Tightly Contested Finals Close Putrajaya Novice Pickleball Tournament 2026

The Putrajaya Novice Pickleball Tournament 2026 closed with a series of tightly contested finals across mixed and gender categories on Feb 15, according to the Sportssync Asia event listing and the original report. The event carried a cash prize pool of RM4,400 with 1st place RM1,000, 2nd RM600, 3rd RM400 and 4th RM200, and ran on eight courts at 11Pikelbola, Danau Golf, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi.

Sportssync lists the organiser as Adhwa'Afnan Hafiy Bin Abdul Sani and displays a WhatsApp contact link on the tournament page. The listing labels the event as Novice while also showing category tags "OPEN" and "Unranked", and confirms the tournament schedule included Men’s Double from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and Mixed Double from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm on Sunday, 15th February.

Match formats and officiating details were posted on the event page and shaped the competitive dynamics. The listing specifies "Group Stage (Round Robin): 1 set – 15 points" and "Knockout Stage (R16): 1 set – 15 points", with "Change sides when the first team reach 8 points" in 15-point games. For later rounds the page states "Knockout Stage (QF, SF, Final): 1 set – 21 points" and "Change sides when the first team reach 11 points". The page also warns that "Each game will use the sudden-death format, no deuce at (14-14) and (20-20)".

Officials and integrity controls were prominent on the Sportssync page. It notes "All matches, groupings and knockouts will be officiated matches. The umpire will call for service faults, non-volley zone faults and score" and sets line-call expectations with "Line call rules: Receiver calls for the out ball, the umpire may advise if any dispute happens, no re-serve". The listing adds: "All players are expected to join with integrity. Substitution of players, creation of sub-account, and manipulation of DUPR ratings are NOT allowed, and in such cases, the Tournament Committee reserves the right to verify or disqualify ineligible players."

Entry terms and player benefits were explicit: "Registration Fee: RM150 per team" and listed merchandise included a tournament t-shirt and sponsors' items, while the "Prize Pool (Merchandise):" line on Sportssync remained empty even as the cash total was fixed at RM4,400. The platform header visible on the listing included tabs for Info, Brackets, Schedule, Search Match, Players, Results, Gallery and Feedback, suggesting further event materials may exist on the page.

What remains unreported in the supplied sources are the winners' names and match scorelines. The original report noted the tournament "concluded with a number of tightly contested finals across mixed and gender categories" but neither the Sportssync capture nor the original text provided final results, bracket sheets, or set scores. The organiser listed on Sportssync is the point of contact shown on the event page for any official results, photos or bracket PDFs.