Latest pickleball news from Southeast Asia
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Philippine Pickleball League’s Metro Manila Championships gains PPF sanction, feeding into national rankings and international standards.

APP Tour’s first Asia stop in Kuala Lumpur ends with Sofia Sewing’s triple crown, an all-Asia men’s singles final, and a new men’s doubles champs.

The Global Pickleball Federation Congress 2025 heads to Manila, bringing together leaders and athletes to shape the future of pickleball worldwide.

CPU hosted Dinagyang Pickleball Cup 2026 (Jan 16–18), crowning champions across divisions and sending all podium finishers to PPf Nationals.

Pickle Yard SOMO sweeps SO Chill 3–0 to win PCL Philippines at MOA. With a plot twist that nobody expected.

Season 2 of PCL Asia returns to Shenzhen on Dec 5–8, 2025. Get dates, format, prize money, venue details, and storylines as clubs chase the continental title.

Davao, Manila, and Cebu host PCL Asia Rising Stars U19 sectionals from Feb 28–Mar 15, 2026 - team play pathway to AEPA Finals in Hainan.

Vietnam’s top pickleball name Quang Duong joins the APP after losing PPA/MLP-linked deals, resetting his U.S. pro path amid global participation debate.

A GPF-ITA clean sport seminar highlights strict liability, doping control, whereabouts, and supplement risks—key hurdles for pickleball’s Olympic hopes.

PCL Asia’s Rising Stars U19 sectional in Davao highlighted youth access, team play, and a Golden Ticket win for Team Velaris.

India’s No. 1 Mihika Yadav claims the Women’s Singles crown at the IPA-sanctioned PWR 1000—Rise Up Championship: Pickleball By The Bay 2025—at VGP Golden Beach Resort, Chennai, defeating Snehal Kishor Patil 11–8, 11–4.

WPBL Season 2 hits Mumbai’s Jio World Garden Jan 24–Feb 8: seven teams, 120 matches in 13 days, 56 players from 18 nations, streaming on Sony LIV.