Credits to: PPA Tour Asia
HO CHI MINH CITY — Phuc Huynh authored a roaring home finish at Global City Sports Park, sweeping compatriot Hoang Nam Ly, 11–5, 11–1, to seize the MB Vietnam Open men’s singles title and send the Ho Chi Minh crowd into full voice.
Yufei Long then turned defense into dominance, clawing back from a game down to outlast Australia’s Sahra Dennehy, 10–12, 11–6, 11–9, for her third PPA Tour Asia women’s singles trophy after earlier wins in Malaysia and Fukuoka.
The Vietnam Open—an Open-level stop on the inaugural PPA Tour Asia—awarded 1,000 ranking points and a US$50,000 pro purse across the week, with main-draw matches best two-of-three to 11, win by two.
Championship Sunday
Men’s Singles — Huynh’s upgrade. Seven days after pushing Connor Garnett to the brink for silver in Fukuoka, Huynh never let Ly breathe in a brisk two-game final. The local ace had blasted through the semifinal over Giang Trinh, 11–9, 11–3, to set up the all-Vietnam title match—exactly the storyline the host city craved.
Women’s Singles — Long digs deep. Long entered Sunday with two tour titles in her pocket, but Dennehy forced the Chinese star to find extra gears. After dropping the opener, Long tightened her patterns, protected the middle, and closed with a nerveless 11–9 finish for title No. 3.
Credits to: PPA Tour Asia
Doubles: American Firepower & Aussie Grit
Women’s Doubles — Dizon/Truong, ruthless. Meghan Dizon and Alix Truong ripped through the final in under 25 minutes, blanking the second game to beat Lauren Mercado and Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall, 11–3, 11–0. “The game plan was just to come out with confidence…and we executed,” Dizon said afterward.
Men’s Doubles — Koller/Truong, clean sweep. AJ Koller and Jonathan Truong backed it up with a straight-games win over Australia’s George Wall and Joseph Wild, 11–6, 11–7. “I’m just psyched for this kid…he showed a ton of poise,” Koller said of his 18-year-old partner.
Mixed Doubles — Aussies in full flow. Danni-Elle Townsend and Joseph Wild capped a strong week with an 11–4, 11–9 title over qualifiers Harsh Mehta and Jamie Haas, who had stunned top seeds in earlier rounds.
Friday Sparks That Set the Stage
The crowd got its first taste of home-court thunder on Friday when Vietnam swept the men’s singles semifinals—Huynh headlined the surge with a statement 2–0 (11–2, 11–5) over top seed Wong Hong-kit in the quarters. On the mixed side, Mehta/Haas shook the draw with a straight-games upset of Koller/Dizon, lighting the fuse for their Cinderella run.
Saturday’s media notes forecast the all-Vietnam men’s final and spotlighted Townsend/Wild’s takedown of the Truong siblings—complete with a mid-match “pickle” (11–0)—before the Aussies rode that momentum into Championship Sunday.
Credits to: PPA Tour Asia
What’s Next for Pickleball in Asia
Huynh’s win plants a flag for Vietnam in the PPA Tour Asia race and amplifies the tour’s fast-growing footprint across the region. The Open tier is designed to elevate regional talent while feeding the rankings chase that now stretches from Kuala Lumpur to Fukuoka and beyond.
Long’s third singles crown, meanwhile, underscores a widening women’s field where consistency at Open stops is starting to separate podium regulars from the pack.
The tour shifts to Kuala Lumpur for the Malaysia Cup on September 24–28, a Cup-tier event offering 1,500 ranking points and a US$150,000 purse. Expect a deeper pro field, thicker crowds, and more points in play.
