Sewing and Munro claim multiple titles as APP Tour debuts in Japan

Sewing and Jack Munro finished the APP Japan - Skechers Tsu City Open with two titles apiece after the three-day tournament at the Tsu City Industry and Sports Center. The event, listed on the APP calendar as the 2026 APP Japan - Skechers Tsu City Open and scheduled Feb 26 to Feb 28, 2026, marked the Association of Pickleball Players’ first major stop in Japan.

The tournament’s character was summed up in one line of the coverage: "the tournament delivered a mix of expected results and strong doubles partnerships — particularly from the Americans on the APP circuit." That mix showed up in the winners list, where Sewing and Munro were named as multiple-title champions; one source recorded the line, "Sewing and Munro were title winners at the 2026 Sketchers Japan Open, each with two titles."

APP’s own site includes local event details that confirm the venue and dates and ran a feature headlined "Off the Court with the APP: Jack Munro," which supplies Jack as Munro’s given name. The coverage supplied for Sewing contains only the surname; no first name for Sewing appears in the available event materials.

The APP event listing identifies the Tsu City Industry and Sports Center as the venue and shows the event under the tour’s 2026 calendar. Oddly, the APP event page capture includes an "Event Sponsor" heading with the line "No items found." even though "Skechers" appears in the event title on the APP listing. That sponsor placeholder stands alongside other APP site content such as partner and rankings references that include names like HotelPlanner, ISDIN, Shriners Children's, and Humana in separate site headlines and navigation.

Full match scores, the specific draws each champion won (singles, doubles, mixed), and prize-money figures were not present in the available event materials. The APP site snapshot did list a slate of other 2026 events on the tour, including the Leapmotor APP Kuala Lumpur Open 2026 and 2026 APP Next Las Vegas, indicating the Japan stop was the start of a busy stretch on the APP calendar.

With Sewing and Jack Munro each leaving Tsu City with two titles, the APP’s debut major stop in Japan delivered headline winners and reinforced the coverage line about strong doubles partnerships from American competitors on the circuit. Further confirmation of match-by-match results and full draws will be necessary to detail which events produced each title.