Registration opens for MB Ho Chi Minh City Open, MB Bank returns
MB Bank is back behind Ho Chi Minh City, with a PPA Asia 500 stop offering US$70,000, 500 ranking points and a familiar venue.
Registration is open for the MB Ho Chi Minh City Open, and MB Bank is back as title sponsor for PPA Tour Asia’s August 6-9 stop at Global City Sports Park. The tournament carries PPA Asia 500 status, with US$70,000 in pro prize money and 500 ranking points on offer, while gold medalists will earn US$2,000 in singles and US$5,500 in doubles.
The return of MB Bank gives the event more than a fresh logo. It is the fourth time MB has partnered with the tour, and the relationship has already produced the MB Hanoi Cup in April 2026. PPA Tour Asia is treating Vietnam as a repeat destination for pro pickleball, not a one-off experiment, and that matters in a market where stable sponsorships help turn interest into a regular tournament calendar.
Ho Chi Minh City has already shown it can support that model. Global City Sports Park hosted the MB Vietnam Open in 2025, with that event staged September 4-7 in the same city. Bringing the tour back to the same venue gives players and organizers a fixed point on the map, while giving local clubs and fans a pro stop they can plan around instead of a scattered series of pop-ups.
The broader 2026 circuit underlines why this return carries weight. PPA Tour Asia says the season spans ten stops across seven markets, and it ends with the Hong Kong Slam, which the tour says could carry up to US$1.1 million in prize money. In that context, Ho Chi Minh City sits near the center of Asia’s emerging pickleball schedule, with Vietnam holding one of the more important commercial positions on the tour.
FILA has also been announced as an official local platinum partner for the Ho Chi Minh City Open and the Kuala Lumpur Cup, adding another layer of commercial support to the Vietnam stop. For a sport still building its professional footprint in Asia, the combination of a returning title sponsor, a repeat venue and a clear prize structure points to a market that is not just active, but increasingly bankable.
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