PPA Hyundai Masters - Mixed Doubles Gold Medal Match - Irvine/Newman Vs Waters/Johns

Watch the Mixed Doubles Championship match from The 2023 Hyundai Masters powered by Invited.
Watch as (1) Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns take on (2) Jessie Irvine and Riley Newman at Rancho Mirage, California

[@tina1281]

Been waiting for this match to come on KZbin….did not disappoint.

[@charlesmilbourn6861]

Wow. The best of the best. Congrats. ✌

[@judymckee5992]

Wow, what a team

[@Junior_Pickleball_A]

which paddle is Ben using in this match....doesnt look like his hyperion paddle

[@pickleballer1729]

I had a graphite paddle 6 years ago. Is there any difference between graphite and "carbon" in Pickleball paddles? Seems to me like "carbon" is just the trendy word now, whereas "graphite" used to be.

[@plannedtuna8293]

My understanding is that carbon fiber is just graphite that is precisely oriented/woven to be stronger and less stiff. So although they’re kind of the same thing there is actually a tangible difference.

[@pickleballer1729]

@@plannedtuna8293 Thanks. That sounds right.

[@gk-qf9hv]

Pickleball community needs to decide on the rules of this game! According to the rules, you can stay in the kitchen as long as you want. The only requirement is that you don't volley from there. At 23.30 minutes, Newman stepped OUT of the kitchen BEFORE hitting the ball. Yet it was called out! Make rules that can be implemented.

[@plannedtuna8293]

His right foot doesn’t hit the ground outside of the kitchen before making contact with the ball,. The call made sense which is why no one questioned it or batted an eye. By your logic someone could just blatantly stand in the kitchen and then jump out while hitting a shot.

[@gk-qf9hv]

@@plannedtuna8293 it is not MY logic, these are the rules.

[@plannedtuna8293]

@@gk-qf9hv Read the kitchen rules. You clearly don’t know them and think you do