Jack Wong wins at pickleball Worlds two days after Dallas car crash

Jack Wong wins at Worlds two days after car crash

Hong Kong pickleball player Jack Wong won his opening men’s singles and mixed doubles matches in Dallas on Tuesday, two days after a car crash overturned his vehicle. Pickleball.com reported that Wong partnered with Kei Sawaki in mixed doubles.

Wong said the crash happened around 3 p.m. Nov. 1, when another car hit the rear-right corner of his vehicle as he rested before resuming play at the MLP Nations Cup in Dallas. He crawled out of the overturned car and escaped serious injury, with only small cuts on his hand from broken glass, according to VnExpress.

Hengqin pickleball championship draws more than 200 participants

The Hengqin Pickleball Championship opened with more than 200 participants, according to Macau broadcaster TDM. The available report provides no further details about the event.

48 teams compete in Changsha County pickleball event

The fifth Changsha County Games pickleball competition opened Nov. 2 at a badminton hall, bringing together 48 teams from townships, county agencies and the open division, with hundreds of players, Sanxiang Metropolis Daily reported. The event is scheduled to run through Nov. 11.

The competition uses team matches featuring men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles. Players are ages 18 to 65, and the three divisions are scheduled across different dates from Nov. 2 through Nov. 11.

DUPR names InBody its official body composition technology partner

Pickleball rating system DUPR named InBody its official body composition technology partner, the companies announced Nov. 3. InBody plans to appear across DUPR’s digital channels and at select DUPR events, with product offers for players, clubs and coaches.

The companies also plan event activations, including grip-strength testing with InBody’s InGrip, and product prizes at selected regional and national competitions.

Selkirk plans gradual shift away from widebody paddles

Selkirk plans to move away from widebody paddle designs over time, with more hybrid shapes expected around mid-2027, company representative Rob Barnes said in an interview on Nico the Lefty’s YouTube series, The Dink reported. The upcoming Boomstik ST will still be available in widebody and elongated versions.

Barnes said Selkirk sells about eight elongated paddles for every widebody. He described the widebody as strong for sweet spot, playability and consistency, while saying advances in paddle cores and surfaces have made hybrid shapes play well.

Anna Bright teams up with her mother at Worlds

Anna Bright partnered with her mother, Liping, in the split-pro age division at the Pickleball World Championships. The pair lost a close match to Pisnik and Johnson, then beat Main and Bui, Pickleball.com reported.

Quang Tri education-sector tournament sets its group draw

Organizers held the group draw Nov. 3 for the 2026 Education and Times Newspaper Cup pickleball tournament in Quang Tri, Vietnam.vn reported. The tournament is set to open Nov. 6, with 66 pairs registered across men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.

The event is organized by the Education and Times newspaper’s North Central regional office and the Quang Tri Department of Education and Training to mark the 44th anniversary of Vietnamese Teachers’ Day. Organizers say it will also raise scholarship funds for students and teachers facing hardship.

Tien Phong Newspaper Cup expects about 400 players

The first Tien Phong Newspaper Cup pickleball tournament is expected to draw about 400 players to Swin Pickleball in Ho Chi Minh City on Nov. 15, Vietnam.vn reported. The event will feature men’s doubles and mixed doubles divisions for players under and over 40.

Tien Phong newspaper and the Ho Chi Minh City Young Entrepreneurs Association are organizing the tournament, which they describe as an opportunity for exercise, networking and community engagement.