Matthew Finnerty lost in qualifying on his PPA Tour Asia debut at the Panas Kuala Lumpur Open earlier in May. Two weeks later he reached the Men's Singles semifinals at the Macao Open 2026 by beating two seeds in straight games: the fifth seed Mitchell Hargreaves 11-8, 11-3, then the fourth seed Luc Pham 11-9, 11-6.
Fujiwara and Sawaki recover from 2-11
Rika Fujiwara and Kei Sawaki lost the first game of their Women's Doubles quarterfinal 2-11 to the second seeds Yu-Chieh Hsieh and Yufei Long, then won the next two 11-6 and 11-8.
The top mixed seeds go out on debut
Yufei Long and Hong Kit Wong, seeded seventh, beat the top seeds Lingwei Kong and Len Yang 11-5, 8-11, 11-1, conceding one point in the decider. Kong stayed alive in the Women's Doubles as top seed with Wang-Beckvall.
Xie upsets the second seed
Anni Xie beat the second seed Albie Huang 11-8, 11-7, having already beaten Mia Athilla in the round of 16. Ho Tam beat the fourth seed Sophia Tran in three games in the other half.
Quarterfinal results
Event | Round | Winner | Defeated | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Men's Singles | Quarterfinals | Tama Shimabukuro (USA) | Lucas Pascoe (AUS) | 11-6, 11-3 |
Men's Singles | Quarterfinals | Matthew Finnerty (GBR) | Luc Pham (USA) | 11-9, 11-6 |
Men's Singles | Quarterfinals | Hong Kit Wong (HKG) | Timothy Foo (MAS) | 8-11, 11-2, 11-6 |
Men's Singles | Quarterfinals | Kenta Miyoshi (JPN) | Jimmy Liong Kai Long (MAS) | 11-7, 11-2 |
Women's Singles | Quarterfinals | Rika Fujiwara (JPN) | Mihae Kwon (KOR) | 11-8, 11-7 |
Women's Singles | Quarterfinals | Yufei Long (CHN) | Seina Shima (JPN) | 11-1, 11-2 |
Women's Singles | Quarterfinals | Ho Tam (VIE) | Sophia Tran (VIE) | 11-4, 5-11, 11-2 |
Women's Singles | Quarterfinals | Anni Xie (CHN) | Albie Huang (TPE) | 11-8, 11-7 |
Men's Doubles | Quarterfinals | Mitchell Hargreaves (AUS) / Kenta Miyoshi (JPN) | Prycen Haas (USA) / Lucas Pascoe (AUS) | 11-4, 12-10 |
Men's Doubles | Quarterfinals | Eunggwon Kim (KOR) / Hong Kit Wong (HKG) | Easton Horricks (USA) / Wil Shaffer (USA) | 11-8, 11-3 |
Men's Doubles | Quarterfinals | Armaan Bhatia (IND) / Tama Shimabukuro (USA) | Robert Stirling (AUS) / Joseph Wild (AUS) | 11-8, 11-8 |
Men's Doubles | Quarterfinals | Luc Pham (USA) / Joshua Yoo (KOR) | Aryaan Bhatia (IND) / Purav Raja (IND) | 11-1, 11-6 |
Women's Doubles | Quarterfinals | Jamie Haas (USA) / Pei-Chuan Kao (TPE) | Christina Chin (CAN) / Paranya Jareonvongrayab (THA) | 11-1, 11-4 |
Women's Doubles | Quarterfinals | Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall (USA) / Lingwei Kong (CHN) | Kara Wheatley (HKG) / Nok Yiu Tang (HKG) | 11-6, 11-5 |
Women's Doubles | Quarterfinals | Rika Fujiwara (JPN) / Kei Sawaki (JPN) | Yu-Chieh Hsieh (TPE) / Yufei Long (CHN) | 2-11, 11-6, 11-8 |
Women's Doubles | Quarterfinals | Ho Tam (VIE) / Mihae Kwon (KOR) | Sarah Jane Lim (PHI) / Naimi Mehta (IND) | 11-9, 11-6 |
Mixed Doubles | Quarterfinals | Kara Wheatley (HKG) / Armaan Bhatia (IND) | Tya Karina (INA) / Luc Pham (USA) | 11-3, 11-1 |
Mixed Doubles | Quarterfinals | Yufei Long (CHN) / Hong Kit Wong (HKG) | Lingwei Kong (CHN) / Len Yang (USA) | 11-5, 8-11, 11-1 |
Mixed Doubles | Quarterfinals | Nok Yiu Tang (HKG) / Eunggwon Kim (KOR) | Mayu Ito (JPN) / Purav Raja (IND) | 11-5, 11-6 |
Mixed Doubles | Quarterfinals | Jamie Haas (USA) / Tama Shimabukuro (USA) | Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall (USA) / Joseph Wild (AUS) | 11-7, 11-5 |
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Results verified against the official bracket on pickleballtournaments.com and the PPA Tour Asia tournament page. Photographs: PPA Tour Asia.