Wang and Dennehy chase triple crowns in Beijing finals showdown
Chao Yi Wang and Sahra Dennehy met in all three Beijing finals, each one win from a triple crown on Championship Sunday.
Beijing delivered a rare Championship Sunday set-up: two players, three finals and one head-to-head showdown in every title match. Chao Yi Wang and Sahra Dennehy each reached the final in all three of their events at the Capital Securities Beijing Open 2026, turning the day into a direct test of who could convert a near-perfect week into a clean sweep.
The path to that collision course was sharp and decisive. Wang opened with an 11-7, 11-9 win over Yufei Long in women’s singles, then followed it with a women’s doubles victory alongside Aiko Yoshitomi, beating Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall and Nok Yiu Tang 11-6, 11-5. Dennehy answered with a matching singles run, handling local hope Lingwei Kong 11-3, 11-3 to set up the final-day rivalry that defined the Beijing bracket.
What made the matchup more than a routine title chase was the weight of the triple crown itself. In pro pickleball, reaching three finals in one stop signals depth across singles and doubles, not just a hot hand in one draw. Winning all three would stamp a player as the week’s dominant force, and doing it in Beijing on one of Asia’s most prominent courts gave the storyline extra visibility for a tour still carving out its identity in the region.
The rivalry has already shown its shape in Asia. Dennehy’s win over Wang in Hangzhou, an 11-7, 11-2 result on the way to that title, added another layer to the Beijing finale and underlined how thin the margin had become between the tour’s top women. Wang’s response in Beijing, especially with Yoshitomi in doubles, showed the kind of range that makes a triple crown possible.
For PPA Tour Asia, the significance went beyond medals. A day built around Wang and Dennehy chasing the same sweep across three finals gave the Beijing Open a clear centerpiece and a simple story for new fans to follow. If one of them completed the triple crown, Beijing would leave behind a signature result. If both fell short, the rivalry would still have delivered another chapter in a season that is starting to show real depth at the top.
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