Giang Trinh started the Panas Malaysia Open 2025 in qualifying and reached the Men's Singles final by beating the top seed Hong Kit Wong 5-11, 11-7, 11-7.
GIANG TRINH✓
HONG KIT WONGThe match was built on long rallies, and both players finished it on the floor.
A second qualifier in the final
Vanshik Kapadia beat the Malaysian Jimmy Liong 11-9, 11-3 in the other semifinal, which made the tour's first Men's Singles final a meeting of two qualifiers. Kapadia was also in the Men's Doubles and Mixed Doubles semifinals.
Long and Schoeman both unbeaten
Yufei Long and Nicola Schoeman reached the Women's Singles final having not lost a match across three events each.
Semifinal results
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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Results verified against the official bracket on pickleballtournaments.com and the PPA Tour Asia tournament page. Photographs: PPA Tour Asia.