Mihae Kwon had never gone past the round of 16 in a Women's Singles draw on the tour. At the Panas Kuala Lumpur Open 2026 she beat the third seed Yufei Long 8-11, 11-8, 11-9 in the quarterfinals.
MIHAE KWON✓
YUFEI LONGLong had come into the week with three Women's Singles golds and five singles medals from the first season, more than anyone else. Kwon had reached the round of 16 three times in 2025 and lost each one.
The two had also been partners. At the Panas Malaysia Open 2025 they won a Women's Doubles silver together.
Hatakeyama takes out a third seed
Nasa Hatakeyama beat the seventh seed Zane Navratil 11-8, 11-7, after coming through qualifying and beating the second seed Hong Kit Wong. Wil Shaffer, also unseeded, reached the other semifinal.
Truong wins two matches without dropping a game
Hien Truong beat Mitchell Hargreaves 11-6, 11-7 in the singles and, with Quan Do, beat George Wall and Joseph Wild 11-6, 11-6 in the Men's Doubles.
Quarterfinal results
Event | Round | Winner | Defeated | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Men's Singles | Quarterfinals | Nguyen Hung Anh (VIE) | Vanshik Kapadia (IND) | 12-10, 12-10 |
Men's Singles | Quarterfinals | Wil Shaffer (USA) | Jimmy Liong Kai Long (MAS) | 11-3, 11-6 |
Men's Singles | Quarterfinals | Hien Truong (VIE) | Mitchell Hargreaves (AUS) | 11-6, 11-7 |
Men's Singles | Quarterfinals | Nasa Hatakeyama (JPN) | Zane Navratil (USA) | 11-8, 11-7 |
Women's Singles | Quarterfinals | Albie Huang (TPE) | Sophia Tran (VIE) | 11-8, 11-6 |
Women's Singles | Quarterfinals | Mihae Kwon (KOR) | Yufei Long (CHN) | 8-11, 11-8, 11-9 |
Women's Singles | Quarterfinals | Pei-Chuan Kao (TPE) | Aiko Yoshitomi (JPN) | 11-0, 11-6 |
Women's Singles | Quarterfinals | Chao Yi Wang (TPE) | Tya Karina (INA) | 11-2, 13-11 |
Men's Doubles | Quarterfinals | Armaan Bhatia (IND) / Tama Shimabukuro (USA) | Lucas Pascoe (AUS) / Zachary Grabovic (AUS) | 11-2, 11-6 |
Men's Doubles | Quarterfinals | Len Yang (USA) / Collin Johns (USA) | Hoang Nguyen Anh (VIE) / Tiến Đạt Lê (VIE) | 11-3, 11-2 |
Men's Doubles | Quarterfinals | Eunggwon Kim (KOR) / Hong Kit Wong (HKG) | Giang Trinh (VIE) / Kenta Miyoshi (JPN) | 11-8, 7-11, 11-7 |
Men's Doubles | Quarterfinals | Hien Truong (VIE) / Quan Do (USA) | George Wall (AUS) / Joseph Wild (AUS) | 11-6, 11-6 |
Women's Doubles | Quarterfinals | Albie Huang (TPE) / Aiko Yoshitomi (JPN) | Paranya Jareonvongrayab (THA) / Pei-Yu Lai (TPE) | 11-7, 11-8 |
Women's Doubles | Quarterfinals | Yufei Long (CHN) / Ting Chieh Wei (TPE) | Kwan Wun Man (HKG) / Tya Karina (INA) | 11-7, 11-4 |
Women's Doubles | Quarterfinals | Kara Wheatley (HKG) / Nok Yiu Tang (HKG) | Kei Sawaki (JPN) / Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall (USA) | 16-14, 11-2 |
Women's Doubles | Quarterfinals | Alix Truong (USA) / Chao Yi Wang (TPE) | Connie Lee (KOR) / Mihae Kwon (KOR) | 5-11, 11-5, 11-5 |
Mixed Doubles | Quarterfinals | Ting Chieh Wei (TPE) / Armaan Bhatia (IND) | Mihae Kwon (KOR) / Jimmy Liong Kai Long (MAS) | 11-5, 11-5 |
Mixed Doubles | Quarterfinals | Alix Truong (USA) / Tama Shimabukuro (USA) | Nok Yiu Tang (HKG) / Eunggwon Kim (KOR) | 11-1, 11-2 |
Mixed Doubles | Quarterfinals | Chao Yi Wang (TPE) / Len Yang (USA) | Connie Lee (KOR) / Hong Kit Wong (HKG) | 11-9, 11-6 |
Mixed Doubles | Quarterfinals | Vanshik Kapadia (IND) / Jamie Haas (USA) | Lauren Mercado (USA) / Zane Navratil (USA) | 11-5, 10-12, 13-11 |
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Results verified against the official bracket on pickleballtournaments.com and the PPA Tour Asia tournament page. Photographs: PPA Tour Asia.