Vietnam joins DUPR global ratings as Hanoi results go worldwide
Hanoi results now count in DUPR’s global system, giving Vietnamese players ratings that travel beyond local brackets and into Asia’s wider competitive ladder.
DUPR and Sport Connect have tied Hanoi results to the sport’s global ratings grid, turning Vietnamese matches into numbers that can travel well beyond one club or one city. The partnership means players in Hanoi are no longer being measured in a closed domestic loop, but inside a system that can affect seeding, matchmaking and tournament entry across Asia and elsewhere.
That shift matters because ratings now sit at the center of how pickleball competition is built. A recognized DUPR number can shape who gets into which bracket, how organizers seed events and how players are matched against opponents at a similar level. In a market like Vietnam, where growth has been fast enough to attract outside investment and regional infrastructure, a global ratings standard gives clubs and tournament directors a cleaner way to compare local results with the rest of the continent.
DUPR has already been widening its footprint in the country. On April 29, 2026, it opened its first Asia headquarters in Ho Chi Minh City and called Vietnam one of the fastest-growing pickleball markets in the region. It has also announced a separate strategic partnership with PickleHub Vietnam to grow pickleball across the country, building a network that now stretches from event platforms to ratings data.
The Hanoi link comes on the back of an earlier milestone: Vietnam’s first major all-DUPR tournament, the Facolos Champion 2025, held on Jan. 19. DUPR also maintains an Asia continental rankings page, and it has said the region holds 812 million potential players, a figure that helps explain why the company has been pushing so hard into Asian markets.
Vietnam’s rising profile is showing up in the rankings themselves. VNA reported that Ly Hoang Nam became the highest-ranked pickleball player in Asia, and that Vietnam had five players in the DUPR Asian top 10. Those names give the new ratings system immediate weight, because the country is no longer just adding participants to the sport, it is producing players who can sit near the top of the regional ladder.
DUPR and Sport Connect said their partnership is designed to “advance pickleball in Vietnam and across Asia.” With Hanoi results now feeding a global ratings system, Vietnam is starting to look less like a fast-growing local scene and more like a serious node in Asia’s competitive pickleball map.
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