{
  "id": 7325646,
  "title": "International Recap Of Dueling Pro Pickleball Events In Asia From The September 13th Weekend",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/international-recap-of-dueling-pro-pickleball-events-in-asia-from-the",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T13:20:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/international-recap-dueling-pro-pickleball-132010129.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Last weekend, two prominent pickleball organizations, the Association of Pickleball Players (APP) and the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA), held dueling events in Asia. The Association of Pickleball Players (APP) organized the 2026 Saigon Cup powered by D-Joy in Vietnam, while the Professional Pickleball Association Asia tour hosted the 2026 Leapmotor Kuala Lumpur Cup in Malaysia.\n\nIn the 2026 Saigon Cup, top-ranked APP player Ronan Camron clinched his first APP international gold by defeating Drake Palm in the final. Meanwhile, on the women's side, Phuc Huynh claimed her first APP international gold by defeating APP's top-ranked player Kat Stewart in the final. The Malaysian men's doubles pair of Jack Munro and Richard Livornese Jr. also made waves by defeating the APP's top-ranked pair of Quang Duong and Harsh Mehta to win the men's doubles title.\n\nThe 2026 Leapmotor Kuala Lumpur Cup in Malaysia attracted many international players, with Tama Shimabukuro winning the men's singles title, Luc Pham and Harrison Brown reaching the final in the men's singles event, while Kaitlyn Christian, Judit Castillo, Sahra Dennehy, Brooke Buckner, Alix Truong, and Jessie Irvine made their mark in the women's singles and doubles events. In the mixed doubles category, Bobbi Oshiro and Brandon Lane upset the top-seeded pair of Munro and van Reek to claim the gold medal.",
  "summary": "Both the Association of Pickleball Players (APP) and the Pro Pickleball Association (PPA) held events in Asia last weekend. Here's a quick recap.",
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        "outlet": "Forbes",
        "title": "International Recap Of Dueling Pro Pickleball Events In Asia From The September 13th Weekend",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/international-recap-of-dueling-pro-pickleball-events-in-asia-from-the-7326059",
        "published": "2026-09-14T13:20:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}