Waters/Johns v Wright/Alshon at the Lapiplasty Pickleball World Championships

[@deanferret3624]

Ok, we’re over the bad bunions commercials

[@imruss18]

It's the sponsor

[@annegoodfellow8928]

I love watching these champions ...Great commentary

[@linsu2854]

Great effort by Christian and Etta. You're both great players in your own right. Getting to the finals in this highly competitive field is in itself a huge achievement. Focus on that! And, you made into the MLP semi-finals!

[@akistepinska]

I love watching mixed doubles, especially when Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns are playing-they're my favorite duo to watch. I often watch their matches at 0.5 or 0.75 speed to study what Anna Leigh is doing. I'm trying to learn the double-handed backhand she uses. These matches were so good-it's interesting to see how they target the females ( ๑>ᴗ

[@Bob_DaBuilder-i3x]

Alshon seems to play super dominant for the first 20 or so rallies of matches. Then tanks the rest of the game.

[@davidroddy2012]

This venue was not made for TV. The shadow was so bad. I couldn’t even see the ball sometime.

[@pacitagayol531]

Yeheyyy Congratulations the CHAMPIONS 😍😘🙏👍 Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns 💪💪💪👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️🇵🇭 love from Philippines 🎉

[@iantercero5380]

Alshon trying to slow down the game by using a towel after every point 😂 This would be a crazy drinking game, take a drink every time he uses his towel.

[@ray1johnson1]

At 6:38, no, dude (commentator), the return was not in the middle. It was not Alshon's shot. It went right to Wright and she responded immediately to receive it. She just shanked it.

[@jimmychafins]

Why does Alshon always seem to self destruct..? He starts off strong then falls apart…I see him do this all time…

[@TheEgb18c]

Too hard on himself after a couple mistakes….

[@kabob21]

I gotta agree he could really use a sports psychologist to help him mentally stay in the game

Alshon is a pretty chill dude when he is not randomly screaming at the other side of the net.

[@hasnolmuhd5659]

Just like tennis ..but no sweat i like badminton

[@velo9542]

Newer player here! Was the move @ 17:24 legal because he didn’t step into the kitchen but instead out?

[@jmunt]

its legal because he jumped over the kitchen. if any part of his foot had touched any part of the kitchen on his takeoff or on his landing, it would've been illegal (this is why there is a foot fault at 27:53)

[@velo9542]

@@jmunt awesome, such a crazy move. Thank you for the explanation man I appreciate it 🙏🏼

[@jmunt]

@@velo9542 happy to help! Hope you enjoy your pickleball journey :)

[@patjenkins637]

Drone footage not cool here. Thx.

[@kailanatam2574]

Alshon trying so hard. Good luck next time.

[@normanxiong5614]

These camera angles and transitions are so bad.

[@Cfab305]

Please stop telling us that they lost all their other matches. Makes it pointless to watch the other games now which also hurts your number of views on those matches even though it is not due to lack of interest. 🙄

[@mikhailwilliams7308]

sheesh

[@HHHPedigrees]

Alshon is a weirdo for dating a 17 year old

[@Amorfatiart]

God, these announcers are so ridiculously biased toward Alshon and Wright. It’s just pathetic. So unprofessional.

[@DanKaschel]

If it makes you feel any better, most people complain that they're biased toward BJ and ALW. So in reality they're probably... Just commentating, and the bias is in everyone's head.

[@grant5864]

Felt like Ben and Anna were trying to heat check Alshon the first several points of the first game. Not sure why they gave him so many balls when he was playing out of his mind.

[@ray1johnson1]

When people are playing above their heads or unusually well, it's good to test them to see if they can maintain concentration and focus. Sometimes it works and breaks their concentration. Other times it doesn't so you have to try another strategy.