Pickleball D-Joy Tour 2025 - Stage 1: Over 626 Top Matches

On the evening of May 18, 2025, the Pickleball D-Joy Tour 2025 - Stage 1 officially ended after 4 days of competition (May 15 - 18) at the Pickleball D-Joy South Saigon Cluster, leaving many deep impressions and unforgettable moments in the hearts of fans.

Record scale and multinational participation

This is the opening stage in a series of 5 professional tournaments in the Pickleball D-Joy Tour 2025 system, with a total prize value of up to 1.5 billion VND, including cash, high-value gifts from sponsors and a prestigious medal system. Through the tournament, athletes have accumulated DRP points (D-JOY Ranking Points) to aim for the D-JOY Vietnam Master Final - the highest tournament in the system with a prize of up to 2 billion VND.

With more than 500 registrations, including nearly 50 international athletes from 15 countries such as the US, New Zealand, UK, France, Korea, India, the Netherlands, Australia, the Philippines, Hong Kong..., the tournament has set a record number of participation in terms of scale and nationality for a pickleball tournament in Vietnam. More than 626 matches took place in 3 competition levels: Intermediate, Advanced, Pro, divided by age and gender. A total of 40 sets of medals were awarded for 40 competition events.

Top performances from international and Vietnamese players

The tournament saw the participation of many international-class tennis players such as Megan Fudge, Sofia Sewing, Ryler DeHeart, Armaan Bhatia, Sarah Burr..., along with prominent Vietnamese representatives such as Phuc Huynh, Sophia Huynh Tran Ngoc Nhi, Do Minh Quan, Ly Hoang Nam, Trinh Linh Giang..., bringing dramatic matches, high professional quality and full of emotions.

At the closing ceremony, the Organizing Committee honored the outstanding athletes in the Pro category: Pro Women's Singles: First prize went to Pei Chuan Kao, second prize went to Roos Van Reek, third prize went to Yu Chieh Hsieh. Pro Men's Singles: Tennis player Ly Hoang Nam won the championship, second prize went to Phuc Huynh, third prize went to Truong Vinh Hien. Pro Mixed Doubles: First prize went to the pair Megan Fudge and Armaan Bhatia, second prize went to Sofia Sewing and Casey Diamond, third prize went to Pei Chuan Kao and Harsh Mehta. Pro Women's Doubles: First prize went to Shelby Bates and Roos Van Reek, second prize went to the pair Megan Fudge and Sofia Sewing, third prize went to the pair Pei Chuan Kao and Yu Chieh Hsieh. Pro Men's Doubles: First prize went to Casey Diamond and Ryder Delacret, second prize went to Ly Hoang Nam and Trinh Linh Giang, third prize went to Ben Causton and Louis Laville.

Previously, at the end of each competition day, the Organizing Committee awarded first, second, and third prizes corresponding to the competition formats in men's doubles, women's doubles, mixed doubles, men's singles, and women's singles to the winning athletes.

Pro Men's Singles: Tennis player Ly Hoang Nam won the championship, second prize went to Phuc Huynh, third prize went to Truong Vinh Hien

Women's Singles Pro: First place went to Pei Chuan Kao, second place went to Roos Van Reek, third place went to Yu Chieh Hsieh

VAR technology and cross-platform communication

The tournament was broadcast live on HTV Sports , livestreamed on the Pickleball D-Joy fanpage system, and especially applied VAR technology for the first time in a professional tournament, contributing to improving transparency and ensuring fairness in situations that decide the outcome of the match. Accompanying the tournament are prestigious brands such as TTC Group, Zocker Vietnam, V.LOOP, JOOLA..., contributing to improving the quality of organization and spreading positive sportsmanship.

VAR technology contributes to improving transparency, ensuring fairness in situations.

Mr. Dang Quang Anh - Permanent Vice President of D-Holdings and D-Joy shared: "We are proud to witness the strong spread of the pickleball movement through this tournament. Not only is it a place to compete and practice, it is also an inspirational event, arousing the sportsmanship, passion and desire to win in each athlete. The success of the tournament is a clear demonstration of Pickleball D-Joy's vision of professional and sustainable development."

Mr. Dang Quang Anh - Permanent Vice President of D-Holdings and D-Joy spoke at the closing ceremony

This tournament is also a clear demonstration of the guiding principle that D-Joy is pursuing: Professionalizing Vietnamese Pickleball and spreading the movement globally. With a systematic organization and serious investment, the Pickleball D-Joy Tour tournament system is not only a launching pad for young talents to shine, but also contributes to realizing the goal of bringing Vietnamese athletes to conquer the SEA Games, ASIAD and Olympics in the near future.

Pickleball D-Joy Tour 2025 - Stage 1 takes place at Pickleball D-Joy South Saigon Cluster

Closing stage 1 with success beyond expectations, Pickleball D-Joy Tour 2025 promises to continue to explode in the next stages, gradually affirming the position of Pickleball Vietnam on the regional and international sports map.

Pickleball D-Joy Tour 2025 - Stage 1 is held at the Pickleball D-Joy Nam Saigon Complex , located in a prime location in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, with an area of ​​20,000m² - a modern competition, training and entertainment complex that meets international standards. Currently, D-Joy is operating a competition system of more than 30,000m² in Thu Thiem and District 7, while developing training centers for athletes, coaches and referees, combining the construction of a systematic tournament system, covering the whole year.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/giai-pickleball-d-joy-tour-2025-chang-1-hon-626-tran-dau-dinh-cao-185250520143125751.htm