PickleSlam 2026 in Singapore Hosts Inaugural PPA Asia 125 Stop

PickleSlam 2026, organised by PickleGO, will return to Singapore April 11–19 and serve as the inaugural stop of the new PPA Asia 125 series, the PPA Tour Asia announcement says. Pro division winners at the PPA Asia 125 stop can earn up to 125 PPA ranking points, and each stop guarantees a minimum of US$10,000 in prize money distributed across all Pro events.

PPA Tour Asia framed the series as a regional pathway, telling players to “Get ready for your journey to the top as PPA Asia 125 is launching – a new series bringing PPA points to more courts across the continent.” Tournament champions will also secure free entry into the next PPA Asia 500 event, creating a clear advancement incentive for winners looking to move quickly up the PPA ladder.

The series enforces an eligibility restriction intended to preserve those pathways: “Player in the Top 20 on the PPA Tour rankings are ineligible to compete in that same category at PPA Asia 125 events, ensuring the next generation or aspiring picklers get their shot to step up the ranks and find their way to Championship Court,” PPA Tour Asia states. Events will be staged as single-day tournaments described as “rapid-fire competition,” a format designed to compress pro play and increase turnover for regional pros and rising players.

PickleSlam’s professional draws will award PPA Asia 125 points while amateur skill and age-based categories run throughout the weekend, PPA Tour Asia notes. Pickleball News Asia’s February 16 Facebook post identifies the venue as Jurong Play Grounds in Singapore, while the official PPA Tour Asia copy lists the event city and dates without naming the specific site.

The PPA and MLP Asia rollout provides the organizational backdrop: PPA’s November 25, 2024 announcement set PPA Tour Asia to launch in 2025 and described MLP Asia’s debut in 2025/2026, naming China, Vietnam, Japan and Singapore as target markets. That release named Kimberly Koh as Managing Director, adding that she is “the former Partnerships Director at World Table Tennis with 13 years of sports marketing experience in the region.”

Timesnownews reports PickleSlam 2026 is the third edition of the event and the first held under the PPA Tour Asia banner; that edition claim appears only in Timesnownews among the supplied material. Other specifics that remain subject to confirmation include the exact venue attribution and detailed prize distribution across Pro events. For now, PickleSlam April 11–19 will function as PPA Asia 125’s launchpad: a single-week, rapid format stop guaranteeing cash, ranking points and a direct ticket into the PPA Asia 500 for champions as the PPA expands its footprint in Asia.