What 5.0 Pickleball Gold Medal Match Looks Like at Pictona Open

[@spelunkerd]

Wow, obvious kitchen foot foul that the referee missed just after 26:09. Watch the guy in black T shirt as he does the Ernie. He steps into the kitchen with his entire left foot, then volleys the ball with an Ernie before putting that left foot back onto the court. Referee gave them the side out, so didn't see it. Both feet have to touch court outside of the kitchen before he can legally volley the ball if he has stepped into the kitchen.

[@ThePickleballPirates]

Yeah, that was Lee Whitwell style erne

[@spelunkerd]

The same player did an actual volley while his left foot was completely inside the kitchen just after 36:08 and referee let play go on, but for that sequence they lost the point anyway. Then just after 38:06 he did the same thing and won the point with no comment from anybody. Do referees not make foot foul calls at the kitchen?

[@jignesh5]

Clear kitchen violations. Referee either didn’t catch it or they are not supposed to be watching for those.

[@JohnnyNguyen-v5r]

yah . A cheating bast**rd

[@JohnnyNguyen-v5r]

@@spelunkerd He even violated when he jumped back and block the volley as well. a Low class player

[@user-jc6pr5el5g]

I'd be a 4.9 DUPR too if I could play volleys from in the kitchen 3-5 times a match. 🤔

[@JohnnyNguyen-v5r]

hahahhaha

[@kentimig]

Hahaha. Right. The guy knows the rules too, because at 7:55 he calls a foot fault on his opponent when that guy Ernies and his toe touches the line. Still, this dude puts his entire foot in the kitchen every time he Ernies or attempts to Ernie.

[@lovingyou2301]

@@kentimighe hit the net during his ernie. He called him out on that. Go watch it again, see how the net moves

[@kentimig]

@@lovingyou2301 I see that now. So, he clearly knows the rules, but doesn't follow them.

[@grant5864]

Some of the most egregious kitchen violations I've ever seen. Toes touching the line is one thing but that dude in the black is putting his whole foot in. Can't believe no one is seeing that/calling it out.

[@TRUCKSTOPPOLITICS]

What is the ref watching. Main responsibility is to watch the kitchen line

[@ThePickleballPirates]

Right?

[@412Pickleball]

Did this tourny use some kinda computer voice instead of the actual ref?

[@ThePickleballPirates]

it is regular ref

[@CBornfrank]

kitchen fault at 7:58 also :(

[@JohnnyNguyen-v5r]

Some one need to tell this RUssian dude Josh Romanov learn the rule and stop cheating

[@kentimig]

He knows the rule. Check out 7:55

[@fishy7381]

Lots of unforced errors for 5.0

[@analoghack4117]

These are not 5.0 serves or returns 😪

[@ThePickleballPirates]

Brouhaha. Tell us you are a complete beginner without telling us you are a complete beginner.

[@janinemurdock2043]

What are you even talking about.

[@johnpaulharris1]

Not 5.0

[@ThePickleballPirates]

you think it is 6.0?