Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
A major tournament in the Philippines ended in chaos — top Vietnamese singles players Quang Duong and Phuc Huynh made it to the finals and couldn't agree on which ball to play with. Quang Duong had been using a 48-hole ball throughout the entire tournament while Phuc Huynh played with the standard 40-hole ball. When they met in the final, no compromise could be reached — not even a coin flip. Tournament officials awarded double gold medals and the final was never played.
Zane and Nico break down what actually happened, how Quang Duong got away with using a different ball through the quarters and semis without anyone flagging it, and who's really at fault — the players, the referees, or the two competing ball sponsors.
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A major tournament in the Philippines ended in chaos — top Vietnamese singles players Quang Duong and Phuc Huynh made it to the finals and couldn't agree on which ball to play with. Quang Duong had been using a 48-hole ball throughout the entire tournament while Phuc Huynh played with the standard 40-hole ball. When they met in the final, no compromise could be reached — not even a coin flip. Tournament officials awarded double gold medals and the final was never played.
Zane and Nico break down what actually happened, how Quang Duong got away with using a different ball through the quarters and semis without anyone flagging it, and who's really at fault — the players, the referees, or the two competing ball sponsors.
🎙️ Full episode on The Dink Pickleball YouTube channel.
Subscribe for new PicklePod episodes every week 👇
Be the first to try Zane's new course here: tzpickleball.com
Check out Zane's Pro Pickleball Talk channel on Discord: discord.gg/wzNVADmZb
#Pickleball #PPATour #PickleballPodcast
Leave your voicemail for the PicklePod at (512) 200 - 4299
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Like the ep? Do us a favor: subscribe to our channel and leave a review on Apple or Spotify
-Subscribe to our 'all things pickleball' *free e-newsletter* at thedink.beehiiv.com
instagram.com/thedinkpickleball -Follow us on IG
-Continue the convo in our private FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thedi...
-For everything else we do, visit https://linktr.ee/dinkfam
-Read more about Zane and subscribe to his newsletter at zanenavratilpickleball.com
-Follow Zane on IG @zanenavratilpickleball
#pickleball #pickleballcourts
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