Another young new-comer on the tour, Gabriel Tardio is gaining attention fast. At the age of 14, Tardio was introduced to pickleball by his grandfather in Bolivia. Tardio and his grandfather bonded over their love of pickleball by building two courts in their home country of Bolivia. After Tardio moved to the United States, he played pickleball every day after school. When asked about what he loves about pickleball, Tardio said, “What I love about pickleball is it’s such a fast sport, but at the same time you have to be patient. It’s fast and patient. It’s also such a new sport, it’s great.”
2026 Opendoor Pickleball World Championships
Bracket Completed
Match #5
Nov 2
Scott Johnston, Chuck Taylor
G1
7
-11
G2
11
-7
G3
9
-11
Gabriel Tardio, Todd Jones
G1
7
11
G2
11
7
G3
9
11
Match #21
Nov 2
Chris Groer, Max Freeman
G1
11
-8
G2
11
-4
Gabriel Tardio, Todd Jones
G1
11
8
G2
11
4
Gold:
Andrei Daescu / Steve Deakin
Silver:
John Lucian Goins / Davidson Kozlowski
Bronze:
Mikael Maatta / Prycen Haas
Match #13
Nov 3
Tyra Hurricane Black, Gabriel Tardio
G1
13
-11
G2
11
-0
Julian Arnold, Pierina Imparato
G1
13
11
G2
11
0
Match #39
Nov 4
Tyra Hurricane Black, Gabriel Tardio
G1
11
-2
G2
11
-9
Hong kit Wong, Kei Sawaki
G1
11
2
G2
11
9
Match #52
Nov 5
Tyra Hurricane Black, Gabriel Tardio
G1
11
-1
G2
11
-8
Pablo Tellez, Mari Humberg
G1
11
1
G2
11
8
Match #58
Nov 6
Rachel Rohrabacher, Christian Alshon
G1
11
-4
G2
11
-7
Gabriel Tardio, Tyra Hurricane Black
G1
11
4
G2
11
7
Gold:
Silver:
Bronze:
Match #31
Nov 4
Ben Johns, Gabriel Tardio
G1
11
-2
G2
11
-3
Anderson Scarpa, Ivan Jakovljevic
G1
11
2
G2
11
3
Match #47
Nov 5
Ben Johns, Gabriel Tardio
G1
11
-1
G2
11
-9
Christopher Crouch, Anouar Braham
G1
11
1
G2
11
9
Match #55
Nov 6
Ben Johns, Gabriel Tardio
G1
11
-7
G2
13
-11
Connor Garnett, Dylan Frazier
G1
11
7
G2
13
11
Match #59
Nov 7
Ben Johns, Gabriel Tardio
G1
9
-11
G2
6
-11
Andrei Daescu, Christian Alshon
G1
9
11
G2
6
11
Gold:
Silver:
Bronze: