Paddle
Paddle
Pending
No current player-specific source establishes Max Manthou's paddle.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
The short answer
Speedup markets the Fire 14 Purple Jesus Edition as Max Manthou’s signature paddle. His current match paddle, weight, tape placement, grip build, overgrip, and shoes are pending.
Max Manthou is a professional pickleball player known as Purple Jesus.
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.
Shoes
Shoes
Pending
No current player-specific source establishes Max Manthou's shoes.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Thickness
Pending
No current player-specific source establishes Max Manthou's paddle thickness.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Sponsors
Associated with Speedup Pickleball
Pending: Retail specs, handle, playing weight, weight added, tape placement, grip build, overgrip, apparel . Checked Oct 12, 2026
Retail specs
Pending
No current player-specific source establishes Max Manthou's personal paddle specifications.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Handle
Pending
No current player-specific source establishes Max Manthou's handle.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Playing weight
Pending
Pending: no current player-specific source establishes Max Manthou's playing weight.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Weight added
Pending
No current player-specific source establishes Max Manthou's added weight.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Tape placement
Pending
No current player-specific source establishes Max Manthou's tape placement.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Grip build
Pending
No current player-specific source establishes Max Manthou's base grip and build-up.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Overgrip
Pending
No current player-specific source establishes Max Manthou's overgrip.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Apparel
Pending
No current player-specific source establishes Max Manthou's apparel.
Checked Oct 12, 2026
Tape placement for Max Manthou'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.
- GoldAPP Tour · Open Pro
2025 APP Mesa Open
Men's Doubles · with Erik Lange
Event ended
Official APP recap: Erik Lange and Max Manthou beat Robert Slutsky and Zack Taylor 11-5, 11-2 for the men's pro doubles gold on Championship Sunday. Official event page lists Nov 5 - Nov 9, 2025.
- GoldAPP Tour · Open Pro
2024 OWL APP Newport Beach Open (October)
Men's Doubles · with Erik Lange
Event ended
Official APP recap: Erik Lange and Max Manthou beat Spencer Lanier and Zack Taylor 11-9, 11-7 for men's pro doubles gold; Manthou also won mixed pro doubles gold with Christine Maddox. Official APP recap of the previous event states the tour returns "October 23-27 for the second edition of the 2024 OWL APP Newport Beach Open"; event-end October 27 is used.
- GoldAPP Tour · Open Pro
2024 OWL APP Newport Beach Open (October)
Mixed Doubles · with Christine Maddox
Event ended
Official APP recap: Christine Maddox and Max Manthou beat Riley Bohnert and Richard Livornese Jr. 11-8, 13-11 for mixed pro doubles gold. Official APP recap of the previous event states the tour returns "October 23-27 for the second edition of the 2024 OWL APP Newport Beach Open"; event-end October 27 is used.
- GoldAPP Tour · Open Pro
2024 APP Dallas Open
Men's Doubles · with Erik Lange
Event ended
Official APP recap: Erik Lange and Max Manthou beat Will Howells and Mark Dancuart 11-7, 11-8 in the men's pro doubles gold medal match. Official event page lists Oct 9 - Oct 13, 2024.
- GoldAPP Tour · Open Pro
2024 OWL APP Newport Beach Open (July)
Men's Doubles · with Erik Lange
Official APP recap (published Monday July 8, 2024): men's pro doubles was played under the lights Saturday evening, which is Saturday July 6, and Erik Lange and Max Manthou beat Will Howells and Patrick Kawka 11-6, 11-9 for gold.
- SilverAPP Tour · Open Pro
2025 APP Chicago Open
Men's Doubles · with Erik Lange
Official APP recap: Will Howells and Jack Munro beat the Pacific Northwest duo of Erik Lange and Max Manthou 11-5, 11-6 in the men's pro doubles final on Championship Sunday (Labor Day weekend, published Monday September 1), so Lange and Manthou finished runners-up.
- SilverAPP Tour · Open Pro
2025 APP Sacramento Open
Men's Doubles · with Erik Lange
Event ended
Double Golds from Howells, Oshiro, Electrify Crowds at 2025 APP Sacramento Open 2025 APP Sacramento Open, official event pageOfficial APP recap: Will Howells and Jack Munro won the men's pro doubles gold over two-seeds Erik Lange and Max Manthou (11-6, 8-11, 11-7), so Lange and Manthou finished runners-up. Official event page lists Feb 26 - Mar 2, 2025.
- SilverAPP Tour · Open Pro
2025 APP Vlasic Classic - Daytona Beach
Men's Doubles · with Erik Lange
Event ended
Two Double Golds, First Gold, Highlight Championship Sunday in Daytona Beach 2025 APP Vlasic Classic - Daytona Beach event pageOfficial APP recap: Will Howells and Jack Munro beat Erik Lange and Max Manthou (12-10, 11-9) in the men's doubles final on Championship Sunday (published Monday February 10), so Lange and Manthou finished runners-up. Official APP event page dates the event Feb 5 to Feb 9, 2025; the recap's Championship Sunday matches fall on the last day, so the event end date is used.
- SilverAPP Tour · Open Pro
Humana APP Fort Lauderdale Open 2025
Men's Doubles · with Erik Lange
Event ended
Three Players Earn Double-Golds At Inaugural Humana APP Fort Lauderdale Open At The Fort Humana APP Fort Lauderdale Open 2025 event pageOfficial APP recap: Will Howells and Jack Munro beat Erik Lange and Max Manthou (11-8, 6-11, 11-3) for the men's pro doubles gold on Championship Sunday (published Monday January 20), so Lange and Manthou finished runners-up. Official APP event page dates the event Jan 15 to Jan 19, 2025; the recap's Championship Sunday matches fall on the last day, so the event end date is used.
- BronzeAPP Tour · Open Pro
2026 APP Sacramento Open benefiting Shriners Children's
Men's Doubles · with Thomas Yu
Event ended
Sofia Sewing Wins 15th Triple Crown in APP History 2026 APP Sacramento Open benefiting Shriners Children's, official event pageOfficial APP recap: "Max Manthou and Thomas Yu earned their second-straight men's doubles bronze medals to start the season." Official event page lists Apr 30 - May 3, 2026.
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.