Ben Johns takes on Quang Duong in the Semis at the Denver Open

[@DrCaptainMorgan]

Duong needs to restring his paddle w a higher tension and then more if his shots will land inside the court.

[@kingtrawal]

ikr, what a gay game this is LOL

[@khaidu4111]

😂😂😂

[@sayles7858]

Everyone here in the comments hating on the kids strokes must have made the semis of a pro tournament to play against Ben johns 😂

[@kevinmcmah]

00:17 this shot was so in?

[@mumtazali2824]

What grip does Ben John use?

[@Grimmeruk]

Can anyone tell me why the referees in Pickleball tournaments call the scores so aggressively? 🙂

[@mauriceb9996]

To make they are heard!

[@ninamarie2035]

Referees must project their voices, they must speak loudly & clearly so players AND spectators can hear the score. Idk how that translates to “aggressive”.

[@Grimmeruk]

@@ninamarie2035 I know that’s the reason. It was a light comment (hence the ‘🙂’ at the end). You do know that you can achieve all those things successfully without sounding so overly brusque…like the dulcet tones of tennis umpires ( although I readily admit that they are normally mic’d up). 😉

[@ninamarie2035]

@@Grimmeruk 🙄

[@chrismundiath4348]

Makes them feel like their “sport” Is tough to cover up the pathetic silly game it is

[@alvinprestosa3778]

Dzamn!!! Welcome to the PPA 😬👊🏽🤙🏽

[@golfmaniac007]

00:18 ball was in.....called out by ben johns. not trusting ben's line calls anymore. i always questioned some of his lines calls. you can see duong even puzzled by the call

[@danielzalutskiy5610]

Same thing at 02:37

[@markscholes6844]

came here to say this. Also on the 4-2 point. That's 2 balls clearly in. Why can't QD question these...i'd be livid.

[@whycam4737]

To be fair he could've challenged the calls and chose not to. Both were obviously in though not sure how they were called out to begin with.

[@noelgenoway9360]

Duong does have an odd style of spins, and spins and more spins!

[@bretts5571]

too much spin

[@deaconthomas7930]

He’s like a one trick pony, spins and down the lines shots

[@christian-gu5oq]

His game plan is a hard one to use against guys that can hit the spots like Johns

[@thanh221248]

Is the serve at 6:51 of BJ is illegal?

[@RD-kw7mk]

its pronounced Yoo-ung as a fellow Duong lol but proud to see someone with my last name playing professionally

[@coreyap1]

QD will find his game more formidable if they someday bring about clay court pickleball.

[@kingtrawal]

why would it matter? ya'll don't even have a serve... it's the gayest game in history.

[@avatar_ball_bender]

Check check what's up brother... Have a grest pickleball day

[@user-mj8ml2vs5d]

Where can I get the same arm sleeves? I love Johns’ outfit

[@zeruth467]

Obviously the joola store I assume?

[@jameshong13]

@samyigolf

[@TheUsmarine101]

Duong is exerting way too much energy and he’s not beating Johns as a banger. Still impressive that he’s where he’s at at such a young age though.

[@hugedisappointment8212]

It’s because he’s a tennis player. Being good at tennis = being good at pickleball

[@guffy6697]

ah ah ah ah ah.......missed

[@himanshudewaskar5141]

Its seems Duong looks at his coach after every shot... The day he starts playing on his own may be there will be better results At the moment its no contest with @benjohns

[@youngsuit]

duong has a paddle background, not a pickle background, so that's why he plays the way he does

[@hugedisappointment8212]

Hes a tennis player…

[@worklove5147]

Duong style is more fitting for tennis.... he needs to change his style or new paddle that can generate more speed/power

[@themostunluckykid]

Well that's embarrassing. Such great footwork and athleticism but that extreme grip is atrocious.

[@seat2d]

Singles is no fking joke this game

[@OneMoreTag]

Ben just made canine mincemeat out of Q. Q learned and corrected 3 months later.

[@Blocher117]

ball at 0:17 was way in. YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!! Oh wait, wrong sport...

[@zakf6104]

All the pickleball elitism is so cringe. Don’t become the same people that make the tennis community so insufferable

[@vietpimp999]

For a couple top 10 players in the world I see a lot of unforced errors like hitting in the net.

[@DearDextra]

lol, just wait till asian catch up to this game. The mechanics of this game is more closer to ping pong than tennis, I think we would soon see asians players on top.

[@michaelwang8195]

Pretty sure he comes from a high level tennis/padel background

[@sspimpmasterflex]

He played so dumb tho.. leaving high balls and hitting back right to Ben.. gotta make Ben work..

[@Dtvangogh]

Closer to ping pong? Youre delusional. Badminton comparison is much closer.

[@douglasmurdoch7247]

@@Dtvangoghdelusional? That’s a bit strong. He didn’t bring up badminton. He said it’s closer to ping pong than tennis, and there is some truth to that

[@NOT_A_TOP_FAN]

Ping pong??? Lol… clearly you never played a high level of tennis. Of course there are ping pong elements, but when you DONT look at rec players and simply focus on professionals in pickleball, it’s clearly more related to tennis

[@itsdirtyboogie]

He called him avatar...

[@tonynguyen5844]

thought was weird too, but he goes by that

[@bicyclethief]

@@tonynguyen5844 makes more sense when u hear the complete nickname: Avatar Quang Duong The Ball Bender

[@chubun6631]

I believe his dad actually shaved an arrow shape on his head when he was a young kid.

[@prettyblueplanet]

I think he converts too much of his stroke energy into spin. Makes it slower, higher and floats a little longer. But it’s pretty

[@victortran9460]

that serve has to be illegal

[@anthienvo]

It's QD's paddle. Been there, done that. BJ's paddle outranks QD's. QD's is really fun to play with. It sings when it hits, and when it hits, it goes strong like tennis. Now, BJ's paddle to QD's is like scissor to paper; its surface neutralizes all strong shots; its weight gives more control and backbone. In other words, in the game of cardio, QD's stamina got drained rapidly. On the other hands, BJ clearly overwhelms QD with his experience and physique, I mean look at that man's calves; they are double sized than QD's. Two pluses. I personally find the difference of the paddles that can make a great gap of experience quite controversial; however, that's the game. Obviously, hate the players, not the game

[@jimg6178]

Why is this a big deal? Loopy swings are terrible for pickleball, yawn. Lots of really fast players out there by the dozens.

[@robin212212]

this is like watching miniature tennis

[@kingtrawal]

tennis for gays

[@jonathangee8585]

can't just play pickleball at the baseline...

[@sawyer7287]

Whoever made the decision to speed up the video made a big mistake. So deceptive to the game, if you are trying to make the game look faster and more appealing, screw you, you just embarrassed the name of pickleball even more. And this is coming from a super fan of pickleball.

[@douglasmurdoch7247]

Why is he grunting like a female tennis player lol. Please don’t let that become a thing in pickleball

[@kjprice1443]

The little guy was trying too hard, and maybe got wrapped up in who he was playing! He needs to relax and slow his game down.

[@dougwur1]

Duong definitely is a one trick pony! Needs to get over his topspin obsession.

[@johnmiller1117]

Probably true, with pickle sometimes it’s not about how hard or how much spin you can hit with. Duong isn’t a bad player though, Ben John’s is just at such a higher leve

[@kingtrawal]

this is pickleball.. . there's no skill needed.

[@zakf6104]

The kid made it to semis and is still new to the game bro. I think you need to get over your 3rd shot drop obsession.

[@Khaavrenbbb]

He’s still new to the game coming from tennis and a decent year at that - winning the orange bowl.

[@hugedisappointment8212]

He won the damn orange bowl bro is a tennis player that’s why

[@kingtrawal]

Pickleball is like tetherball... zero skill needed and only fun at middle school recess. What a lame game LOLLLL

[@douglasmurdoch7247]

Do you actually believe what you’re saying? If there’s no skill required, I’m guessing you could beat these guys, right?

[@kingtrawal]

@@douglasmurdoch7247 the reason Pickleball is popular amongst people who haven’t been active since middle school PE class is because it takes no skill. Everybody understands this except you. You need to grow a brain.

[@avatar_ball_bender]

I used to believe like that until I play.. it's easy to learn hard to master.. it's a tough work out in single.. very very hard to spin dipping balls low .