Facolos Global Team is the first professional team invested and developed by Vietnamese people. This is a combination of youth and experience, many members have the ability and impressive achievements, so it is expected to bring home many championship titles in the near future. At the same time, the launch of Facolos Global Team is considered a good sign, proving that pickleball will be professionalized, helping the pickleball community to be increasingly expanded.
Notably, right after the launch, members of Facolos Global Team will participate in the PPA Pickleball Tour: Asia Open Vietnam 2024 tournament - the most anticipated pickleball event of the year.
Facolos Global Team is considered a new turning point for the Vietnamese pickleball community.
Among the members of the Facolos Global Team, Sophia Tran Phuong Anh is the most notable. At the age of 16, Sophia Phuong Anh is known as the youngest professional pickleball player in Vietnam. Although she has only started training and competing for a short time, Sophia Phuong Anh has made a strong impression with her excellent performances in domestic and continental pickleball competitions.
At the 2024 World Pickleball Championship Series held in Bali, Indonesia (September 2024), Sophia Phuong Anh won 2 gold medals in the 19+ mixed doubles and the U.18 mixed doubles. This is the pickleball tournament with the largest total prize pool ever, up to 100,000 USD. At the same time, before winning 2 gold medals at the World Pickleball Championship, Phuong Anh won the U.18 WPC Series women's singles, the USC Riser mixed doubles, the U.40 women's doubles at the VPP Tour Ha Noi, the 19+ women's doubles gold medal at the Asian Championship (AOPC), and the women's doubles at the Phoenix Vung Tau tournament.
After launching Facolos Global Team, Sophia Phuong Anh will join the remaining members to participate in the first PPA tournament held in Vietnam. With an extremely strong lineup that has been professionally trained and oriented, Sophia and Facolos Global Team promise to create a series of great achievements in all arenas.
Sophia Tran Phuong Anh leads the Facolos Global Team
In addition to Sophia Phuong Anh, the "dream team" Facolos Global Team also includes three veteran faces: Nguyen Anh Thang, Marcel Chan, and Nathan Willis.
Nguyen Anh Thang is considered one of the leading flags of the pickleball movement in Vietnam. In 2023, Anh Thang won a historic silver medal in the first time the Vietnamese team participated in the Asian tournament. In May 2024, Anh Thang changed the color of the medal when he excellently won the Asian pickleball tournament held in Ho Chi Minh City. With many great achievements domestically and internationally, joining the Facolos Global Team is a launching pad for him to increasingly improve his expertise and image, becoming the pride of the pickleball community in Vietnam.
The next highly rated player is Marcel Chan. He has an attractive appearance and an impressive international record. Marcel Chan is ranked 33rd on the PPA Tour and has had surprising victories over top players such as Yates Johnson, Travis Rettenmaier and Julian Arnold. Marcel Chan is also the 2024 AOPC Asian Open Doubles champion and was selected to the MLP Australia's Sea team at No. 17.
Facolos Global Team is considered very strong, ready to compete for championships in both continental and world tournaments.
The remaining member of the Facolos Global Team is Nathan Willis. In the journey that Sophia Phuong Anh made history, Nathan Willis was one of the biggest contributors. Nathan Willis is an experienced coach and always calmly handles difficult situations on the field.
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