ben is in a different league. Imho, of course lol.

[@solo2rules]

You guys must have been smoking crack. Ben Johns behind Riley? Do you really think if Ben had Matt and Riley had Collin the results would be different? I seriously doubt it. Matt is a monster on either side. His back hand is deadly; a formidable weapon for a right side player. My armchair analysis........

[@Will-ib7ok]

Not saying I agree with them, but in their defense, putting Riley over Ben doesn't really mean that Ben and Matt would lose to Riley and Collin. Johns brothers work very well as a team because they train together everyday and practice very specific shots so they are more in sync than most other duos. It's not just about the combined talent of the two players

[@chadlecates2742]

Wow, bad take on the Hustlers

[@WorldTraveler222]

I think we just watched the two lowest energy most monotone players on tour give a 40 minute snooze fest.

[@philtastic1]

You sound like one of the players he left out just being jealous 😂

[@jaymead6]

So bored! I guess I'll go listen to pickleball studio instead.

[@calvinjones6539]

Snooze fest

[@johnny.torres]

Pablo is not Mexican, JW. Disappointed in you man…