Trinh Linh Giang is only the third seed at the PPA Hong Kong Open.

Pickleball player Trinh Linh Giang is seeded No. 3 at the Hong Kong Open despite being the singles champion and No. 1 on the PPA Asia rankings.

Trinh Linh Giang is ready to defend her singles championship - Photo: TLG

PPA Tour Asia has announced the seeding order for the Main Draw round (final round) in 5 events. Notably, tennis player Trinh Linh Giang is ranked 3rd out of 4 seeds in the singles event.

Wong Hong-kit, also known as Jack Wong in Vietnam, is the No. 1 seed. Wong lost to Trinh Linh Giang in the men's singles semifinal at the Malaysia Open with a score of 1-2.

Jack Wong has 800 points on the PPA Asia rankings, 200 points behind Linh Giang, but is ranked number 1 seed, even though Giang is the leader. Perhaps the organizers are giving priority to the home player?

The third seed is Japan's Kenta Miyoshi. Lucas Pascoe from Australia is the fourth seed. Jack Foster from the US will be the "Wild Card" - challenger in the PPA Asia singles.

Apart from Trinh Linh Giang, no other Vietnamese players are seeded. However, most of the familiar faces of Vietnamese pickleball are in the Main Draw round.

Linh Giang continues to register for the doubles event with Ly Hoang Nam as in the Malaysia Open.

The PPA Asia Tour - Hong Kong Open 2025 will take place from August 21 to 24 at Kai Tak Arena. The total prize money is $50,000 and each event champion will receive 1,000 points.

The prize money for the singles champion is 1,800 USD and 1,000 points. Reaching the round of 16, the athlete receives 150 USD for singles, and 300 USD for pairs and 100 points.

Main Draw Table at PPA Asia Hong Kong Open 2025

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/trinh-linh-giang-chi-la-hat-giong-so-3-o-ppa-hong-kong-open-20250819201111121.htm