Hwaseong Neo-Ball League draws 400 players and 1,000 spectators

Hwaseong Neo-Ball League brings players and spectators together

About 400 players and 1,000 spectators attended the 2026 Hwaseong Neo-Ball Citizen League on Nov. 7, The Fact reported. The event in Hwaseong, South Korea, featured pickleball and flag football, with 51 pickleball teams and 10 flag football teams competing.

The Fact reported that the league included para pickleball and a public activity zone with sports-stacking, disc golf and flag football experiences. In mixed doubles, Song Min-kyung and Kim Hyun-ho beat Shin Jae-il and Cho Yang-hee, 11-10.

Olympic champion Li Xiaopeng enters pickleball tournament in Guangzhou

Olympic gymnastics champion Li Xiaopeng took part as a player in the China Pickleball Tour’s Guangzhou stop on Nov. 7, 21 Finance reported. Li was set to compete in men’s singles and doubles at the season-ending event, which featured open and senior divisions and eight competition categories.

Li said pickleball had brought back the excitement and focus of competition after his gymnastics retirement. He described the sport as easy to pick up but demanding in its competition, teamwork and strategy.

Eight teams start PVNA Tour season in Da Nang

Eight teams began the PVNA Tour 2026 Season 2 Da Nang Super League on Nov. 8, Vietnam.vn reported. Teams are playing a seven-round round robin, with the top four advancing to the Championship bracket and the other four entering the Play-Offs.

Each team matchup consists of six doubles games in men’s, women’s and mixed categories. A 3-3 tie is decided by a doubles-format DreamBreaker; the tournament is scheduled for Nov. 8, 15 and 22, with semifinals and finals planned for Nov. 29.

Free pickleball courts open at Quezon Memorial Circle

Two pickleball courts have opened at Quezon Memorial Circle in Quezon City, Philippines, where Quezon City residents can play for free, GMA Network reported. Non-residents are also allowed to play there.

GMA reported that players must bring their own paddle, water bottle and ball, and that plastic bottles are not allowed in the area. The city government also plans to open five more courts at a location above the site where MRT-7 is being built.

Pickleball tournament in Komatsu draws about 100 players

About 100 people from inside and outside Ishikawa Prefecture took part in a pickleball tournament in Komatsu, Japan, Yahoo! News reported. The event was the first organized by the local group Pickle Beat Komatsu, and participants ranged in age from their 20s to their 70s.

A participant from Aichi said the sport let family members and people of different generations play together. Organizers said they hope to hold more national-level tournaments in Komatsu and attract visitors through pickleball.

U.S. pickleball rankings map tracks players’ home states

Geographer Ted Goudge released a map of the top-ranked U.S.-based players on the PPA Tour, KMAland.com reported. The map includes 29 women and 26 men; Florida had the most players, with 13, followed by California with 6 and Hawaii with 5.