Pickleballers Season 2, Episode 6: How Christian Alshon went from trick shot specialist to PPA champion
Last Edited
Dec 01 2025
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News
Christian “Tweener King” Alshon grew up in a high-achieving Florida tennis family, went 18–0 at the University of Chicago and won a D3 national title. Then he found pickleball, and everything changed.
He built a brand of trick shots early on, battled for two years before winning his first singles title and eventually transformed into one of the most aggressive and emotional players in the sport. But now he’s dropped the Tweener King nickname, leaned heavily into faith and reordered his life: God, family, pickleball.
In this week's episode of Pickleballers, Christian sits down with Roscoe and Jared to talk about the rise, the maturity, why he shows so much emotion on court, how Lee Waters shaped his game and what he actually wants in the next 2–5 years. He’s honest, real and way deeper than people think.
Check out the full episode of Pickleballers on YouTube or Spotify.
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