Yufei Long won the first Women's Singles title in PPA Tour Asia history at the Panas Malaysia Open 2025, beating Nicola Schoeman 3-11, 12-10, 11-5 after saving two championship points in the second game.
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NICOLA SCHOEMANLong, quoted on the official tour site: "I knew the score, I thought, OK, maybe I will lose it, but let's just try my best and fight till the end. Turned out, I hit a few good shots and she hit a few mistakes and I was able to grind through the second set."
The title also brought 1000 ranking points, the first awarded on the tour.
Trinh finishes the run from qualifying
Giang Trinh beat Vanshik Kapadia 12-10, 11-7 in the Men's Singles final, completing a week that started in the qualifying draw.
Kapadia had already won the Men's Doubles with Harsh Mehta and the Mixed Doubles with Schoeman, so the singles final was the last match of his triple crown bid.
Wei and Wang-Beckvall take the Women's Doubles
Ting Chieh Wei and Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall beat Mihae Kwon and Yufei Long 11-5, 10-12, 11-4, which split the two players who had reached the Orange County Cup quarterfinals together weeks earlier.
Medal table
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Final score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Men's Singles | Giang Trinh (VIE) | Vanshik Kapadia (IND) | Hong Kit Wong (HKG) | 12-10, 11-7 |
Women's Singles | Yufei Long (CHN) | Nicola Schoeman (AUS) | Nok Yiu Tang (HKG) | 3-11, 12-10, 11-5 |
Men's Doubles | Vanshik Kapadia (IND) / Harsh Mehta (IND) | Zachary Grabovic (AUS) / George Wall (AUS) | Kenta Miyoshi (JPN) / Lucas Pascoe (AUS) | 11-3, 11-6 |
Women's Doubles | Ting Chieh Wei (TPE) / Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall (USA) | Mihae Kwon (KOR) / Yufei Long (CHN) | Ting Wen Wang (TPE) / Kai Fen Yi (TPE) | 11-5, 10-12, 11-4 |
Mixed Doubles | Nicola Schoeman (AUS) / Vanshik Kapadia (IND) | Zachary Grabovic (AUS) / Kaitlynn Hart (AUS) | Nok Yiu Tang (HKG) / Hong Kit Wong (HKG) | 11-3, 11-4 |
Every match from the semifinals on
Event | Round | Winner | Defeated | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Men's Singles | Semifinals | Vanshik Kapadia (IND) | Jimmy Liong Kai Long (MAS) | 11-9, 11-3 |
Men's Singles | Semifinals | Giang Trinh (VIE) | Hong Kit Wong (HKG) | 5-11, 11-7, 11-7 |
Men's Singles | Bronze | Hong Kit Wong (HKG) | Jimmy Liong Kai Long (MAS) | 8-11, 11-5, 11-5 |
Men's Singles | Final | Giang Trinh (VIE) | Vanshik Kapadia (IND) | 12-10, 11-7 |
Women's Singles | Semifinals | Nicola Schoeman (AUS) | Nok Yiu Tang (HKG) | 14-12, 11-5 |
Women's Singles | Semifinals | Yufei Long (CHN) | Albie Huang (TPE) | 11-1, 12-10 |
Women's Singles | Bronze | Nok Yiu Tang (HKG) | Albie Huang (TPE) | 7-11, 11-2, 11-9 |
Women's Singles | Final | Yufei Long (CHN) | Nicola Schoeman (AUS) | 3-11, 12-10, 11-5 |
Men's Doubles | Semifinals | Vanshik Kapadia (IND) / Harsh Mehta (IND) | Kenta Miyoshi (JPN) / Lucas Pascoe (AUS) | 8-11, 11-2, 11-1 |
Men's Doubles | Semifinals | Zachary Grabovic (AUS) / George Wall (AUS) | Mitchell Hargreaves (AUS) / Robert Stirling (AUS) | 12-10, 7-11, 11-5 |
Men's Doubles | Bronze | Kenta Miyoshi (JPN) / Lucas Pascoe (AUS) | Mitchell Hargreaves (AUS) / Robert Stirling (AUS) | 11-6, 11-1 |
Men's Doubles | Final | Vanshik Kapadia (IND) / Harsh Mehta (IND) | Zachary Grabovic (AUS) / George Wall (AUS) | 11-3, 11-6 |
Women's Doubles | Semifinals | Ting Chieh Wei (TPE) / Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall (USA) | Nicola Schoeman (AUS) / Sarah Burr (AUS) | 11-8, 11-5 |
Women's Doubles | Semifinals | Mihae Kwon (KOR) / Yufei Long (CHN) | Ting Wen Wang (TPE) / Kai Fen Yi (TPE) | 11-4, 11-2 |
Women's Doubles | Bronze | Ting Wen Wang (TPE) / Kai Fen Yi (TPE) | Nicola Schoeman (AUS) / Sarah Burr (AUS) | 12-10, 9-11, 11-7 |
Women's Doubles | Final | Ting Chieh Wei (TPE) / Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall (USA) | Mihae Kwon (KOR) / Yufei Long (CHN) | 11-5, 10-12, 11-4 |
Mixed Doubles | Semifinals | Nicola Schoeman (AUS) / Vanshik Kapadia (IND) | Le Xuan Duc (VIE) / Yufei Long (CHN) | 7-11, 11-1, 13-11 |
Mixed Doubles | Semifinals | Zachary Grabovic (AUS) / Kaitlynn Hart (AUS) | Nok Yiu Tang (HKG) / Hong Kit Wong (HKG) | 11-7, 12-10 |
Mixed Doubles | Bronze | Nok Yiu Tang (HKG) / Hong Kit Wong (HKG) | Le Xuan Duc (VIE) / Yufei Long (CHN) | walkover |
Mixed Doubles | Final | Nicola Schoeman (AUS) / Vanshik Kapadia (IND) | Zachary Grabovic (AUS) / Kaitlynn Hart (AUS) | 11-3, 11-4 |
Next on the tour
The tour went to the Hong Kong Open at Kai Tak Arena from August 21 to 24. Asia tournament listings are at events.thepicklebase.com.
Common questions
What was the first PPA Tour Asia tournament?
The Panas Malaysia Open 2025, played at 9Pickle in Setia Alam from July 3 to 6, 2025.
Who won the Panas Malaysia Open 2025?
Giang Trinh won the Men's Singles, Yufei Long the Women's Singles, Vanshik Kapadia and Harsh Mehta the Men's Doubles, Ting Chieh Wei and Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall the Women's Doubles, and Nicola Schoeman and Kapadia the Mixed Doubles.
More from the Panas Malaysia Open
Results verified against the official bracket on pickleballtournaments.com and the PPA Tour Asia tournament page. Photographs: PPA Tour Asia.