PaddleSetups
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What paddle does Gabe Joseph use?

Shoes
Pending

The short answer

Six Zero's roster lists Gabe Joseph with the Black Opal 14mm, while his PPA Tour profile says he plays the Six Zero Coral. His current model, thickness, playing weight, tape, grip build, overgrip, and shoes are pending.

Gabe Joseph is a professional pickleball player from West Hills, California, and director of pickleball at Calabasas Pickleball Club. The PPA Tour lists him as Gabriel Joseph.

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.

Paddle

Paddle

Conflicting reports

Six Zero live pro roster

Six Zero Black Opal 14mm, per Six Zero's roster via Six Zero US model line; player shape and cosmetic pending

Brand-reported: Undated sponsor roster; latest match use, shape and cosmetic unverified.

Six Zero pro team - Gabe Joseph Sponsor page · checked Nov 7, 2026

PPA Tour In the Bag, undated live profile

Six Zero Coral, per PPA Tour; version, shape and thickness not stated via Six Zero Coral model line; version and shape unconfirmed

Tour-reported: Undated tour listing; Coral or Coral Pro, shape and latest match use unverified.

Gabriel Joseph - PPA Tour athlete profile Tour profile · checked Nov 7, 2026

His sponsor's roster names the Black Opal 14mm, while his PPA Tour profile says he plays the Six Zero Coral. Neither page is dated, and no match report or player statement names his current paddle, so neither is marked most likely.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Shoes

Shoes

Pending

Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Thickness

Pending

Pending: his reported paddles differ. Six Zero's roster gives the Black Opal 14mm; the Coral named by the PPA Tour is sold only in 16mm. No source gives his own paddle's thickness.

Six Zero pro team - Gabe Joseph Sponsor page · checked Nov 7, 2026 Six Zero Coral 16mm Brand page · checked Nov 7, 2026

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Pending: Retail specs, handle, playing weight, weight added, tape placement, grip build, overgrip, apparel . Checked Nov 7, 2026
Retail specs

Pending

Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Handle

Pending

Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Playing weight

Pending

Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Weight added

Pending

Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Tape placement

Pending

Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Grip build

Pending

Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Overgrip

Pending

Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Apparel

Pending

Pending: no retained current player-specific source establishes this part of the setup.

Checked Nov 7, 2026

Tape placement for Gabe Joseph's current paddle is pending. See the 9 other pros with sourced setups in the pro lead and tungsten tape guide.

Tournament record

Best recorded results, past 3 years

Official results with the event, division, partner or team, date and source kept together.

  1. SilverPPA Tour · Open Pro, wooden-paddle event

    2025 Pickleball Central Sacramento Vintage Open

    Men's singles

    Staksrud avenges Bristol loss, downs Joseph for first title since January Article · Sep 28, 2025

    Official report identifies Joseph as the losing singles finalist. This event used wooden paddles.

  2. SilverPPA Tour · Open Pro

    2025 Veolia Bristol Open

    Men's singles

    Goins strikes gold in men’s singles for first career PPA title Article · Aug 10, 2025

    Official final report identifies Joseph as the losing finalist against Goins on Championship Sunday.

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.

Nov 7, 2026

Paddle · reason not stated

Conflicting: Black Opal 14mm (Six Zero roster) vs Six Zero Coral (PPA Tour)

Six Zero Black Opal 14mm (Six Zero roster, confirmed) Conflicting: Black Opal 14mm (Six Zero roster) vs Six Zero Coral (PPA Tour)

Both listings are undated and no switch date is published. The 14mm thickness is now pending because the Coral is sold only in 16mm.

Six Zero pro team - Gabe Joseph Sponsor page · checked Nov 7, 2026 Gabriel Joseph - PPA Tour athlete profile Tour profile · checked Nov 7, 2026

Questions fans ask

Gabe Joseph setup FAQs

Who is Gabe Joseph?

Gabe Joseph, listed by the PPA Tour as Gabriel Joseph, is a professional pickleball player from West Hills, California, and director of pickleball at Calabasas Pickleball Club.

Six Zero sponsored player biography - Gabe Joseph Sponsor page · checked Oct 17, 2026 Gabriel Joseph - PPA Tour athlete profile Tour profile · checked Nov 7, 2026
What grip accessory is documented for Gabe Joseph?

TriggerGrip Pro names Joseph as a match-play user of its insert under the overgrip. That undated report does not date the insert to the Black Opal era or establish the rest of his grip build.

TriggerGrip Pro - manufacturer player-use claim Brand page · checked Oct 17, 2026
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