This Is What Happens When You Doubt Ben Johns

This Is What Happens When You Doubt Ben Johns

From PicklePod by The Dink Pickleball

May 27, 2026 · 1h 8m

About this episode

The episode discusses the recent MLP tournament in Dallas, highlighting key performances and controversies in the pickleball world.

MLP is BACK — and Week 1 in Dallas did not disappoint. The Mad Drops took the whole thing, Ben Johns reminded everyone he is NOT to be slept on, and Danny Townsend made the entire pickleball world do a double-take. Nico and Zane break it all down. Also this week: The Philippines tournament chaos (double gold, two balls, no final), Bao Duong absolutely owns Nico in a text exchange, Owl AI line-calling under the microscope, and Guess My Duper is back. Subscribe and let us know: Who has the highest ceiling in pickleball right now? 👇 Be the first to try Zane's new course here: https://tzpickleball.com/ Check out Zane's Pro Pickleball Talk channel on Discord: https://discord.gg/wzNVADmZb #Pickleball #PPATour #PickleballPodcast Leave your voicemail for the PicklePod at (512) 200 - 4299 ------------------ 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 https://www.thedink.beehiiv.com https://www.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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nico, Zane

Topics covered

  • MLP
  • pickleball
  • tournament recap
  • line-calling technology
  • player performance

Keywords

  • pickleball
  • Ben Johns
  • MLP
  • tournament
  • Owl AI
  • Philippines
  • Zane's course

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MLP, Owl AI

Products: Zane's new course

Places: Philippines

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