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00:00We have with us now, BN Zuleta, a member of the Philippine Soft Tennis National Team.

00:06BN, welcome to PTV Sports.

00:08Hello, hello, thank you, thank you PTV.

00:10We know that BN is a member of the Philippine Soft Tennis National Team,

00:15but we can see that there are a lot of rackets here.

00:18Any racket sport, you name it, she can probably play it.

00:22So, can we explain what rackets we have here?

00:27Of course, the first one is my sport, which is soft tennis.

00:31For soft tennis, this one has a longer racket,

00:35and it's lighter compared to lawn tennis, which is this one.

00:41Actually, I started with lawn tennis.

00:43So, in lawn tennis, as long as you play racket sports,

00:47yes, and it has a smaller head, but the difference is,

00:51in soft tennis, it's all about power players.

00:55So, if you want to hit hard here,

00:58and then in lawn tennis, it's all about spin.

01:03But in court, we play on the same court, it's the same size.

01:07What about the ball?

01:08For the ball, well, here.

01:11For lawn tennis, this is the yellow ball,

01:15and then for soft tennis, this is the white rubber ball,

01:19which we use as a pump.

01:22Yes, and it doesn't bounce that much,

01:25because if you hit it, it goes like this.

01:28So, it's all about power players.

01:30Yes, it's all about power players.

01:32What's harder, based on your personal experience, to play?

01:37With soft tennis and lawn tennis,

01:40I think soft tennis is more challenging for me,

01:43because since it doesn't bounce that much,

01:46you should be able to spin it,

01:49but it's enjoyable when it comes to opportunity.

01:54So, it's the same for me.

01:56I received a scholarship,

01:58I was part of the national team,

02:01and all the opportunities they gave me are there.

02:05Aside from soft tennis and lawn tennis,

02:11what kind of paddles do you have here?

02:15This one.

02:17It's beautiful.

02:18It's done. There's more.

02:20It's like an electric tennis partner.

02:22This is it.

02:23Since it's off-season for soft tennis,

02:26I have paddles and pickleballs for cross-training.

02:31As you can see.

02:33Actually, they're not called rackets,

02:36they're called paddles because they don't have strings.

02:40Unlike tennis, which has strings,

02:42this one has a flat surface.

02:46As for the pickleball,

02:48this one is more on finesse and power.

02:54As for the paddle,

02:56since the paddle is heavy,

03:00it has holes.

03:02As you can see, there are holes here

03:04so that it can swing faster.

03:08Compared to this one, it's graceful.

03:12In terms of the ball,

03:13do you use the same thing?

03:15As for the ball,

03:17I don't usually bring a ball for paddles,

03:20but I use a tennis ball for paddles.

03:24As for the pickleball,

03:26the pickleball has holes

03:29so that the bounce of the ball is more accurate

03:33since it's plastic and light.

03:35If you ask me,

03:36which one is the heaviest out of the four?

03:39I think the heaviest is the paddle.

03:43The electric one?

03:44Yes, the one you wanted to hold earlier.

03:46Is that the one to kill flies?

03:50Yes, it's the heaviest.

03:53This is also a growing sport.

03:58I play in Manila Paddle Club in BGC.

04:03Aside from the heaviest of the four,

04:07our teammates would also like to know

04:10which one is the most expensive.

04:13How much does it cost?

04:15As you can see,

04:17the game is quite expensive,

04:19especially the pickleball.

04:22For you,

04:23which one is the most expensive?

04:27For them,

04:29all the opportunities are there,

04:31but if you ask me about the equipment,

04:33I would say the paddles.

04:38Pickleball and paddles are quite expensive

04:41but they don't go far with the rackets.

04:44For the pickleball,

04:47there are additional equipments.

04:50Like me,

04:51I'm using protective eyewear

04:53since they change quickly.

04:56With shoes,

04:58I'm using pickleball shoes.

05:01Ms. Bian,

05:02I'm also curious about the paddles.

05:06For the pickleball,

05:08I saw on Facebook

05:12that the prices are different.

05:16What's the difference?

05:19Are there modern technologies?

05:21Yes, there are technologies.

05:24I'm using lunar paddles.

05:26Since I'm a power player,

05:29I'm using paddles with power.

05:33There are paddles that are more uncontrolled.

05:36That's the difference.

05:38Depending on how you play,

05:39that's the variety.

05:42I learned a lot from her.

05:45Bin,

05:46we talked about pickleball earlier.

05:49It's very trendy now.

05:50It started in the US

05:52but now it's trending in the Philippines.

05:55What's the reason

05:57why so many people love pickleball?

06:00Even if you don't have much background

06:03in sports,

06:04in racket sports specifically,

06:06it's easy to learn

06:09since it's basic

06:10and the court is small.

06:12In pickleball,

06:14we play in a badminton-sized court.

06:17Pickleball is like

06:19a combined of three sports

06:21like pingpong,

06:22badminton,

06:23and tennis.

06:24If you have a background in racket sports,

06:27you'll be more advanced.

06:30Actually,

06:31I tried tennis before.

06:33I had a hard time with my wrist.

06:35It looked like my hand would come off.

06:37I'll ask Bin to teach you later.

06:39Sure.

06:40Bin,

06:41we know that you're part of

06:44the Philippine Soft Tennis National Team.

06:47But recently,

06:48you've been playing padel and pickleball.

06:51What's the reason

06:52why you're cross-training in these sports?

06:55Actually,

06:56I joined pickleball and padel

07:00to grow my fire

07:02while we're off-season.

07:04Of course,

07:05I need extra movements

07:07and tournaments.

07:09We started playing soft tennis

07:11in the World Championships in September.

07:14After that,

07:15we continued training

07:17but I want to be more active in tournaments.

07:20Next year,

07:21we'll start tournaments for soft tennis.

07:24Speaking of tournaments,

07:26can you tell us

07:28what are the tournaments

07:30that we're preparing for 2025?

07:32Are there more to come this year?

07:34What are our plans for this year

07:37and the upcoming 2025?

07:40For soft tennis,

07:41we're preparing for the Asian Championships next year.

07:45I'll be defending a bronze medal

07:49for singles and team events.

07:51Then,

07:52for pickleball,

07:54in January,

07:56I'll be joining the World Championships

07:59final series

08:01because I just won gold in September

08:04in the World Champs.

08:06Those are the qualifiers

08:07and the finals will be in January.

08:09And then,

08:10padel!

08:11I just started playing padel.

08:13So, let's see what will happen.

08:16Alright.

08:17But,

08:18will we be able to see the presence

08:20of a Bianzoleta

08:21in the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand

08:23in the next tournament?

08:24I'm hoping that soft tennis

08:27will be able to enter the SEA Games.

08:29Since,

08:30for me,

08:32I won gold in 2023

08:35in doubles and team events.

08:37Of course,

08:38we want to defend that.

08:39And then,

08:40our men's team,

08:41they won a bronze medal

08:43in the last World Championships.

08:44So,

08:45for us,

08:46we have a good stand for the SEA Games.

08:49Alright.

08:50Speaking of achievements,

08:52since we already talked about it,

08:54not only the racquets and padels

08:56that Bian brought,

08:57we also have a medal.

08:59So,

09:00can you tell us

09:02the story of these two medals?

09:04There.

09:05It's beautiful.

09:07There.

09:09Well,

09:10there.

09:11These two gold medals

09:13came from the pickleball.

09:15So, World Pickleball Championships

09:17in Bali, Indonesia.

09:18So,

09:19I won gold in mixed doubles

09:22partnering with Joner Ambrezo.

09:24So,

09:25we won in 5.0.

09:27So, that's the highest level

09:29or open play.

09:31And then,

09:32the other one is in singles.

09:33Actually,

09:34I didn't really play singles.

09:35I just tried to play singles

09:37because I had an injury,

09:39an ACL.

09:40So, I just tried

09:42if I'm okay in singles.

09:44So, luckily,

09:45I won two gold medals.

09:48And congrats.

09:49Was this your first major tournament

09:51when it comes to pickleball?

09:53For world champs, yes.

09:55But then,

09:56in the earlier months,

09:58in 2024,

09:59I also won a bronze

10:01partnering with my older brother,

10:02Karl.

10:03So,

10:04we won a bronze

10:05in Asian Championships.

10:07Alright.

10:08But, ma'am,

10:09can you share

10:10aside from

10:11the competitions

10:13that we're targeting next year,

10:15what are the preparations

10:17for the first Philippine Open

10:19in February?

10:21Well,

10:22actually,

10:23Philippine Soft Tennis

10:24continues its training.

10:25So,

10:26we do S&C.

10:27We care of

10:28PSC.

10:29And then,

10:30of course,

10:31nutrition and

10:32our psych sessions.

10:34Our sessions are

10:35continuous

10:36during off-season.

10:37That's where

10:38we really invest.

10:39Nutrition, S&C,

10:40and psych sessions.

10:41We care of PSC.

10:43And then,

10:44aside from that,

10:45we also have

10:46soft tennis clinics.

10:47So, next week,

10:48actually,

10:49we'll be in

10:50Parañaque and Las Pinas

10:51for the clinics.

10:52Alright.

10:53Ma'am,

10:54I also want to ask,

10:55do we have

10:56grassroots events

10:57or programs

10:58about this

10:59that we can get?

11:00Even for kids,

11:01they can try this.

11:02Do we have

11:03soft tennis clinics?

11:04Yes,

11:05the Philippine

11:06Soft Tennis Association

11:07is very active

11:08in the grassroots program.

11:09We just got

11:10from

11:11Cagayan,

11:12Isabela,

11:13for soft tennis clinics.

11:14And then,

11:15two weeks ago,

11:16for Batang Pinoy,

11:17so,

11:18what we taught

11:19for grassroots,

11:20they were the ones

11:21who entered

11:22the soft tennis

11:23event of Batang Pinoy.

11:24So,

11:25we're happy

11:26that those who

11:27joined there

11:28and what we taught,

11:29they also won

11:30for soft tennis.

11:31Alright.

11:32The schedule

11:33is very busy,

11:34Ma'am Bien.

11:35But,

11:36we mentioned earlier

11:37that you had

11:38a serious injury.

11:39Is it 100% healed?

11:40Well,

11:41for me,

11:42it's not yet healed

11:43because

11:44the setbacks

11:45are still occurring.

11:46But,

11:47with the help

11:48of my SNC,

11:49Sir Matt,

11:50they helped me

11:51with PT

11:52and massage.

11:53They helped me

11:54for recovery.

11:55Alright,

11:56Ma'am.

11:57But,

11:58as a seagames

11:59medallist,

12:00as a seagames medallist

12:01for many years,

12:02Ma'am,

12:03what is the most

12:04challenging medal

12:05for you

12:06that you won

12:07in your career?

12:08Especially,

12:09how many golds

12:10did you win

12:11or bagged

12:12in seagames?

12:13Well,

12:14the most difficult

12:15for me is

12:162023 seagames

12:17because prior to

12:182023,

12:19I had an injury

12:20there.

12:21I just finished

12:22my surgery there.

12:23But,

12:24since my SNC

12:25is very good,

12:26Coach Luis de Mera,

12:27who is a

12:28very good

12:29coach,

12:30Coach Luis de Mesa

12:31of Stripe Fitness,

12:32because of him,

12:33I was able to run

12:34and because of him,

12:35I was able to play

12:36seagames.

12:37Actually,

12:38I was about to

12:39back out

12:40for seagames

12:41because I had

12:42setbacks

12:43after our

12:44training camp

12:45abroad.

12:46But,

12:47since he's good

12:48and in time

12:49for seagames,

12:50I was able

12:51to prepare.

12:52Alright,

12:53Ma'am.

12:54But,

12:55for you,

12:56Ma'am,

12:57what's next

12:58besides this?

12:59Yes,

13:00there's a lot

13:01that you want

13:02to add,

13:03Ma'am.

13:04Basketball,

13:05billiards,

13:06what else

13:07do you want,

13:08Ma'am?

13:09Well,

13:10for me,

13:11my heart

13:12is with

13:13soft tennis

13:14because it's

13:15the one

13:16that gave me

13:17the opportunity

13:18for me.

13:19Of course,

13:20I represent

13:21the Philippines

13:22when I was

13:23abroad.

13:24I brought

13:25the Philippines

13:26there.

13:27They were

13:28the ones

13:29who were

13:30welcoming

13:31to me.

13:32That's why

13:33I was able

13:34to go to

13:35cross-trainings.

13:36Let's go back

13:37there.

13:38But,

13:39what we're

13:40representing,

13:41as you said,

13:42your heart

13:43is with

13:44soft tennis.

13:45But,

13:46recreationally,

13:47is there

13:48anything

13:49else

13:50you want

13:51to try

13:52outside

13:53of

13:54racquet sports?

13:55Ice skiing,

13:56more on

13:57endurance,

13:58running,

13:59and

14:00frisbee.

14:01Is there

14:02a synergy

14:03between the two

14:04sports,

14:05even if

14:06it seems

14:07unrelated?

14:08Well,

14:09frisbee

14:10helps

14:11everyone.

14:12It's more

14:13about running

14:14and teamwork.

14:15That's what

14:16I like about

14:17frisbee.

14:18It's more

14:19about teamwork.

14:20And speaking

14:21of that,

14:22Ma'am,

14:23can you

14:24share with us

14:25the status

14:26of the

14:27racquet sports

14:28community

14:29or padel

14:30community

14:31here in the

14:32Philippines?

14:33Because,

14:34we've seen

14:35that it's a

14:36fast-growing

14:37sport here

14:38in the

14:39Philippines.

14:40And,

14:41there are

14:42a lot of

14:43fans of

14:44this sport.

14:45But,

14:46Ma'am,

14:47what do

14:48you think?

14:49I think

14:50you want

14:51to try it

14:52too.

14:53You have

14:54a lot

14:55of fans

14:56of this

14:57sport.

14:58Well,

14:59of course,

15:00I'm happy

15:01that after

15:02the pandemic,

15:03Filipinos

15:04are back

15:05to their

15:06healthy lifestyle

15:07or sports.

15:08Especially

15:09now,

15:10pickleball

15:11is easy

15:12to learn.

15:13It's

15:14a giveaway

15:15for Filipinos

15:16who come

15:17back to

15:18racquet sports.

15:19And then,

15:20padel,

15:21if you want

15:22a challenge,

15:23soft tennis,

15:24it's continuous

15:25in the grassroots.

15:26If you're

15:27aiming for

15:28national team,

15:29for collegiate

15:30scholarship,

15:31what I really

15:32recommend is

15:33soft tennis

15:34and long

15:35tennis.

15:36There's also

15:37something like

15:38that,

15:39like what I said,

15:40Ma'am,

15:41if you want to

15:42bounce a wall,

15:43it's like

15:44squash,

15:45right,

15:46partner?

15:47Yes, yes.

15:48Did you

15:49try to

15:50do squash?

15:51Not yet,

15:52I'm not good

15:53at padel.

15:54I'm not

15:55good at it

15:56or I'm not

15:57good at it yet,

15:58but it's fun

15:59to play.

16:00But you know,

16:01partner,

16:02when I was

16:03a kid,

16:04I always

16:05did that

16:06when I was

16:07a baby.

16:08I used to play

16:09ball in the

16:10playground.

16:11What about you,

16:12partner?

16:13I don't know

16:14if it's true.

16:15I used to

16:16play squash

16:17before,

16:18but you,

16:19partner?

16:20It's good

16:21to play

16:22squash.

16:23Which one

16:24is the

16:25easiest to

16:26pick up

16:27so that

16:28their learning

16:29is smooth?

16:30Maybe for

16:31kids,

16:32I go for

16:33lawn tennis

16:34and soft

16:35tennis,

16:36but for

16:37adults,

16:38teens,

16:39I go for

16:40pickleball

16:41and padel

16:42because

16:43they are

16:44the ones

16:45who are

16:46easy to

16:47follow

16:48the coach.

16:49And it's

16:50easy to

16:51follow

16:52the coach

16:53because

16:54it's easy

16:55to

16:56follow

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16:58because

16:59it's easy

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