Co-founder, ThePickleBase
Ian Ng is a co-founder of ThePickleBase, an independent team based in Malaysia covering pickleball across Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore and Hong Kong. He writes about tournaments, players and the places people play.
Bangkok and Manila host PPA Tour Asia for the first time in early 2027, then the tour returns to Penang and Ho Chi Minh City. All four are PPA Asia 500 events.
Collin Johns and Len Yang beat Hong Kong's Kim and Wong to set up a Hong Kong Slam quarterfinal against Ben Johns and Gabriel Tardio.
212HK, Dink City and PickleVibes iSQUARE compared: courts, HK$ hourly rates, opening hours, nearest MTR exit and how to book. Checked October 2026.
Christian Alshon won three matches on Wednesday at the Hong Kong Slam, then gave walkovers in all three of his round-of-16 matches on Thursday.
IPTPA, PPR and RPO compared: levels, costs in RM, the people behind each, and which certification matters for coaching in Malaysia and Asia.
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.
Anna Leigh Waters in Hong Kong, live: the world No. 1 headlines the Franklin Asia Pickleball Showcase in Wan Chai on 18 October, then plays the Hong Kong Slam.
Anna Leigh Waters in Malaysia, live: the world No. 1 plays a guided social in Kuala Lumpur on 16 October and the Franklin Asia Pro Showcase on 17 October.
Anna Leigh Waters in the Philippines: her two days in Manila, from the NAIA arrival to the Franklin Asia Pickleball Showcase, in photos and video.
Every 2026 PPA Tour Asia tournament with its full medal table, from the MB Hanoi Cup in April to the Leapmotor Kuala Lumpur Cup in September.
Jessie Irvine and Gabriel Tardio took the Mixed Doubles together, then won again apart. Shimabukuro, 15, added a second Asia singles title.
Sahra Dennehy is alive in all three events again. Her Saturday includes a doubles match with Townsend and a mixed semifinal against her.
The top seeds trailed 10-0 in their opening game in Kuala Lumpur. Jimmy Liong won an all-Malaysian meeting to reach the round of 16.
George Patrick Mendoza came through both the singles and doubles qualifying draws, and a Brazilian pair made their Asia debut count.
Two weeks after facing off in the MLP final in New York, Gabriel Tardio and Noe Khlif top the Men's Doubles seeds in Kuala Lumpur.
Five champions over three days, with three of the five finals going the distance.
Play! at Dewani, ATP Club and Kicks all sit within about 10 km of Woodlands. Rates, court counts and how to book each one.
Grayson Goldin trailed 10-5 in the decider against Hien Truong. Vietnam also won a first Women's Doubles gold on the tour.
Tama Shimabukuro and Yu-Chieh Hsieh both reached three semifinals, then drew each other in the Mixed Doubles.
Haas and Do closed Championship Court from a game down, and a 13-year-old and two qualifiers all came from behind on day one in Shenzhen.
The draws are out for the PPA Asia 500 stop in Shenzhen, where a 13-year-old carries one of the heaviest workloads in the field.
Hien Truong and Quan Do came from a game down in the Men's Doubles final. Andie Dikosavljevic won her first two Asia golds on the same day.
The Australian had a triple crown at home and no Asia gold. A qualifier who lost the first game of every match was waiting in the singles final.
Harvey came back from 9-1 down in Singapore to beat Hien Truong. The rematch landed in the Ho Chi Minh City semifinals.
Three home medals, none of them gold. Hien Truong is seeded second in Ho Chi Minh City, behind a top seed on a three-title run.
Hong Kit Wong lost the first game of the final and won the next two. Yufei Long took two titles, and a first-time pair won the mixed.
Adam Harvey was one rally from the exit against the top seed on his Asia debut, and did not lose another point.
Long faced 22 points across two singles matches. The top Mixed Doubles seeds went out, and every projected Men's Doubles semifinal landed.
The 18-year-old played two qualifying matches before closing the opening night in Singapore, and a Beijing result was reversed in the mixed.
Which paddles you can buy authentic in the Philippines, real peso prices, where to shop, and how to dodge the counterfeit Joola and CRBN paddles flooding Shopee.
