Khlif and Castillo knock out the top seeds in the Hong Kong Slam quarterfinals

Noe Khlif beat Christopher Haworth, the top seed in the Men's Singles, 13-11, 11-3 in Friday's quarterfinals at the Hang Seng Bank Hong Kong Slam 2026. Khlif, the seventh seed, needed extra points to win the first game and lost only three in the second.

Men's SinglesQuarterfinals

1

2

NOE KHLIF✓

13

11

CHRISTOPHER HAWORTH

11

3

Completed

Haworth was not the only top seed to go. Judit Castillo, the fourth seed, beat Kaitlyn Christian, the top seed in the Women's Singles, 11-9, 5-11, 12-10. Christian had won the Women's Singles at both of this season's PPA Asia 1000 stops, the MB Hanoi Cup in April and the Leapmotor Kuala Lumpur Cup in September. Andie Dikosavljevic, the ninth seed, then beat the second seed, Chao Yi Wang, 11-8, 11-6, so neither of the top two seeds made the Women's Singles semifinals.

Women's SinglesQuarterfinals

1

2

3

JUDIT CASTILLO✓

11

5

12

KAITLYN CHRISTIAN

9

11

10

Completed

Women's SinglesQuarterfinals

1

2

ANDIE DIKOSAVLJEVIC✓

11

11

CHAO YI WANG

8

6

Completed

Christian's day ended in the Mixed as well. Ting Chieh Wei and Hunter Johnson came from a game down to beat her and Dylan Frazier 5-11, 11-5, 11-9.

Mixed DoublesQuarterfinals

1

2

3

TING CHIEH WEIHUNTER JOHNSON

✓

5

11

11

DYLAN FRAZIERKAITLYN CHRISTIAN

11

5

9

Completed

Wong goes out in a 12-10 third game

Hong Kit Wong, the last Hong Kong player in any draw, took the first game from Federico Staksrud, the second seed, 11-8. Staksrud won the next two 11-9 and 12-10. It was the same finish as their quarterfinal at the MB Hanoi Cup in April, which Staksrud won 7-11, 11-6, 12-10.

Men's SinglesQuarterfinals

1

2

3

FEDERICO STAKSRUD✓

8

11

12

HONG KIT WONG

11

9

10

Completed

Hunter Johnson, the third seed, beat Connor Garnett 11-9, 11-4 in the other quarterfinal in that half.

Men's SinglesQuarterfinals

1

2

HUNTER JOHNSON✓

11

11

CONNOR GARNETT

9

4

Completed

Shimabukuro beats the Shenzhen champion

Tama Shimabukuro, 15, beat Grayson Goldin 11-9, 8-11, 11-6. Goldin had beaten him 11-8, 11-4 in the semifinals of the Skechers Shenzhen Open in August on the way to the title. Shimabukuro also reached the Men's Doubles semifinals with JW Johnson, beating Eric Oncins and Khlif 11-4, 11-7.

Men's SinglesQuarterfinals

1

2

3

TAMA SHIMABUKURO✓

11

8

11

GRAYSON GOLDIN

9

11

6

Completed

Men's DoublesQuarterfinals

1

2

TAMA SHIMABUKUROJW JOHNSON

✓

11

11

ERIC ONCINSNOE KHLIF

4

7

Completed

His run in the Mixed ended. Anna Bright and Hayden Patriquin, the second seeds, beat him and Sahra Dennehy 11-9, 11-5. Bright and Anna Leigh Waters, the top seeds in the Women's Doubles, beat Dennehy and Danni-Elle Townsend 11-1, 11-8, so Dennehy, who had been in all three of her events going into Friday, was left with the singles. She beat Rika Fujiwara 11-6, 8-11, 11-3 in the morning.

Mixed DoublesQuarterfinals

1

2

ANNA BRIGHTHAYDEN PATRIQUIN

✓

11

11

SAHRA DENNEHYTAMA SHIMABUKURO

9

5

Completed

Women's DoublesQuarterfinals

1

2

ANNA BRIGHTANNA LEIGH WATERS

✓

11

11

SAHRA DENNEHYDANNI-ELLE TOWNSEND

1

8

Completed

Ben Johns and Tardio beat Collin Johns and Yang 11-3, 11-3

The brothers' quarterfinal was one-sided. Ben Johns and Gabriel Tardio, the top seeds, beat Collin Johns and Len Yang 11-3, 11-3. Staksrud and Patriquin, the second seeds, beat Quan Do and Hien Truong 11-4, 11-2, and Garnett and Frazier beat Zane Navratil and George Wall 11-4, 11-8.

Men's DoublesQuarterfinals

1

2

BEN JOHNSGABRIEL TARDIO

✓

11

11

COLLIN JOHNSLEN YANG

3

3

Completed

Ben Johns and Waters, the top seeds in the Mixed, lost one point to Jonathan Truong and Jessie Irvine, 11-1, 11-0. Jorja Johnson and JW Johnson beat Oncins and Tyra Hurricane Black 9-11, 11-8, 11-2. In the Women's Doubles, Sofia Sewing and Catherine Parenteau lost the first game to Castillo and Kiora Kunimoto, then won the next two 11-1, 11-1.

What happened in the semifinals

Shimabukuro beat Khlif 11-8, 11-2 on Saturday, a rematch of the Leapmotor Kuala Lumpur Cup final, which Shimabukuro won 11-8, 11-5. He plays Hunter Johnson in Sunday's final. Castillo and Dikosavljevic won their Women's Singles semifinals to meet for the title, and Ben Johns and Tardio play Staksrud and Patriquin for the Men's Doubles gold. The full semifinal results and the finals are in our Championship Sunday report.

Quarterfinal results

Every quarterfinal from Friday, by event.

Men's Singles

Men's SinglesQuarterfinals

1

2

NOE KHLIF✓

13

11

CHRISTOPHER HAWORTH

11

3

Completed

Men's SinglesQuarterfinals

1

2

3

TAMA SHIMABUKURO✓

11

8

11

GRAYSON GOLDIN

9

11

6

Completed

Men's SinglesQuarterfinals

1

2

3

FEDERICO STAKSRUD✓

8

11

12

HONG KIT WONG

11

9

10

Completed

Men's SinglesQuarterfinals

1

2

HUNTER JOHNSON✓

11

11

CONNOR GARNETT

9

4

Completed

Women's Singles

Women's SinglesQuarterfinals

1

2

3

JUDIT CASTILLO✓

11

5

12

KAITLYN CHRISTIAN

9

11

10

Completed

Women's SinglesQuarterfinals

1

2

3

KIORA KUNIMOTO✓

8

11

11

YUFEI LONG

11

6

3

Completed

Women's SinglesQuarterfinals

1

2

ANDIE DIKOSAVLJEVIC✓

11

11

CHAO YI WANG

8

6

Completed

Women's SinglesQuarterfinals

1

2

3

SAHRA DENNEHY✓

11

8

11

RIKA FUJIWARA

6

11

3

Completed

Men's Doubles

Men's DoublesQuarterfinals

1

2

BEN JOHNSGABRIEL TARDIO

✓

11

11

COLLIN JOHNSLEN YANG

3

3

Completed

Men's DoublesQuarterfinals

1

2

TAMA SHIMABUKUROJW JOHNSON

✓

11

11

ERIC ONCINSNOE KHLIF

4

7

Completed

Men's DoublesQuarterfinals

1

2

FEDERICO STAKSRUDHAYDEN PATRIQUIN

✓

11

11

QUAN DOHIEN TRUONG

4

2

Completed

Men's DoublesQuarterfinals

1

2

CONNOR GARNETTDYLAN FRAZIER

✓

11

11

ZANE NAVRATILGEORGE WALL

4

8

Completed

Women's Doubles

Women's DoublesQuarterfinals

1

2

ANNA BRIGHTANNA LEIGH WATERS

✓

11

11

SAHRA DENNEHYDANNI-ELLE TOWNSEND

1

8

Completed

Women's DoublesQuarterfinals

1

2

3

SOFIA SEWINGCATHERINE PARENTEAU

✓

8

11

11

JUDIT CASTILLOKIORA KUNIMOTO

11

1

1

Completed

Women's DoublesQuarterfinals

1

2

3

TYRA HURRICANE BLACKJORJA JOHNSON

✓

11

7

11

MARI HUMBERGCAILYN CAMPBELL

3

11

0

Completed

Women's DoublesQuarterfinals

1

2

RACHEL ROHRABACHERPARRIS TODD

✓

11

11

ALIX TRUONGJESSIE IRVINE

6

9

Completed

Mixed Doubles

Mixed DoublesQuarterfinals

1

2

BEN JOHNSANNA LEIGH WATERS

✓

11

11

JONATHAN TRUONGJESSIE IRVINE

1

0

Completed

Mixed DoublesQuarterfinals

1

2

3

TING CHIEH WEIHUNTER JOHNSON

✓

5

11

11

DYLAN FRAZIERKAITLYN CHRISTIAN

11

5

9

Completed

Mixed DoublesQuarterfinals

1

2

ANNA BRIGHTHAYDEN PATRIQUIN

✓

11

11

SAHRA DENNEHYTAMA SHIMABUKURO

9

5

Completed

Mixed DoublesQuarterfinals

1

2

3

JORJA JOHNSONJW JOHNSON

✓

9

11

11

ERIC ONCINSTYRA HURRICANE BLACK

11

8

2

Completed

Prize money and points

The Hong Kong Slam carries up to US$1.1 million in pro prize money. The table shows the amounts for pros on a Gold contract, in US dollars, with World Pickleball Ranking points.

More from the Hong Kong Slam

• Dikosavljevic wins the Hong Kong Slam Women's Singles 11-1, 11-5

• Ben and Collin Johns meet in the Hong Kong Slam quarterfinals

• Alshon out of all three Hong Kong Slam draws a day after winning in each

• Tang and Wong win all five of their matches as the Hong Kong Slam main draw opens

• Hong Kong to host the first PPA Asia Slam, with a US$1.1 million purse

• Shimabukuro beats Khlif in the Leapmotor Kuala Lumpur Cup final

• A year ago at Kai Tak: Hong Kong Open 2025 Championship Sunday

• PPA Tour Asia 2026: every result, stop by stop

Results verified against the official bracket on pickleballtournaments.com and the PPA Tour Asia tournament page. Photographs: PPA Tour Asia.