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Updated: 2026-09-08 · 11:04 PM ET · Updated through September 8 ET: PPA Nationals champions are final, New Jersey is the 2026 MLP champion, and the PPA Asia 1000 Kuala Lumpur Cup is on its September 9 qualifying day in Malaysia with the draw and five-day schedule published.

LIVE ASIA DESK

2026-09-08 · 11:04 PM ET

PPA Asia 1000 Leapmotor Kuala Lumpur Cup 2026

The Kuala Lumpur Cup is on its September 9 qualifying day in Malaysia with 1,000 ranking points and up to US$300,000 in pro prize money. The draws are published: Zane Ford is the men’s singles No. 1 seed, Kaitlyn Christian is the women’s singles No. 1, and Gabriel Tardio/Noe Khlif lead men’s doubles.

Draw, schedule & previewOfficial event page ↗
LOCAL SCHEDULE5
  1. 01Sep 9Qualifying9:00 AM–9:00 PM GMT+8
  2. 02Sep 10R64 / R32 / R169:00 AM–10:00 PM GMT+8
  3. 03Sep 11R16 & Quarterfinals9:00 AM–7:00 PM GMT+8
  4. 04Sep 12Semifinals9:00 AM–7:00 PM GMT+8
  5. 05Sep 13Finals1:00 PM–6:00 PM GMT+8

This desk switches from schedule-first to result-first as official matches are completed.

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Champions, runners-up, and game-by-game finals scores for singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles are summarized directly on Picklary.

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PPA

Veolia Pickleball National Championships

Aug 31 – Sep 6, 2026 · Cary Tennis Park, Cary, NC

Final
Women’s Singles
🏆 ChampionAnna Leigh Waters🥈 Runner-upKate Fahey
G111–1G211–9
Men’s Singles
🏆 ChampionHunter Johnson🥈 Runner-upFederico Staksrud
G17–11G211–3G311–0
Women’s Doubles
🏆 ChampionAnna Bright / Anna Leigh Waters🥈 Runner-upTyra Black / Jorja Johnson
G111–5G211–6G311–3
Men’s Doubles
🏆 ChampionBen Johns / Gabe Tardio🥈 Runner-upChristian Alshon / Andrei Daescu
G111–8G211–8G35–11G411–5
Mixed Doubles
🏆 ChampionAnna Bright / Hayden Patriquin🥈 Runner-upJorja Johnson / JW Johnson
G111–9G211–3G311–7
MLP

2026 MLP Finals — New York City

Aug 28–30, 2026 · CityPickle at Wollman Rink, New York, NY

Final
Championship series
🏆 ChampionNew Jersey 5s🥈 Runner-upSt. Louis Shock
G1Series 2–0 · DreamBreakers 22–20G221–9
ASIA

Skechers Shenzhen Open 2026

Aug 20–23, 2026 · Shenzhen Bao'an Sports Center Gymnasium, China

Final
Men’s Singles
🏆 ChampionGrayson Goldin🥈 Runner-upHien Truong
G14–11G211–9G312–10
Women’s Singles
🏆 ChampionChao Yi Wang🥈 Runner-upRika Fujiwara
G111–4G211–8
Men’s Doubles
🏆 ChampionCollin Johns / Len Yang🥈 Runner-upEunggwon Kim / Hong Kit Wong
G111–7G211–8
Women’s Doubles
🏆 ChampionSophia Nhi Huynh / Ho Tam🥈 Runner-upLingwei Kong / Selina Turulja
G111–9G23–11G311–6
Mixed Doubles
🏆 ChampionSahra Dennehy / Tama Shimabukuro🥈 Runner-upSophia Nhi Huynh / Hien Truong
G111–6G211–1

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UpcomingPPA

Veolia Arizona Open

Sep 14, 2026 – Sep 20, 2026 · Arizona Athletic Grounds, Mesa, AZ

The next U.S. PPA main-tour stop after Nationals is the 1,000-point Arizona Open in Mesa, September 14–20.

→Sep 14–20 · Mesa · 1000 pts
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UpcomingMLP

2026 MLP Nations Cup — Dallas

Oct 30, 2026 – Nov 1, 2026 · Dallas, TX

The 2026 MLP season title is decided; the next MLP event on the league calendar is the Nations Cup in Dallas, October 30–November 1.

→Next MLP event · Oct 30–Nov 1
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CompletedPPA

Veolia Pickleball National Championships

Aug 31, 2026 – Sep 6, 2026 · Cary Tennis Park, Cary, NC

The first major of the 2026–27 PPA season is complete. Anna Leigh Waters won women’s singles and women’s doubles, Anna Bright won women’s doubles and mixed, Hunter Johnson won men’s singles, and Ben Johns/Gabe Tardio won men’s doubles.

✓Waters/Bright double titles · Hunter Johnson MS · Johns/Tardio MD
Women’s Singles🏆 Anna Leigh WatersMen’s Singles🏆 Hunter JohnsonWomen’s Doubles🏆 Anna Bright / Anna Leigh WatersMen’s Doubles🏆 Ben Johns / Gabe TardioMixed Doubles🏆 Anna Bright / Hayden Patriquin
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CompletedMLP

DoorDash MLP Finals — New York City

Aug 28, 2026 – Aug 30, 2026 · CityPickle at Wollman Rink, New York, NY

New Jersey 5s defeated St. Louis Shock to win the 2026 MLP season title. The final series went to DreamBreakers in both matches, and the CBS window averaged 773,000 viewers.

✓Champion: New Jersey 5s · Runner-up: St. Louis Shock
Championship series🏆 New Jersey 5s
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CompletedPPA Asia

Skechers Shenzhen Open 2026

Aug 20, 2026 – Aug 23, 2026 · Shenzhen Bao'an Sports Center Gymnasium, Shenzhen, China

Grayson Goldin saved match point in the men’s singles final, Chao Yi Wang won women’s singles, Collin Johns/Len Yang won men’s doubles, Sophia Nhi Huynh/Ho Tam took women’s doubles, and Sahra Dennehy/Tama Shimabukuro won mixed.

✓Goldin comeback · Wang WS · Johns/Yang MD · Dennehy/Shimabukuro XD
Men’s Singles🏆 Grayson GoldinWomen’s Singles🏆 Chao Yi WangMen’s Doubles🏆 Collin Johns / Len YangWomen’s Doubles🏆 Sophia Nhi Huynh / Ho TamMixed Doubles🏆 Sahra Dennehy / Tama Shimabukuro
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CompletedMLP

MLP Playoffs — Newport Beach Quarterfinals

Aug 14, 2026 – Aug 16, 2026 · Tennis and Pickleball Club at Newport Beach, CA

New Jersey, St. Louis, Brooklyn, and Dallas advanced from Newport Beach to the four-team New York City Finals field.

✓NJ · STL · Brooklyn · Dallas advance to NYC
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CompletedMLP

MLP Playoffs — Dallas Round 1

Aug 7, 2026 – Aug 9, 2026 · Pickler Universe, Carrollton, Texas

Dallas Round 1 is complete. Brooklyn, Dallas, Palm Beach, and Texas each won their series 2–0 and advanced to Newport Beach.

✓Round 1 complete · BKLYN, DAL, PBR, TEX advance 2–0
Series final · #7 Palm Beach Royals vs #12 Chicago Slice🏆 Palm Beach RoyalsSeries final · #8 Texas Ranchers vs #9 Atlanta Bouncers🏆 Texas RanchersSeries final · #6 Dallas Flash vs #11 Las Vegas Night Owls🏆 Dallas FlashSeries final · #5 Brooklyn Pickleball Team vs #10 SoCal Hard Eights🏆 Brooklyn Pickleball Team
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CompletedMLP

Amway MLP Orlando

Jul 30, 2026 – Aug 2, 2026 · ESPN Wide World of Sports, Orlando, FL

The Orlando finale closed the regular season. New Jersey secured the No. 1 playoff seed, followed by St. Louis, Los Angeles, and Columbus with first-round byes.

✓Regular season complete · final top 12 set
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CompletedMLP

MLP Chicago

Jul 23, 2026 – Jul 26, 2026 · Life Time North Shore, Northbrook, IL

Dallas Flash defeated Brooklyn in a 21–10 DreamBreaker after the team match finished 2–2, earning a second straight Super Sunday Belt and 25 event points. California finished third.

✓Dallas 1st · Brooklyn 2nd · California 3rd
MLP Chicago team championship🏆 Dallas Flash
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CompletedPPA

PPA Italy 125 Portoroz

Jul 22, 2026 – Jul 26, 2026 · Portoroz, Slovenia

An international PPA 125 event starts July 22, continuing the tour’s expanding non-U.S. calendar.

✓Completed · official podium publication pending
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CompletedPPA

PPA Asia 500 Singapore Open

Jul 23, 2026 – Jul 26, 2026 · Singapore

Hong Kit Wong won a record third straight PPA Tour Asia men’s singles gold. Yufei Long captured women’s singles and women’s doubles, while Len Yang/Collin Johns and Jaeda Minniefield/Luc Pham won the other doubles titles.

✓Wong historic 3rd straight · Long double gold
Men’s singles🏆 Hong Kit WongWomen’s singles🏆 Yufei LongMen’s doubles🏆 Len Yang / Collin JohnsWomen’s doubles🏆 Yufei Long / Kara WheatleyMixed doubles🏆 Jaeda Minniefield / Luc Pham
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CompletedMLP

MLP San Diego

Jul 16, 2026 – Jul 19, 2026 · Barnes Tennis Center, San Diego, CA

Dallas Flash completed an undefeated San Diego run by beating Columbus Sliders 3–1 for the Super Sunday Belt. Atlanta Bouncers finished third.

✓Dallas 1st · Columbus 2nd · Atlanta 3rd
Super Sunday team final🏆 Dallas Flash
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CompletedPPA

PPA Australia 250 Melbourne

Jul 16, 2026 – Jul 19, 2026 · Melbourne, Australia

The event is complete with 398 registered players. Picklary rechecked the official listing on July 20; a stable medal table was still not available in the public view.

✓Completed · official medals pending
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CompletedPPA

Macon PPA Challenger

Jul 17, 2026 – Jul 19, 2026 · Rhythm & Rally, Macon, GA

The Georgia Challenger is complete with 514 registered players. Medal names remain withheld until the official Winners Circle publishes a stable table.

✓Completed · official medals pending
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CompletedMLP

MLP Mid-Season Tournament

Jul 8, 2026 – Jul 12, 2026 · Belknap Park, Grand Rapids, MI

St. Louis Shock swept New Jersey 5s 3–0 for the title; Columbus Sliders beat LA Mad Drops 3–1 for third.

✓St. Louis 1st · New Jersey 2nd · Columbus 3rd
Premier team championship🏆 St. Louis Shock
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PPA AsiaPicklary Analysis

Kuala Lumpur turns recent rivals into top seeds

Tardio and Khlif arrive from opposite sides of the MLP Finals and immediately become the No. 1 men’s doubles team in Malaysia. That partnership is the clearest example of how quickly the pro game now crosses league, tour, and regional boundaries.

PPA Tour Asia draw preview ↗
PPAPicklary Analysis

The PPA season restarts with a ranking reset

Nationals did more than crown five champions. It opened the September-to-May schedule under a World Pickleball Rankings formula that values gender doubles most, followed by mixed and singles, changing how multi-discipline performance should be read.

PPA Nationals storylines ↗
MLPPicklary Analysis

Dallas Round 1 ends without a series upset

The final 2–0 series scores hide different levels of stress. Brooklyn and Texas were pushed into DreamBreakers, while Dallas and Palm Beach controlled more of their series. That contrast is the first tactical clue for Newport Beach.

Official MLP Round 1 recap ↗
MLPPicklary Analysis

Friday winners now carry clinch pressure into Match 2

Palm Beach, Texas, and Dallas all need one more match win. The tactical question shifts from finding a first winning formula to deciding how much to preserve versus adjust after opponents have seen the opening lineup.

Official MLP Dallas Playoffs ↗

PICKLARY INSIGHTS

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PICKLARY EDITORIAL

Read the result one layer deeper than the score

The first job of Tour Board is speed: results are separated into PPA, MLP, and ASIA lanes and the most recently verified event appears first. Every lane also links back to official event or bracket sources.

The second job is context. PPA coverage tracks five pro disciplines and ranking implications; MLP focuses on roster structure and DreamBreakers; PPA Asia highlights the crossover between regional standouts and top global players.

Picklary does not label a winner as final before the official result is available. Live events remain in schedule/seed mode, then switch to result-first presentation as verified matches finish.