Watch Justin Bieber Boast He’s a ‘Superior Ping-Pong Player’ to Tennis Champ Novak Djokovic Before Winning $1 Million Fanatics Games Prize
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Djokovic beat him at ping-pong, but Bieber took down a string of athletes and gave half his prize to charity and the rest to 50 fan competitors.
Por Billboard | 06/08/2026
Justin Bieber may have spent the past year making headlines for his music, but over the weekend, the SWAG singer proved he can hold his own in the sports realm too. The pop star emerged victorious at the Fanatics Games during Fanatics Fest in New York, beating a roster of elite athletes, including retired NFL star Tom Brady, tennis champ Novak Djokovic and NBA stars Victor Wembanyama and Karl-Anthony Towns, before donating his $1 million prize. Related Sneakers Worn By Justin Bieber During 2026 FIFA World Cup Final Sold at Charity Auction For Nearly $30K, BTS Performance Gear Raises $300K Recapping the World Cup in Pop Stardom, Including Shakira, Justin Bieber and ‘Wonderwall’: Greatest Pop Stars Podcast Ted Lasso Sends Justin Bieber Out on the World Cup Field for ‘Everything Hallelujah’ in 2026 Halftime Show The competition — featured in Fanatics Fest: All Access , now streaming on ESPN — saw Bieber face off against an all-star lineup that also included Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles, former NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski and former LSU gymnast and influencer Livvy Dunne. Audiences highlight the moment that Bieber challenged the Serbian professional tennis player Djokovic to a bonus game of ping-pong. Before the match, the singer confidently declared, “I am a superior ping-pong player. He knows it.” Djokovic, however, ended up getting the last laugh. “I must say, I underestimated Justin’s athletic abilities,” the 24-time Grand Slam winner said before defeating Bieber at the table. Taking the loss like a champion, the “Daisies” singer responded, “He got me today, so I gotta give him his flowers.” View this post on Instagram Though he fell short at ping-pong, Bieber did ultimately claim the biggest win of the weekend, topping the overall Fanatics Games leaderboard to earn the competition’s $1 million grand prize. Instead of taking home those winnings, Bieber decided to split the prize among fans and charity. He awarded $500,000 to the event’s 50 fan competitors, giving each participant $10,000 and donating the remaining $500,000 to charity. “Only at Fanatics Fest do people come together in this way,” Bieber says in Fanatics Fest: All Access . The special is now streaming on the ESPN app, and the trailer can be watched below.