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FITK Daily Dink - May 18, 2026

Some of the top stories moving in pro pickleball today, from Hien Truong's gold-medal sweep over Japanese qualifier Nasa Hatakeyama at the Panas Kuala Lumpur Open to a deeper Asian field, with Chao Yi Wang, Yufei Long, and Collin Johns and Len Yang taking the other singles and doubles titles as PPA Tour Asia begins to function like a real professional ecosystem.

  • Kuala Lumpur Open Shows PPA Asia Is Becoming a Player Market, Not Just a Tour

    World Pickleball Magazine's Chris Beaumont reports Hien Truong claimed men's singles gold at the Panas Kuala Lumpur Open with a dominant 11-2, 11-3 win over Japanese qualifier Nasa Hatakeyama, completing the most commanding run of the week without dropping a game and confirming the No. 1 seed and World No. 18's professional value. Chao Yi Wang finally secured Asian singles gold with an 11-5, 11-6 win over Pei-Chuan Kao, Yufei Long and Ting Chieh Wei beat Wang and Alix Truong 11-5, 11-2 in women's doubles, Tama Shimabukuro and Truong took mixed doubles 11-5, 3-11, 11-2, and Collin Johns and Len Yang won men's doubles 11-3, 11-6 over Shimabukuro and Armaan Bhatia.

    Read at World Pickleball Magazine →

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