James was one of the youngest involved at the competition, but went head to head with international players. Yvonne described the stage as his happy place and said he loved it while "he keeps pushing boundaries". "Typically he watches videos and copies them, finds new moves online and thinks of new moves himself," she added. James has always enjoyed watching skilful players, such as the likes of Argentine great Diego Maradona, but Yvonne said the family were not initially aware freestyle was a sport itself. "There is no training available here," said Yvonne, adding that freestyle is typically popular in France, Spain and the Netherlands.