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Van Damrongsri shares his experience from the PPA Challenger pickleball tournament in Baton Rouge, breaking down key moments, lessons learned, and doubles highlights with Austin Bricker. In this honest and strategic recap, Van reflects on past tournaments, mindset going in, and what’s next in his journey to improve as a competitive pickleball player. Watch the full tournament recap now on YouTube.

A recap of Palmera Pickleball’s spring tour across the U.S., featuring PPA tournaments, travel highlights, training sessions, and venue visits.

Tournament play elevates the stakes, and with that, your nervous system shifts into high alert. Performance under pressure becomes a different sport altogether—a test not of your technical ceiling, but of your psychological floor.

At 15 years old, I competed in my first PPA Challenger Tournament in Columbia, SC. I didn’t come home with any medals—but I left with something even better: lessons in integrity, resilience, and what it really takes to grow as a pickleball player.