PPA Tour Asia Unveils 2026 Calendar Including Macao Open May 27-31

PPA Tour Asia has published a live event page for the Macao Open showing the tournament in Macao, Macao China and late-May dates, while the tour’s broader 2026 calendar lists the Macao stop in the same window but with two different start dates reported by outlets. The conflict matters for players and travel planners because some releases list a five-day span, May 27–31, while the event page and other reporting show May 28–31.

The tour’s consolidated calendar release lists ten stops across seven markets with prize purses attached: MB Hanoi Cup April 1–5 (US$300,000), Kuala Lumpur Open May 13–17 (US$50,000), Macao Open May 27–31 (US$70,000), China Open1 June 17–21 (US$70,000), Tokyo Open July 1–4 (US$50,000), Singapore Open July 23–26 (US$70,000), Ho Chi Minh City Open August 6–9 (US$70,000), China Open2 August 20–23 (US$70,000), Kuala Lumpur Cup September 9–13 (US$300,000), and the season-closing Hong Kong Slam October 19–25 with a US$1.1 million Pro prize purse.

The calendar release and regional reporting frame the season as an April-to-May opening swing through Vietnam, Malaysia, and southern China. Pickle Asia noted that “PPA Tour Asia has unveiled the first three stops of its 2026 season, setting up an April-to-May opening swing through Vietnam, Malaysia, and Macao,” and added that “The opening phase wraps with the Macao Open from May 28–31 in Macao, China.” For the opening stop, Pickleball.com reports that “The tour’s opening stop will be the MB Hanoi Cup, which will mark the tour’s first visit to Northern Vietnam with 1000 PPA ranking points up for grabs. This event will run from April 1-5 at My Dinh Indoor Athletics Arena, with registration set to open at the end of January.”

Date discrepancies are specific: the tour’s calendar release lists the Macao Open as May 27–31 while the PPA Tour Asia event page and reporting from Pickle Asia and Pickleball.com list May 28–31. Kuala Lumpur’s start date also shows a one-day variance, with the calendar release showing May 13–17 and Pickleball.com listing May 14–17. Those differences could reflect whether organizers count a practice or qualifying day as an official start.

Kuala Lumpur’s return to the 9Pickle venue is highlighted in regional coverage: “Second on the schedule is the Kuala Lumpur Open, which will mark a return to 9Pickle from May 14-17. The Malaysia capital played host to an epic men’s doubles final in 2025 between Eric Oncins/Tyson McGuffin and Ben Johns/Christian Alshon in front of a highly energized crowd,” underscoring continued U.S.-based player participation in the Asian swing.

PPA’s promotional copy frames the season crescendo in Hong Kong: “The Hong Kong Slam 2026 is set to be the biggest professional pickleball tournament ever staged in Asia. The sport's top names will descend on the city chasing glory, ranking points, and a share of up to US$1.1 million Pro prize purse.” The same material promises amateur programming alongside the pros, noting “PPA Tour Asia's Play Where the Pros Play experience puts pickleball hobbyists and diehards on the same courts and under the same lights. Amateur events will run alongside the Pros, with age and rating categories on offer for all.”

At present, the PPA Tour Asia event page capture shows Macao dates as May 28–31 while the tour calendar release shows May 27–31, leaving whether May 27 is a competitive day or a practice/qualifying window unresolved. Regardless of that detail, the Macao stop anchors the tour’s compact late-April to October Asian circuit that culminates with the Hong Kong Slam October 19–25.