Vietnam names 8 athletes for China-ASEAN pickleball tournament

Vietnam names 8 athletes for China-ASEAN pickleball tournament

Vietnam has finalized an eight-player roster for the China-ASEAN Open Pickleball Tournament, scheduled for Oct. 30 to Nov. 2 in Guilin, China. The players are Tran Tue Ngoc, Nguyen Dac Tien, Tran Huyen Trang, Pham Thi Thanh Binh, Nguyen Ngoc Minh Phuong, Pham Nhat Minh, Tran Anh Tu and Pham Xuan Vu. Le Ngoc Anh will lead the delegation, with Nguyen Hai Long as coach.

Vietnam.vn reported that Tue Ngoc and Dac Tien have drawn particular attention for recent performances. The report described Tue Ngoc as a leading Vietnamese women’s player and Dac Tien as a former high-level tennis player who has moved into professional pickleball and recorded DUPR scores above 5.3.

Tucson pickleball players revive Charlie Corley after cardiac arrest

A group of pickleball players helped save 72-year-old Charlie Corley after he collapsed at Udall Park in Tucson in late September and was found with no heartbeat and not breathing. Nurse Margy Eller recognized the emergency, retired emergency physician Ron Widman began CPR, and other players brought an automated external defibrillator and used it to shock Corley. He woke up and later returned to the courts with the people who helped him, whom the group calls “Charlie’s Angels,” KGUN 9 reported.

Corley was continuing to see a cardiologist for further evaluation, KGUN 9 reported. At a court-side event, Carondelet Health offered CPR demonstrations, and Eller encouraged community members to learn CPR.

Nearly 200 compete in Thanh Hoa province open

Nearly 200 athletes from clubs inside and outside Thanh Hoa province competed in the 2026 Thanh Hoa Open Pickleball Tournament, which opened Oct. 24 at the Lasong Hotel and Villas courts in Nam Sam Son. The event featured team competitions for ages 19 to 40 and over 40, with women’s doubles, mixed doubles and men’s doubles.

Teams played round-robin matches, with the top four advancing to semifinals. The tournament was described as both promoting sports activity and supporting tourism during Thanh Hoa’s low season. It was scheduled to conclude Oct. 25.

Vietnam pickleball tournament raises 75 million dong for poor residents

The Nghi Xuan commune pickleball club held a women’s doubles tournament on Oct. 17 to mark the 96th anniversary of the Vietnam Women’s Union and raise money for the commune’s fund for poor residents. Ten club members competed in five teams, the commune’s online information portal reported.

After three days of fundraising, club members and supporters inside and outside the area contributed 75 million dong to the fund, the report said.

Generali tournament directs entry fees to children’s initiative

More than 350 people took part in the 2026 GenForza Generali Pickleball Championship, which held rounds in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Da Nang before its Oct. 4 final in Ho Chi Minh City. Generali said all entry fees went to The Human Safety Net to support an initiative with the Vietnam Children’s Fund.

Players competed in four divisions: mixed doubles 5.0, men’s doubles newbie, women’s doubles newbie and mixed doubles newbie. Generali organized the event to mark 15 years of operations in Vietnam, Vietnam.vn reported.

World Cup in Vietnam drew nearly 5,000 athletes

The 2026 Pickleball World Cup opened Sept. 2 in Da Nang with nearly 5,000 athletes from 65 countries and territories, Baolangson.vn reported. The event, in its third edition and first in Asia, included national-team and individual competitions across skill and age groups.

Vietnam entered 29 athletes, including players in the Open division such as Do Minh Quan, Ly Hoang Nam, Quang Duong and Phuc Huynh. The report said the tournament offered a $500,000 prize pool and received Guinness World Records recognition for the most nationalities represented at a pickleball event.

More pickleball events draw competitors in China and Venezuela

More than 200 pickleball enthusiasts from both sides of the Taiwan Strait gathered for an exchange tournament in Wuhan on Oct. 24, China News Service reported. The event included singles, doubles and mixed doubles, and participants described the competition as a chance to meet friends and learn from one another.

In Venezuela, the Next Gen Copa UAM 2026 intercollegiate tournament was scheduled for Oct. 23 and 24 in Naguanagua. Organizers said the event would bring together athletes from schools in Carabobo state and help raise the sport’s profile among young people, Notitarde reported.