Christian Alshon's PPA Tour profile lists the PaddleTek PT25-2/V-1.0 16mm, while a September 2026 roundup identifies the Honeyfoam TKO-X 16mm. The exact retail identity, playing weight, added tape, tape placement, grip build, overgrip, and Mizuno shoe model are pending.
Christian Alshon is a right-handed professional pickleball player from Boca Raton, Florida, who competes on the PPA Tour and for Brooklyn Pickleball Team in Major League Pickleball. Before turning pro in pickleball, he played tennis at the University of Chicago and delivered the clinching point in the school's first NCAA Division III men's tennis team championship in 2022.
Current equipment
What is on the record now?
A sponsor deal or product page tells you the brand and model, not the exact match paddle, weight, or tape. Each field below shows its own source and date.
via the Paddletek shop (this model is not listed yet)
Most likelyConflicting reports
His own PPA Tour profile names this model, and the UPA-A approved paddle list carries that exact PaddleTek model and thickness. The Honeyfoam TKO-X comes from a secondary roundup, and no PaddleTek page says the two names are the same paddle.
The 16mm PT25-2/V-1.0 model named on PPA Tour profiles. No verified PaddleTek retail page or manufacturer mapping to a consumer model name is in this record, so dimensions, handle specifications, stock weight, materials, and retail availability remain unpublished here. The link opens PaddleTek's general shop, where this exact model is not listed.
Core Thickness
16mm
Approval
UPA-A listing PT25-2F16, approval date 2025-10-29
Availability
No confirmed PaddleTek retail page as of 2026-09-22
The two current sources use different names. No PaddleTek page found explicitly maps PT25-2/V-1.0 to Honeyfoam TKO-X, so both candidates remain visible pending manufacturer or player clarification.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Shoes
Shoes
Pending
Pending at the model level. An April 2026 report calls Mizuno his usual court-shoe brand and records that he missed his Mizuno shoes during an emergency match in other footwear, but it does not name a model. The previous model is kept in the historical setup rather than this current field.
Pending beyond the confirmed 16mm thickness and UPA-A identifier PT25-2F16. No PaddleTek retail page or public manufacturer specification sheet was found for the PT25-2/V-1.0, and the retail Honeyfoam TKO-X specifications are not imported because no PaddleTek source explicitly maps that name to this approval-code model.
No current source publishes the handle length, grip circumference, factory grip, or any handle modification on Alshon's current paddle, and the two current paddle names have not been reconciled.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Playing weight
Pending
No current player, tour, or PaddleTek source states the finished weight of Alshon's current paddle. Previous-era weight information is kept out of this current field.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Weight added
Pending
No current source says whether Alshon adds lead, tungsten, or any other weight to his current paddle, or how much he adds. Previous-era information is kept out of this current field.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Tape placement
Pending
No current source shows or describes weighted-tape placement on Alshon's current paddle. Previous-era information is kept out of this current field.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Grip build
Pending
No current source describes Alshon's base grip, build-up, wrap count, or grip size on his current paddle. Previous-era information is kept out of this current field.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Overgrip
Pending
No current source names the overgrip brand, model, color, or wrap count on Alshon's current paddle. Previous-era information is kept out of this current field.
Checked Sep 22, 2026
Tape placement for Christian Alshon's current paddle is pending. See the 9 other pros with sourced setups in the pro lead and tungsten tape guide.
Previous-era setup
Earlier setups, with dates
These setups are sourced but belong to an earlier paddle or sponsor, so they are not carried over to the current setup above.
Player-published June 2024 setup
Documented June 30, 2024, through February 12, 2025; end date not confirmed
Historical report
Kept separate from the current setup. The video description identifies the paddle and shoes and links Wilson overgrips, but it does not establish the exact overgrip model. No weight or tape quantity is recorded here because the accessible video metadata does not support those details cleanly.
Official history lists gold in Mixed Doubles with Tyra Hurricane Black; Finals date 2026-01-25. PPA history spells the partner Hurricane Tyra Black as Tyra Hurricane Black.
Official history lists gold in Men's Doubles with Quang Duong; Finals date 2024-08-18.
Window: Nov 9, 2023 to Nov 9, 2026. Selected verified results, ordered by finish and then date. This record may not cover every tournament appearance. Tournament results do not establish which paddle was used.
Change history
What changed, and when?
Each sponsor or gear change, with its date and source.
Feb 1, 2024
Sponsor · reason not stated
PaddleTek paddle partnership
Dated to the first contemporaneous article found, not asserted as the contract's exact effective date. No prior paddle sponsor is established in this record.
His current PPA Tour profile lists the PaddleTek PT25-2/V-1.0 16mm, and UPA-A lists that exact approved model and thickness. A September 17, 2026 Pickleball.com roundup instead names the Honeyfoam TKO-X 16mm; because no PaddleTek page found explicitly maps the two names, both candidates remain visible pending clarification.
Pending. No current source publishes either the stock weight of the PT25-2/V-1.0 or the finished weight of Alshon's own paddle, and retail Honeyfoam TKO-X weight figures are not substituted without a manufacturer source mapping the product names.
Pending for his current paddle. Alshon published a setup video in June 2024, but it documents a Bantam TKO-CX 12.7mm, so its weighting choices cannot establish the amount or placement on his current paddle.
The exact model is pending. An April 2026 report identifies Mizuno as his usual court-shoe brand, but names no model; his own June 2024 video description names the Wave Exceed Tour 6, which is historical rather than current proof.
What grip and overgrip does Christian Alshon use?+
Pending. His June 2024 setup video links Wilson overgrips and discusses a previous TKO-CX build, but no current source identifies the base grip, build-up, wrap count, or overgrip on his current paddle.