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PPA Asia 1000 Leapmotor Kuala Lumpur Cup 2026

Sep 9–13, 2026 · The Hood, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Results checked2026-09-08 · 11:04 PM ET

The draw and schedule are published and qualifying is underway locally; no final pro result has been posted yet. Picklary will switch this page to result-first mode as official matches are completed.

RESULTS

Champions, finalists, and result status

Names and scores will appear as soon as the official table is published.

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Live scoring

The draw and schedule are published and qualifying is underway locally; no final pro result has been posted yet. Picklary will switch this page to result-first mode as official matches are completed.

ROLLING SCHEDULE

Dallas match schedule

After the first listed start, matches roll in sequence; a third match is played only if the series is tied 1–1.

Qualifying
R64 / R32 / R16
R16 & Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals

Event briefing

Event context

Malaysia hosts a 1,000-point PPA Asia stop with up to US$300,000 in pro prize money. The September 9 qualifying session runs 9:00 AM–9:00 PM GMT+8, followed by the main draw, quarterfinals, semifinals, and Championship Sunday on September 13.

StatusLive now
TourPPA Asia
DatesSep 9–13, 2026
LocationThe Hood, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Field & format

Players and teams

  • Men’s singles: #1 Zane Ford · #2 Hong Kit Wong · #3 Tama Shimabukuro · #4 Noe Khlif
  • Women’s singles: #1 Kaitlyn Christian · #2 Brooke Buckner · #3 Chao Yi Wang
  • Men’s doubles: #1 Gabriel Tardio / Noe Khlif · #2 Augustus Ge / Len Yang · #3 Tama Shimabukuro / Yuta Funemizu · #4 Eunggwon Kim / Hong Kit Wong
  • Mixed doubles: #1 Gabriel Tardio / Jessie Irvine; Kaitlyn Christian is also seeded in mixed and women’s doubles

What to watch

Key questions

  • Tardio/Khlif go from recent MLP rivals to the No. 1 men’s doubles seed in Malaysia.
  • A projected men’s doubles semifinal could match Tardio/Khlif with Eunggwon Kim/Hong Kit Wong.
  • Noe Khlif’s Asia singles debut could run into #5 Luc Pham in the quarterfinals.
  • Kaitlyn Christian and Brooke Buckner are the projected women’s singles finalists, but Chao Yi Wang arrives off the Shenzhen title.
  • The event is a useful test of whether U.S.-based stars can immediately adapt to the faster travel and unfamiliar regional matchups of PPA Asia.

SEASON CONTEXT

Why this event matters

The headline is the crossover between the U.S. pro scene and Asia. Tardio and Khlif arrive from opposite sides of the MLP Finals and immediately become the top men’s doubles seed, while Christian, Buckner, Chao Yi Wang, and the established Asia names make the women’s draws much deeper than a simple exhibition field.

DEEP READ

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