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

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

By Ian NgUpdated 6 min read

Nok Yiu Tang and Hong Kit Wong won all five of their matches on the first main-draw day at Kai Tak, and Christopher Haworth began his Asia debut 11-0.


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Nok Yiu Tang won twice on the first main-draw day of the Hang Seng Bank Hong Kong Slam 2026, and both matches ended with an 11-0 game. She beat fellow Hong Kong player Kwan Wun Man 11-5, 11-0 in the Women's Singles round of 64, then won the Mixed Doubles 11-3, 11-0 with Eunggwon Kim against Miyu Hazawa and Syed Uzair Sufi.

Women's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
HKNOK YIU TANG✓
11
11
HKKWAN WUN MAN
5
0
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
KRHK
EUNGGWON KIMNOK YIU TANG
✓
11
11
JPMY
MIYU HAZAWASYED UZAIR SUFI
3
0
Completed

On Wednesday she beat Mihae Kwon 11-9, 11-3 to reach the Women's Singles round of 16, where she meets Chao Yi Wang. The two are partners in the Women's Doubles, which they start in the round of 16 against Mari Humberg and Cailyn Campbell.

Nok Yiu Tang on her way to an 11-5, 11-0 win over Kwan Wun Man in the Women's Singles.
Nok Yiu Tang on her way to an 11-5, 11-0 win over Kwan Wun Man in the Women's Singles.

Wong wins three matches in straight games

Hong Kit Wong, Hong Kong's top-ranked player, played three times on Tuesday and did not drop a game. He beat qualifier Zida Li 11-9, 11-5 in the Men's Singles. With Kim he won the Men's Doubles 11-3, 11-0 against Sam Wu and Changyou Tsai, and with Lingwei Kong he took the Mixed Doubles 11-5, 11-6 against Pei-Yu Lai and Timothy Foo.

Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
HKHONG KIT WONG✓
11
11
CNZIDA LI
9
5
Completed
Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
KRHK
EUNGGWON KIMHONG KIT WONG
✓
11
11
TWTW
SAM WUCHANGYOU TSAI
3
0
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
HKCN
HONG KIT WONGLINGWEI KONG
✓
11
11
TWMY
PEI-YU LAITIMOTHY FOO
5
6
Completed

Haworth opens his Asia debut with an 11-0 game

Christopher Haworth, the Men's Singles world No.1, won the first game of his first PPA Tour Asia match 11-0. He beat qualifier Xirui Liu 11-0, 11-3, and later won the Mixed Doubles with Alix Truong 11-1, 11-5 against Paranya Jareonvongrayab and Longsheng Liu.

Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
USCHRISTOPHER HAWORTH✓
11
11
CNXIRUI LIU
0
3
Completed
Christopher Haworth against qualifier Xirui Liu in his first PPA Tour Asia match.
Christopher Haworth against qualifier Xirui Liu in his first PPA Tour Asia match.

Johnson drops a game, Hart and Hsieh come through

Hunter Johnson, the third seed, won the Men's Singles at the Australian Pickleball Cup last week. In Hong Kong he lost his first game to qualifier William Hsieh, then won 9-11, 11-4, 11-9.

Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
3
USHUNTER JOHNSON✓
9
11
11
USWILLIAM HSIEH
11
4
9
Completed

Kaitlynn Hart also came back from a game down, beating Miyu Hazawa 2-11, 11-5, 11-7 in the Women's Singles. Yu-Chieh Hsieh of Chinese Taipei needed two deuce games to get past home player Ying Suet Lam, 12-10, 12-10.

Women's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
TWYU-CHIEH HSIEH✓
12
12
HKYING SUET LAM
10
10
Completed

Conor Robertshawe was 0-11 down in Monday's qualifying and still beat Jose Maria Pague 0-11, 13-11, 11-8. Adam Harvey ended his Men's Singles 11-3, 11-2 on Tuesday, but Robertshawe won his Men's Doubles with Josh Barber, 13-11, 11-7 against Ryan Ng and Huanhan Li.

Most of the top seeds had first-round byes and started on Wednesday.

Who came through qualifying

Twenty-four players and pairs came through Monday's qualifying into the five main draws.

Event

Qualified for the main draw

Men's Singles

Conor Robertshawe (NZL); Easton Horricks (USA); Josh Barber (AUS); Le Xuan Duc (VIE); Masashi Watanabe (JPN); William Hsieh (USA); Xirui Liu (CHN); Zida Li (CHN)

Women's Singles

Athena Leung (HKG); Li Ting Su (TPE); Yuheng Ma (USA); Yutong Tang (CHN)

Men's Doubles

Andy Lee (HKG) / Angus Lee (HKG); Derek To (HKG) / Henry Kwan (HKG); Jek Patrick Liam Divinagracia (PHI) / Koshi Fujiwara (JPN); Sam Wu (TPE) / Changyou Tsai (TPE)

Women's Doubles

Kaitlynn Hart (AUS) / Katie Morris (GBR); Pei-Yu Lai (TPE) / Seina Shima (JPN); Trang Huynh (USA) / Yu-Chieh Hsieh (TPE); Yunqi He (CHN) / Ying Suet Lam (HKG)

Mixed Doubles

Aline Morales (MEX) / Rex T (USA); Qing Chen (CHN) / Xiang Cai (CHN); Ryan Lam (HKG) / Yunqi He (CHN); Yutong Tang (CHN) / Xirui Liu (CHN)

The round of 32 on Wednesday

Wong and Kim, partners in the Men's Doubles, met first in the Men's Singles. Wong won 11-5, 11-5, and later the same day the two beat Easton Horricks and Julian Chow 11-5, 11-9 in the doubles.

Men's SinglesRound of 32
1
2
HKHONG KIT WONG✓
11
11
KREUNGGWON KIM
5
5
Completed

Both Mixed pairs with a Hong Kong player went out. Kim and Tang lost 11-4, 12-10 to Ting Chieh Wei and Hunter Johnson, and Wong and Kong lost 11-6, 11-5 to Mari Humberg and Augustus Ge.

Mixed DoublesRound of 32
1
2
TWUS
TING CHIEH WEIHUNTER JOHNSON
✓
11
12
KRHK
EUNGGWON KIMNOK YIU TANG
4
10
Completed

The world No.1s started their week. Ben Johns and Anna Leigh Waters, the top Mixed Doubles seeds, beat Hannah Blatt and Grayson Goldin 11-3, 11-3, and Johns and Gabriel Tardio beat Le Xuan Duc and Nguyen Huy 11-1, 11-4 in the Men's Doubles. Goldin, the Skechers Shenzhen Open champion, also beat Marco Leung of Macao 11-1, 11-3 in the Men's Singles. Waters and Anna Bright had a Women's Doubles bye and open against Jamie Haas and Rika Fujiwara in the round of 16.

Mixed DoublesRound of 32
1
2
USUS
BEN JOHNSANNA LEIGH WATERS
✓
11
11
CAUS
HANNAH BLATTGRAYSON GOLDIN
3
3
Completed
Ben Johns and Gabriel Tardio during their Men's Doubles round of 32 win on Wednesday.
Ben Johns and Gabriel Tardio during their Men's Doubles round of 32 win on Wednesday.

Haworth beat Zane Navratil 11-3, 12-10, and Johnson beat Harvey 11-9, 11-4. Eighth seed Andie Dikosavljevic, another recent Australian Pickleball Cup winner, beat Hart 11-1, 11-7 in an all-Australian Women's Singles match.

Men's SinglesRound of 32
1
2
USCHRISTOPHER HAWORTH✓
11
12
USZANE NAVRATIL
3
10
Completed

Christian Alshon, seeded in three events, beat Aryaan Bhatia 11-7, 11-0. Tama Shimabukuro, 15 and also in three draws, beat Timothy Foo of Malaysia 11-1, 11-1, and top seed Kaitlyn Christian beat Tayah Cross 11-0, 11-1 in the Women's Singles.

Round of 64 results

Every match played on Tuesday, by event, with the 15 walkovers in a table at the end.

Men's Singles

Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
3
AUJOEY WILD✓
13
7
11
USWILL MACKINNON
11
11
8
Completed
Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
AUHARRISON BROWN✓
11
11
PHERIN JACOB DIAGO
0
7
Completed
Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
3
JPKENTA MIYOSHI✓
11
7
11
HKKELVIN LAM
4
11
7
Completed
Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
USCHRISTOPHER HAWORTH✓
11
11
CNXIRUI LIU
0
3
Completed
Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
USZANE NAVRATIL✓
12
11
MYLOH SHI SHENG
10
2
Completed
Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
VNHIEN TRUONG✓
11
11
JPMASASHI WATANABE
0
0
Completed
Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
MYMUHAMMAD AIMAN✓
11
11
AULUCAS PASCOE
5
5
Completed
Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
3
INARYAAN BHATIA✓
4
11
11
MXEDUARDO SANTINI AYON
11
7
5
Completed
Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
USGRAYSON GOLDIN✓
11
11
AUJOSH BARBER
5
0
Completed
Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
3
MOMARCO LEUNG✓
11
8
11
PHCHRISTIAN JOSUA LUNA
6
11
9
Completed
Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
MYTIMOTHY FOO✓
11
11
CNLONGSHENG LIU
3
4
Completed
Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
USLUC PHAM✓
11
11
VNLE XUAN DUC
1
7
Completed
Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
HKHONG KIT WONG✓
11
11
CNZIDA LI
9
5
Completed
Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
KREUNGGWON KIM✓
11
11
VNHAI DANG NGO
7
5
Completed
Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
INADITYA RUHELA✓
11
11
MYSYED UZAIR SUFI
4
7
Completed
Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
3
AUMITCHELL HARGREAVES✓
4
11
11
USEASTON HORRICKS
11
7
4
Completed
Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
MYJIMMY LIONG KAI LONG✓
11
11
SGRYAN NG
7
1
Completed
Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
USTYSON MCGUFFIN✓
11
11
HKJULIAN CHOW
2
1
Completed
Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
USADAM HARVEY✓
11
11
NZCONOR ROBERTSHAWE
3
2
Completed
Men's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
3
USHUNTER JOHNSON✓
9
11
11
USWILLIAM HSIEH
11
4
9
Completed

Women's Singles

Women's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
AUTAYAH CROSS✓
11
11
MYATHILLA MIASARA BT AZIZUL AZHAR
9
5
Completed
Women's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
CNANNI XIE✓
11
11
HKYUET MAGDALEINE WONG
4
6
Completed
Women's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
ESJUDIT CASTILLO✓
11
11
CNYUTONG TANG
3
5
Completed
Women's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
CAHANNAH BLATT✓
11
11
TWLI TING SU
0
4
Completed
Women's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
TWYU-CHIEH HSIEH✓
12
12
HKYING SUET LAM
10
10
Completed
Women's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
PHMARCELA AGUILA AMPON✓
11
11
TWTZU-EN CHIU
1
6
Completed
Women's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
VNSOPHIA NHI HUYNH✓
11
11
CNCHEN FEI WU
1
0
Completed
Women's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
USKIORA KUNIMOTO✓
11
11
CNYUNQI HE
1
9
Completed
Women's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
JPAIKO YOSHITOMI✓
11
11
CNQIANA YANG
0
5
Completed
Women's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
USALLYCE JONES✓
11
11
TWPEI-YU LAI
3
4
Completed
Women's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
HKNOK YIU TANG✓
11
11
HKKWAN WUN MAN
5
0
Completed
Women's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
AUANDIE DIKOSAVLJEVIC✓
11
11
USYUHENG MA
0
1
Completed
Women's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
3
AUKAITLYNN HART✓
2
11
11
JPMIYU HAZAWA
11
5
7
Completed
Women's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
USTRANG HUYNH✓
11
11
MYLYNN LIM
4
2
Completed
Women's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
VNSOPHIA PHUONG ANH TRAN✓
11
11
USXIAO YI WANG-BECKVALL
5
5
Completed
Women's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
JPRIKA FUJIWARA✓
11
11
HKATHENA LEUNG
1
9
Completed
Women's SinglesRound of 64
1
2
JPSEINA SHIMA✓
11
11
USSERENA C
7
1
Completed

Men's Doubles

Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
VNVN
LE XUAN DUCNGUYEN HUY
✓
11
11
CNVN
LONGSHENG LIUHAI DANG NGO
3
7
Completed
Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
AUUS
HARRISON BROWNGRAYSON GOLDIN
✓
11
11
CNCN
JUNTONG LAIRUI CHEN
2
3
Completed
Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
USUS
LUC PHAMWILL MACKINNON
✓
11
11
PHPH
MARK ALFRED DIRECTOJOSE MARIA PAGUE
8
3
Completed
Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
USUS
COLLIN JOHNSLEN YANG
✓
11
11
HKHK
ANDY LEEANGUS LEE
0
2
Completed
Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
MYMY
JIMMY LIONG KAI LONGLOH SHI SHENG
✓
11
11
CNCN
YAXUANN MIAOXIANG CAI
3
7
Completed
Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
KRHK
EUNGGWON KIMHONG KIT WONG
✓
11
11
TWTW
SAM WUCHANGYOU TSAI
3
0
Completed
Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
USUS
CASEY DIAMONDTYSON MCGUFFIN
✓
11
11
PHPH
ERIN JACOB DIAGOKIM IVOR SARAZA
0
0
Completed
Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
AUNZ
JOSH BARBERCONOR ROBERTSHAWE
✓
13
11
SGCN
RYAN NGHUANHAN LI
11
7
Completed
Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
AUJP
MITCHELL HARGREAVESNASA HATAKEYAMA
✓
11
11
PHPH
ALDUS COREL DELA CRUZCHRISTIAN JOSUA LUNA
2
0
Completed
Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
TWTW
GUANGSIAN LINDUSTIN WANG
✓
11
11
MYPH
TIMOTHY FOOKEN UNIQUE DELA CRUZ
3
5
Completed
Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
AUUS
LUCAS PASCOEADAM HARVEY
✓
11
11
HKHK
KELVIN LAMFUNG BOMAN
1
3
Completed
Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
AUAU
ROBERT STIRLINGJOEY WILD
✓
11
11
USUS
SAMUEL DICKSONWILLIAM HSIEH
5
6
Completed
Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
VNVN
QUAN DOHIEN TRUONG
✓
11
11
PHJP
JEK PATRICK LIAM DIVINAGRACIAKOSHI FUJIWARA
1
4
Completed
Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
CNMO
ZEFENG LIMARCO LEUNG
✓
11
11
CNCN
GUANGMAO WANGXIRUI LIU
3
7
Completed
Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
3
CNUS
HE PHOENIXFRANCIS CHI
✓
6
11
11
HKJP
RYAN LAMDANIEL MOORE
11
4
7
Completed
Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
USUS
TIM KUOMATTHEW MEAD
✓
11
11
HKCN
ROY CHENGZIDA LI
3
0
Completed
Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
USAU
ZANE NAVRATILGEORGE WALL
✓
11
11
USMY
CARSON NGUYENMUHAMMAD AIMAN
0
9
Completed
Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
CNMY
CHENYUAN MASYED UZAIR SUFI
✓
11
11
TWIN
HSIEH CHEN-ANADITYA RUHELA
2
6
Completed
Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
USUS
JONATHAN TRUONGMAX FREEMAN
✓
11
11
HKHK
DEREK TOHENRY KWAN
5
3
Completed
Men's DoublesRound of 64
1
2
ININ
ARYAAN BHATIAPURAV RAJA
✓
11
11
USES
RAYMOND CHANGYAXI PINTADO XU
0
1
Completed

Mixed Doubles

Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
CAUS
HANNAH BLATTGRAYSON GOLDIN
✓
11
11
JPAU
KENTA MIYOSHISARAH BURR
5
4
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
AUAU
ANDIE DIKOSAVLJEVICJOEY WILD
✓
11
11
INJP
ADITYA RUHELASEINA SHIMA
6
3
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
USUS
ALIX TRUONGCHRISTOPHER HAWORTH
✓
11
11
THCN
PARANYA JAREONVONGRAYABLONGSHENG LIU
1
5
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
USUS
JONATHAN TRUONGJESSIE IRVINE
✓
11
11
CNCN
YUTONG TANGXIRUI LIU
5
1
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
MYUS
JIMMY LIONG KAI LONGLACY SCHNEEMANN
✓
11
11
USUS
SOFIA SEWINGCASEY DIAMOND
7
5
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
USUS
LUC PHAMJAMIE HAAS
✓
11
11
PHMY
MARCELA AGUILA AMPONCOLIN WONG
4
1
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
VNVN
SOPHIA NHI HUYNHHIEN TRUONG
✓
12
11
TWAU
YU-CHIEH HSIEHGEORGE WALL
10
7
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
KRHK
EUNGGWON KIMNOK YIU TANG
✓
11
11
JPMY
MIYU HAZAWASYED UZAIR SUFI
3
0
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
3
TWUS
TING CHIEH WEIHUNTER JOHNSON
✓
11
9
11
CNVN
ZEFENG LIHO TAM
8
11
7
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
3
VNJP
QUAN DOKEI SAWAKI
✓
10
12
11
USAU
XIAO YI WANG-BECKVALLROBERT STIRLING
12
10
6
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
USUS
DYLAN FRAZIERKAITLYN CHRISTIAN
✓
11
11
CNCN
QING CHENXIANG CAI
1
1
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
ESUS
JUDIT CASTILLOTYSON MCGUFFIN
✓
11
11
USVN
WIL SHAFFERSOPHIA PHUONG ANH TRAN
8
9
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
3
USGB
ZANE NAVRATILKATIE MORRIS
✓
4
13
11
AUAU
KAITLYNN HARTMITCHELL HARGREAVES
11
11
3
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
BRUS
MARI HUMBERGAUGUSTUS GE
✓
11
11
MYMY
ATHILLA MIASARA BT AZIZUL AZHARMUHAMMAD AIMAN
4
7
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
HKCN
HONG KIT WONGLINGWEI KONG
✓
11
11
TWMY
PEI-YU LAITIMOTHY FOO
5
6
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
USUS
WILL MACKINNONJAEDA MINNIEFIELD
✓
11
11
HKCN
KWAN WUN MANCHENYUAN MA
3
3
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
AUUS
SAHRA DENNEHYTAMA SHIMABUKURO
✓
11
11
HKCN
RYAN LAMYUNQI HE
1
2
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
3
JPJP
NASA HATAKEYAMARIKA FUJIWARA
✓
6
11
11
JPAU
AIKO YOSHITOMILUCAS PASCOE
11
8
8
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
KRUS
MIHAE KWONCOLLIN JOHNS
✓
11
11
JPTW
YUTA FUNEMIZUALBIE HUANG
5
3
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
USUS
LEN YANGKIORA KUNIMOTO
✓
11
11
PHPH
MACY YBAÑEZKIM IVOR SARAZA
4
0
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
USUS
ALLYCE JONESCONNOR GARNETT
✓
11
11
CNMO
ANNI XIEMARCO LEUNG
1
3
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
3
USCN
ADAM HARVEYYUFEI LONG
✓
5
11
11
USAU
TRANG HUYNHHARRISON BROWN
11
9
2
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
TWIN
CHAO YI WANGARMAAN BHATIA
✓
11
11
MXUS
ALINE MORALESREX T
1
3
Completed
Mixed DoublesRound of 64
1
2
USUS
MAX FREEMANCAILYN CAMPBELL
✓
11
11
MXJP
EDUARDO SANTINI AYONMAYU ITO
1
4
Completed

Walkovers

Event

Advanced

Walkover from

Men's Singles

Wil Shaffer (USA)

Hoang Nguyen Anh (VIE)

Men's Singles

Hsieh Chen-An (TPE)

Colin Wong (MAS)

Men's Singles

Francis Chi (USA)

Max Freeman (USA)

Men's Singles

Nasa Hatakeyama (JPN)

Casey Diamond (USA)

Women's Singles

Ho Tam (VIE)

Nicole Ann Bautista (PHI)

Women's Singles

Kei Sawaki (JPN)

Mayu Ito (JPN)

Women's Singles

Cailyn Campbell (USA)

Virvienica Isearis Bejosano (PHI)

Women's Singles

Mihae Kwon (KOR)

Christy Sañosa (PHI)

Women's Singles

Katie Morris (GBR)

Yingyi Yang (CHN)

Women's Singles

Meth Mariyan (CAM)

Albie Huang (TPE)

Women's Singles

Zhe Chen (CHN)

Sofia Sewing (USA)

Men's Doubles

Easton Horricks (USA) / Julian Chow (HKG)

Nguyen Tien (VIE) / Hoang Nguyen Anh (VIE)

Men's Doubles

Park Seong Yong (KOR) / Joshua Yoo (KOR)

Anh Pham (VIE) / Tiến Đạt Lê (VIE)

Men's Doubles

Wil Shaffer (USA) / Eduardo Santini Ayon (MEX)

Nicholas Khamphilath (USA) / Truong Tran (VIE)

Men's Doubles

Colin Wong (MAS) / Rikuto Kurosawa (JPN)

Lachy Donnelly (AUS) / Liam Jesperson (AUS)

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.

Singles

Doubles

Mixed

Points

Gold

14,000

56,000

46,000

1500

Silver

7,500

30,000

26,000

1200

Semifinal

3,800

15,000

12,600

750

Quarterfinal

1,900

7,600

6,400

300

More from the Hong Kong Slam

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