The 2K athlete pair won a dramatic victory over championship candidate Hang Adam

Spectators flocked to the pickleball tournament "Dan Tri 20 years - Bright new day" packed around the competition fields, cheering for the athletes on the afternoon of July 5.

At exactly 12 o'clock, the Open competition began with women's and men's doubles matches.

Notably, the women's doubles quarterfinal match between two athletes from Bac Ninh , Nguyen Minh Ngoc (white shirt, born in 2008) and Tran Tue Ngoc (black shirt, born in 2007), attracted the attention of all spectators in the complex of 9 competition courts.

The Ngoc duo's opponents are the heavyweight duo Hang Adam and Binh Zafa - who have won many large and small pickleball tournaments nationwide.

With determination, youthful energy and the support of hundreds of spectators on the field, the 2K couple won a dramatic 15-14 victory over the couple considered "superior", Hang Adam.

The stunned look on the faces of the couple who were considered the favorites to win the Open women's doubles event of the tournament after losing the match.

The dramatic victory and emotional celebration of the two athletes from Bac Ninh brought a vibrant and attractive atmosphere to the Dan Tri newspaper pickleball tournament.

Previously, in the final match of the women's doubles category 4.5, two athletes Nguyen Que An and Phan Phuong Linh excellently defeated two athletes Ngoc Luu and Nguyen Ngai with a score difference of 15-6 to win the championship.

Meanwhile, the athlete couple Anh Tu - Nam Son won the men's doubles championship in the Dan Tri Lead category after defeating the two athletes The Phu - Minh Tan in the final match.

The athlete couple Anh Tu - Nam Son lifted the championship cup of Dan Tri Lead in the first pickleball season organized by Dan Tri newspaper.

The couples who won the women's doubles 4.5 event on the podium to receive the trophy of the Dan Tri pickleball tournament.

Notably, the tournament featured the participation of athlete Carlos Rubio from Spain. Playing with athlete Ho Vu Hoan, Carlos won two consecutive matches in the Open event.

Dan Tri newspaper's pickleball tournament applies Pickleball rules issued by the Vietnam Sports and Physical Training Department, competing in the following format: Double elimination.

Round 1: 1 set per match, play until reaching 11 points, no 2-point difference, reaching 6 points, both sides change sides; The winning team in round 1 continues to round 3.

The losing teams continue to round 2 (knockout), the winning teams in round 2 continue to round 3; the losing teams are eliminated.

Starting from round 2 onwards: Each match is 1 set, play until reaching 15 points, no 2-point gap applied, touching 8, both sides change courts (except for the two events Dan Tri Lead, Dan Tri & Friends, the format will be applied from round 1 to round 3, play until reaching 11 points, no 2-point gap applied, touching 6, both sides change courts).

Hundreds of spectators continued to stay at the stadium to cheer on the athletes competing in the Dan Tri newspaper pickleball tournament this afternoon. The finals and awards ceremony for the Open category are expected to take place from 7-8pm tonight.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/cap-vdv-2k-chien-thang-day-kich-tinh-truoc-ung-cu-vien-vo-dich-hang-adam-20250705163742145.htm