October 18, 2026
Took silver in men's singles and mixed doubles at the PPA Australia Cup Source
Pickleballer player card · 2026–27 series · World No. 5
CHRISTIAN ALSHON.
PPA · Singles · Doubles · Mixed
- Wins
- 596
- Losses
- 268
- World rank
- #5
- Vegas MD
- GOLD
- Brisbane
- 2 SILVER
- Nationals MD
- SILVER
Record: career pro matches, as of 2026-08, via PickleWave. World rank: World Pickleball Rankings (men), Nov. 2, 2025 to Nov. 1, 2026. Full rankings.
The season so far
HIGHLIGHTS.
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October 4, 2026
Won Las Vegas Open men's doubles with Andrei Daescu 11-6, 11-8 over Johns and Tardio, their second straight title to open the season after the Arizona Open Source
September 6, 2026
Took National Championships men's doubles silver with Daescu after pushing Johns and Tardio to four games Source
IN THE MAGAZINE.
Worlds preview
Five world titles, one week: what’s at stake in Dallas
The PPA World Championships begin today at Brookhaven. Here's the schedule, the stakes and the five storylines that will decide it.
The Breakdown
Hunter Johnson is the man to beat in Dallas
Four singles golds since September, including an 11-1, 11-3 rout of Ben Johns, make him the form pick for the men's world title.
PPA Australia Cup
Johnson, Tardio and Black strike gold in Brisbane
Tardio and Black won two titles each, and Brisbane’s own Andie Dikosavljevic took women’s singles at home.
PPA Las Vegas Open
Johnson routs Johns, Bright wins twice in Las Vegas
Hunter Johnson won the singles final 11-1, 11-3, Alshon and Daescu got their revenge, and Bright and Patriquin beat the top mixed seeds.
The illustration is a stylized Pickleballer design, not a likeness of the player. Card stats are updated by the Pickleballer desk from published results.