David Revela los SECRETOS del Mundial de Pickleball 2026 (Vietnam)

0:00Tell me, David, how is everything in Vietnam? I miss you. Likewise, Carlitos, everything is great. It has truly been a very good experience. Vietnam, or at least Danan, where the World Cup was held, is literally the capital of pickol. It's amazing how many courts there are, I mean, you have no idea. And they are beautiful indeed. The only thing is that I didn't see a single one with air conditioning, but all,

0:24well, most of the ones we saw were covered. It's hot and humid. Think The Pickable Crew in a busy summer. So, imagine, because obviously it was a world championship, so it was, I mean, to such an extent that people were watching the games on another court, because the courts are very nice, the ones that are really courts, but they are close together, divided, but very close together. So, people were literally standing

0:53on the next court to watch the games, but I'm truly shocked. I haven't seen that many pick-off courts anywhere, literally, because obviously, for example, San Ped, but the courts are relatively far apart from each other, you know? Here there are clubs that are literally one club on one side of the street and the other club is on the other side of the street, and most of them aren't as big clubs with five or six courts. So,

1:27given what's being achieved, and interestingly enough, the locals are telling us that the boom isn't as strong anymore, but that a year ago it was crazy. It's still super popular, but the boom isn't as big anymore; it's stabilized. It has stabilized. Exact. As for the World Cup, if I can compare it to last year, in terms of organization, it's much better. There was a problem. You remember that last year it was with the Swish app,

1:57right? It was a disaster, you had to include the parties and approve it. Well, that changed. Release a new app called Sportora. I had never used it before. Quite easy to use. The problem is that so many people used it that the app became overloaded, so much so that you had to go to the website because there was even an app for Android or iPhone, whatever you have, and it's

2:24very easy to use, but the problem is that on tournament days you would try to click something and it would restart, meaning it was useless . But if you went to the website, you could do it and it was much easier; you didn't have to enter the results. All you had to do as captain was put your lineup at the beginning, and if you had to make a substitution, you did it, but it was

2:50much easier. Regarding the first tournament we played, which was the international one, sadly we had a terrible referee, according to most of the people who were there. Unfortunately, most of the referees are volunteers, you know? I mean, I don't want to say this because I 'm not sure, but it seemed like they took a one-hour course before the event and after that they were ready to operate, you know? Because we literally won our

3:25first professional game. Uh-huh . I think we were 11. The ball comes out and the ball comes out like from the baseline on my right side. So, there was no way the umpire could have seen that ball properly, you know? We marked it outside and everything. The opposing team starts celebrating the point, good, we scored it outside. He says nothing. The referee asks them again, "Are you challenging the ball?" And

3:54they, yes, yes, yes, like that, but, I mean, actually if the referee hadn't said anything , I mean, they were the only ones celebrating, you know? But they never did the challenge. Well, the challenge says, "Yes, the ball was in." That literally affected us a little emotionally because when we had already won the first one we dominated very easily, I think we won like 157 and it was really a

4:17good team. It was a team from Portugal that had professional players from Europe, but only I played very well and we also played very well in the second game . Like I said, we lost our focus a bit, we ended up losing that game like 2119, I mean, it was, I mean, well, the third game started with terrible luck. Three balls hit the net, there's nothing you can do, I think we start down 1C. We're getting

4:46closer. We are six if down. Rival throws an ITP and I'm not lying. That's how it is outside. So much so that the people watching him in the stadium and in the stands were shouting, "No, he's not out." I called it again to such an extent that, I mean, I had to talk to the head referee, like I stopped the game and I said, "Look, everyone is really saying, I know it does

5:09n't count, everyone is saying the ball is out because they celebrate it." He says it like this. Okay, let me think. It seems like he was there for about 2 minutes talking to the reference, it's not his contact. She said she was 100% sure the wave was inside, right? Then there's nothing we can do. Okay. Okay, so I'll tell you, what if it happens again? Because it's happened twice now,

5:34you know? He says, "Well, if it happens again I'll try to change it, but right now even if I wanted to I can't change it because I don't have the money." So, as we ended up losing the third game, I think 115 and that was it, I mean, it was super disappointing for us. Sure, especially because we had already won the game and from the beginning when we had the lead and everything they said that the

6:01umpires could only overrule the sidelines, that the baseline was going to be the call of the team that was on that side, you know? So, he didn't even respect the rules to tell you, I mean, how bad the referees were. When Villa plays without his rival, he steals the ball. Well, the opponent steals the ball, the umpire says, "No, the ball is out." Pilla says, "I need to speak to the head referee." The

6:32head referee arrives, a lady who doesn't even look at the ball, without doing anything. He tells him, "Okay, the ball was in." You know they can't do it clearly against the network either. You can't overrule something when your head umpire already told you the ball was in, you know? It seemed like there was a general confusion about the referee. And that also happened, that also happened during the World Cup,

6:59not with us. In that respect we didn't have that problem. I don't know if it happened to anyone else, but at the World Cup we really did have good referees, but they weren't the same. And I don't know either why we played on the Championship Court, which was then, I don't know if, since it was the first of the first matches of the day, they chose it as their best reference point. We didn't have

7:23a single problem when we played against Hong Kong, and it was, I mean, it was a very fun experience playing on the Championship Court. At that time there weren't nearly as many people as, I don't know if you saw the videos of the final, there were almost 10,000 people watching it, but I'm telling you, in terms of organization compared to last year, I can honestly say it was an improvement, much, much better. I don't

7:51understand, I mean, I understand the concept of wanting to hold professional matches and team games in the stadium for people to see, except for the final. There weren't so many people around on those days that you'd really say, "Wow, they need to do it in the stadium." Because the stadium was kind of like a basketball court, you know? which is like a wooden floor, like a hand-held one, and they literally put in a court.

8:22Carlos, without exaggerating, the thickness seemed like cardboard. When you buy a box from Amazon and tear it open, that's what the thickness of the court looked like, and literally the squares were like , I mean, it was a joke how badly the ball bounced, which, to be very honest, actually gave an advantage to the not-so-good teams. As we could say, because sometimes, since it was bad, sometimes there were times when you would serve and the ball

8:55literally wouldn't lift, you know? It was completely slippery and in a rally scores format like the World Championship, it definitely gave the bad team a much bigger advantage. Yes, I saw the videos and it seemed that the squares weren't even that well glued, or rather, it wasn't even a question of whether they were glued properly or not. In other words, there seemed to be a separation. Exact. And after each game ended

9:25there was a man like a hammer hammering away, kind of flattening it. So I did hear from several people that the situation with the courts was a bit of a disaster, but tell me about the atmosphere, what's the mood like among the people. People were happy, there were people complaining, so you know how people are feeling. For example, the first day I warmed up with Dani and we're about three days away from playing Superman

9:56because literally while you were linking up and one of the four balls that were going to fly badly and you lost the point. But once in the game, once in the World Cup, I feel that since most of the players were already professionals, mentally they were just, I mean, I didn't see anyone who didn't look like they were laughing when the ball bounced badly, you know? And you're telling me that there were like

10:31seven venues and the other six venues did have better courts, much better, but they were already established sports complexes. They only did this in what looked like an auditorium. So it was convention center that they climate-controlled for the event, and what I didn't understand is that it seemed like the Vietnamese government helped them a lot because neither the opening nor the closing ceremony of the World Cup had hundreds of people

11:08dressed in traditional clothing, like doing parades, doing performances, you know? It almost seemed as if they had an unlimited budget. Then, interestingly enough, on our last day in Nan, we went to a nightclub and met Mirnan Cabases, who is the director, who by the way I had never spoken to before, a real star, a true star, she is 21 years old. Yes, yes, yes. I mean, and I was impressed by the way he

11:43behaved, the way he explained his ideas and everything when we talked. I told him more, I didn't say, "Hey, I do n't want to be a hypocrite, but I've spoken terribly about the canteens, the organization was much better, but the canteens were awful. They already told me, um, something happened, it was like the Vietnamese government, I don't know what happened, but as constructive feedback I would give, if they had rented pool courts it

12:15would have been a thousand times better. And I also feel that with the contacts they have and the support they're getting next year and everything, it's super necessary. As for Vietnam, I feel that sadly it's very far away for many people, but if you get to Vietnam everything is incredibly cheap, Carlos, it's amazing. We literally went to eat at a Micheline restaurant that served Wagyu cuts of meat, super good, delicious. It was about $80 per person,

12:51when in the United States it would have been about $ 300 per person, you could literally eat deliciously for $4 per person. We stayed in a hotel that honestly wasn't very nice and it cost about $25 a night for beds for two people. So, Putting it at the cheapest, uh, considering the cost of that hotel, how much do you think? And let's say people ate McDonald's for lunch and dinner to

13:29save money. How much do you think a person would spend each day in Vietnam? Because we know the airfare is going to be around, there were people saying around $4,000, which I don't know if it's true, like between $3,000 and $3,000 for the ticket to go there, but my round-trip ticket cost me $1,500. Uh-huh. From the United States. From the United States. Since I won the Pickball Mexico circuit tournament with Ricardo, they didn't pay us,

14:00the champions. What? Those who came in second place, and there were a couple who went, they paid for everything completely. So, obviously I didn't spend that much, and I didn't spend money on hotels either, but for hotels, multiply 25 by 7 per night. That's what we spent on the circuit for a room for two people. 150 hours per person. And now, put the cheapest food you can think of, how much would someone spend a day

14:37eating out, like McDonald's, 3 to 5 meals per person maximum, so, for 1000, exaggerated, like, let's say, $1000, so to put it in perspective how cheap it is. I went to a spa to get a shave and a haircut. They did an ear cleaning, which was the most incredible thing I've ever had done, literally. Neck massage, head massage, it all took 2 hours. Uh-huh . And it was in a very nice place. Okay. It

15:09cost $10. So , put it in perspective. I got a four-hand massage at one of the most expensive places, which means two therapists for an hour and a half, and it cost me $50. I mean, really, extremely cheap. Extremely cheap. I think there were a lot of people who spent more money on [unclear - possibly "food" or "beauty"] last year. Miami, what you spend here. Well, I think it was about $200 for

15:38the Airbnb because I also had to pay for Airbnb for my family, even though the association had paid for Airbnb for the players. It was about $00 plus daily food, it was at least $60 per person. I spent that week at least $00 and I drove. Imagine the people who traveled by plane. Exactly. Yes. No, really. I mean, like I said, I think the flight was the most expensive thing, but everything else was really

16:09super cheap and the atmosphere, honestly incredible, better than the one in A. Let me introduce you to the team that just arrived. I'd like to introduce Dani, Mani. Hello, hello, how are you? All good, all good. And Belén, the co-captain, she earned her role as co-captain. Wow. Balam. Oh, no. Hello. Hello. How are you? Good, good. Well, let's take advantage of having them here quickly. One minute. Experience. Wow. The atmosphere was incredible.

16:48People watching the World Cup. We were outside the stadium. It was crazy what we could hear. And well, the atmosphere was mainly the best part, and as a player, the level was brutal, so much to learn, so much to work on, but we enjoyed being with them, with the whole team, teaching each other things. It's incredible to represent Mexico with this. Uh, it was a pleasure to meet all the Mexicans who were here.

17:25Enjoying the natural, barrel-building, and spending time with them is incredible because, above all, the experience is that they already know what's coming next year , so they're going to give it their all. They're going to learn,

17:47and David too, we're going to have a very strong team next year. They already know what the level will be like, and we're going to invite them to come train with us for a week. Here we are. We're making it the high-performance training center for the coach. It was an incredible experience, a huge event. Besides, having a team with great players like Daniel is learning all the knowledge that the team

18:22has. It's a A very high level, and we ended up absorbing that as his students. We also saw him compete in his unforgettable way. He put in a lot of effort and showed us all his knowledge on the court. It's already a great time for Mexico, and I know that in the coming years we'll be giving at least the top eight countries in the world a run for their money.

18:54Look, what was missing for them to beat Canada? Honestly, more than anything, a little bit. Now I see that it's experience. The Canadian players, you know, most of them are playing in the PPA and others are playing in the APP, and more than anything, it's experience. But the truth is, we had a super strong team that really fought hard. What surprised me most were the women. The women gave it their all and went toe-to-toe with

19:23Jeira. They went toe-to-toe with Jeira, and I 'm really happy with what they did, the role they played.

19:37Now we're on to something else. What's this gentleman's name? Ochimin. Ochimin in the tournament. We're going to play the DJ tournament tomorrow. We started in a city totally different from Danann, honestly, it's a little hotter for me, but we're used to it because it was super hot and sweating like crazy, but I'm really excited to play here in Vietnam.

20:21It's still in Vietnam, right? It's still in Vietnam, Josim. Yes, yes, we're still here in Vietnam, actually. Well, I'm going to be here for two more weeks. The guys are also going to stay until October, right? Yes, October, and they're not wanted in Mexico anymore. Let's see if they can find a house here. Let's see if, with the 21st, I think I'll go back, and then Jochimina, however you say it. Where are they going? We

20:52still don't know. They're going to Bali, but I don't think I'm going to go, but we practically have another week and we don't know where we're going. We 're trying to get him to go to Bali for us, David. Yes, to go to Bali. I am. I have to give Carraño [laughs] the tacos and arepas. [laughs] But anyway, guys, to wrap things up then, uh, what I heard a lot was that there were, well, I did

21:26n't hear, but there were several people who were upset with the World Cup, but from what I hear, it was very positive. So, I mean, the type of courts obviously weren't the best, many spots, uh, were panels, not a proper carpet. Mm. So it really did affect things, I mean, sometimes you have to be more crouched down, which is super bad, more comfortable, but I think that was more about the courts at the complex; the others

22:09were in perfect condition, all the complexes, but they should invest more in a better type of court. And have you heard where the next World Cup is going to be? We asked. We had some talks with Miranda. Uh, I told him Brazil or Madrid were the favorites, and he just said, I don't know, but you know, I hope they can announce it soon so they give all the countries time. of holding qualifiers, of

22:49finding money so more countries can go next year. Because Colombia was there, Chile was there, Brazil was there, I think they were there too , but there were many countries that didn't go . Puerto Rico was missing, I didn't actually see Puerto Rico and I spoke with some people there, they had an issue there that they couldn't go, and yes, there were countries that couldn't go, well guys, so well, we're going to

23:16wrap this up soon, maybe next week we'll do something a little more elaborate so you can also tell us about your experience in Jochimino, however it's called, and then from Bali, maybe David will go to Bali and we'll do another one in Bali, we'll convince him. We're going to convince him. We're going to give him arepas. I'm going to look for a recipe for how to make arepas right now. Use lots of flour so they stick.

23:44David, but he appears. Why don't you want to go to Valle? No, I want to go back home. [laughs] Yes. And David? No, me too. Why don't you want to go to Valle? No, I want to go back home. Home. No, that's not true. I miss my girlfriend, my nephew. Yesterday we were chatting up, guys, so we're going to finish up here and see you next week. Okay, then, a hug. I

24:12love you guys, David, don't close any more residents. See you in the next video, and if you have any other questions we did n't ask, an interview, or a really organic conversation, leave them in the comments below. Any final thoughts? No. Greetings to all the new subscribers and thanks for supporting us. I saw that we 're already at 4,000. 4,000. There we are. Bro, I love you. Okay, bye.