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Thirsty Pickle joins Onda Fit as Cebu pickleball demand grows

Thirsty Pickle’s move onto Onda Fit shows Cebu pickleball maturing into a court-and-payments business, with seven courts open and eight more coming soon.

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pickleball gains momentum in South Korea as Seoul opens 14-court complex

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APP launches six-event Asia tour, Malaysia to host opening stop

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Shimabukuro and Bhatia sweep Macao Open after Kuala Lumpur setback

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DUPR partners with Asia Pickleball TV to expand regional rankings

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Selkirk launches OMNI paddle in Asia, adds adjustable MOI weights

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Pickleball King adds app layer to grow Asia player engagement

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India opens selection trials for Pickleball World Cup 2026

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Japan announces PJ Edogawa Open 2026, expanding regional pickleball

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Pickleball Japan secures exclusive Minor League Pickleball license for 2026 rollout

Japan’s exclusive MiLP license could turn club pickleball into a ratings-driven league pathway, with Dream Tickets, DUPR and a 20-country rollout.

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Vietnam to host Asia Open Pickleball Championships 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City

Ho Chi Minh City will stage AOPC 2026 from July 9-12, with more than US$55,000 at stake and WPF ranking points on the line.

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Seoul and Da Nang Reveal Two Distinct Paths to Pickleball Growth

Seoul tripled its public pickleball stock with one Han River conversion; Da Nang is about to stage the sport's first-ever World Cup on Asian soil.

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Hong Kong launches World Cup pickleball team selection tournament

Hong Kong is turning World Cup selection into a full pathway, with 266 players, age-group divisions and a June 27 junior final at Tuen Mun Town Plaza.

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GRAZIA Malaysia brings back pickleball tournament for season 3 in July 2026

GRAZIA Malaysia will stage Season 3 on July 25 at Reserve Pickleball & Padel, with mixed doubles and knockout play again at the center. The series is now part sport, part fashion runway.

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Phuc Huynh beats Asian No. 1 Ly Hoang Nam in Vietnam final

Phuc Huynh outlasted Asian No. 1 Ly Hoang Nam in a three-game all-Vietnamese final in Ho Chi Minh City. The win sharpened Vietnam's claim on Asia's elite pickleball tier.

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APP Tour adds three major D-Joy pickleball events in Vietnam

APP Tour is locking in three D-Joy events in Vietnam, including a November Masters with a 100,000 prize pool. The schedule turns Vietnam into a year-round hub, not a one-off stop.

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Malaysia warns of rising pickleball injuries amid sport boom

Malaysia’s pickleball boom has a harder edge: as courts fill up, doctors are warning of preventable injuries from players who are not conditioned for the sport’s pace.

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Shenzhen launches Asia-Pacific youth pickleball competition with city backing

Shenzhen is building a youth pickleball pipeline, not just staging a tournament, with city government, media and Ramsports all on the same side.

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Pico de Loro turns pickleball invitational into resort weekend

Pico de Loro is packing pickleball into a resort weekend, with 3 divisions, premium perks and more than 75,000 in prizes on offer.

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Singapore’s first PPA Asia 500 draws major Leapmotor backing, near sellout

Leapmotor’s backing and 95% slot fill showed Singapore’s first PPA Asia 500 was already selling pickleball as a premium property before play began.

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Manaswinee Hazarika's title surge shows pickleball's rise in India

Former tennis player Manaswinee Hazarika has stacked seven titles in two events, becoming one of India’s clearest new pickleball faces.

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El Grande Pickle Yard set to open in Davao City June 6, 2026

El Grande Pickle Yard opened in Catalunan Grande, giving Davao a dedicated outdoor home as pickleball’s league, rankings and tournament pipeline keeps widening.

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Asia pickleball summit pushes youth development to secure growth

Asia pickleball’s boom is hitting a pipeline gap: the Kuala Lumpur summit drew 1,500 people, but the next race is building juniors, schools and age-group pathways.

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Vinay Sethia lifts Kolkata’s pickleball profile with global rise

Vinay Sethia’s No. 1 WPC ranking and Kolkata wins have pushed the city from side court to serious pickleball market.

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India’s pickleball boom drives shift to indoor courts amid rising heat

India’s courts jumped from 200 to 1,200 as hotter summers push pickleball indoors, reshaping who can play and where the sport can grow.

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China plans Asia’s first residential pickleball academy in Hainan

China is building Asia’s first full-residential pickleball academy in Hainan, with 11 courts now, 20 more planned and three full-time coaches.

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BTS and celebrities fuel South Korea’s pickleball boom

BTS members talking pickleball on a livestream helped turn South Korea’s court game into a youth-facing craze, while Seoul answered with a 14-court complex at Gwangnaru Hangang Park.

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Pattaya resort venue launches first pickleball tournament in 2026

Pattaya’s Royal Cliff is turning resort pickleball into a test of growth, with a 20-player singles event that could widen Thailand’s base or keep it in leisure spaces.

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Malaysia’s Oriental Daily News Open 2026 set for Subang in June

Malaysia is widening the pickleball pipeline in Subang, with 48 teams already in and a RM70,000 prize pool spread across junior to open draws.

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Philippine pickleball leaders meet GAB to unify pro scene standards

Philippine pickleball’s top groups met GAB in Makati to set one rulebook, a move that could shape rankings, prize money and dispute handling.

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pickleball gains momentum in South Korea as Seoul opens 14-court complex

Seoul’s new 14-court complex shows pickleball moving beyond its older-player image as young workers, expats and tennis converts fill the game’s fastest-growing urban lane.

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Truong stuns Staksrud, sets all-Vietnamese Hanoi Cup final showdown

Truong’s upset of No. 1 Federico Staksrud and Ly’s win over Dylan Frazier gave Hanoi an all-Vietnamese men’s final and turned Sunday into a home-country title shot.

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Shimabukuro, Bhatia power Macao Open sweep as Fujiwara makes history

Fifteen-year-old Tama Shimabukuro left Macao with a singles breakthrough and a doubles sweep, while Rika Fujiwara’s win gave Japan a first on the women’s side.

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Philippines recognizes pickleball as professional, accredits Pickle Yard Conference League

Philippines pickleball took a leap from fast-growing pastime to regulated pro sport, with PYCL gaining GAB accreditation and a clearer path for players, sponsors and contracts.

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Hien Truong wins Kuala Lumpur Open, claims second dragon medal piece

Hien Truong turned a season of near-misses into gold in Kuala Lumpur, then moved within one medal piece of PPA Tour Asia’s dragon set.

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Chao Yi Wang closes in on historic PPA Tour Asia triple crown

One win away from a rare sweep, Wang reached all three finals in Kuala Lumpur as every No. 1 seed advanced for the first time on tour.

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Trailblazers post best U.S. result yet at Atlanta Slam

Tang Nok Yiu and Mihae Kwon reached the Atlanta Slam round of 16, the Trailblazers' best U.S. points haul yet on a 2,000-point stage.

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Former tennis stars drive India’s growing pickleball league in Bengaluru

Former tennis pros are finding a real second act in Bengaluru’s pickleball boom, where franchise leagues, rankings and crowds are turning a side sport into a career path.

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