The Panas Kuala Lumpur Open wrapped on May 19 without a single player claiming more than one gold. Hien Truong finally ended his Men's Singles near-miss streak with a dominant run, not dropping a game all week. Chao Yi Wang took Women's Singles gold after a silver in Hangzhou last year. Collin Johns and Len Yang made Men's Doubles look effortless, while Alix Truong and Tama Shimabukuro edged a three-game Mixed Doubles thriller. The spread at the top means everyone heads to Macao on roughly equal footing.
Read our coverage of PPA Asia Tour Panas Kuala Lumpur 2026.
From Kuala Lumpur to Macao
The Macao Open is the third stop of the 2026 PPA Tour Asia calendar and the first time the tour has brought professional pickleball to the Cotai Strip. Unlike previous legs, this is a venue with genuine spectacle: Cotai Expo's exhibition halls converted into a purpose-built arena inside one of the largest integrated resorts on the planet.
Hien Truong arrives in Macao as the defending champion in Men's Singles. Watch whether Nasa Hatakeyama, who came out of qualifying to reach the KL final, returns to cause more upsets.
In Women's Singles, Chao Yi Wang's clean KL run makes her the favourite, though her near-triple-crown bid was ended in Doubles by the precision of Yufei Long and Ting Chieh Wei, who will be dangerous again here.
Event Details
📅 | Dates | May 28–31, 2026 Qualifying: Wed May 27 |
📍 | Venue | Cotai Expo, The Venetian Macao Hall D, Taipa, Macao |
💰 | Prize money | US$70,000 total 500 PPA ranking points to champion |
🎾 | Surface | Indoor hard court Official ball: Joola HC-40 |
👥 | Players | 614 registered Registration closed |
Prize Breakdown
Place | Singles | Doubles | PPA Points |
🥇 Gold | $2,000 | $5,500 | 500 pts |
🥈 Silver | $1,000 | $3,000 | 400 pts |
🥉 Bronze | $800 | $1,800 | 300 pts |
4th place | $595 | $1,450 | 200 pts |
Quarterfinal | $395 | $800 | 100 pts |
Round of 16 | $195 | $420 | 50 pts |
Tournament Schedule
27 Wed | Qualifying | Pro Qualifiers · 09:00–21:00 |
28 Thu | Round of 32 | Main draw opens + Amateur Day 1 · 09:00–21:00 |
29 Fri | Round of 16 | All events · 09:00–21:00 |
30 Sat | Quarterfinals & Semifinals | All events · 09:00–19:00 |
31 Sun | Championship Sunday | Medal matches all events · 09:00–19:00 |
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