Vietnam’s Tran Duc Lam wins U14 world pickleball singles title
Vietnam’s Tran Duc Lam beat American Bennett Miller 2-0 in the final in Dallas. Lam and Nguyen Gia Hung also won U14 boys’ doubles gold.
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Tran Duc Lam wins U14 world title for Vietnam
Tran Duc Lam won the boys’ U14 singles title at the 2026 Junior Pickleball World Championships in Dallas, beating American Bennett Miller 2-0 in the final. The tournament ran Nov. 5-8 at Brookhaven Country Club, with players in age groups from U12 to U18.
Lam also took silver in U14 mixed doubles with Dan Linh Huong, after the Vietnamese pair won six matches before falling to an American team in the final.
Lam and Nguyen Gia Hung win U14 boys’ doubles gold
Tran Duc Lam and Nguyen Gia Hung, both born in 2012 and from Ha Tinh province, won gold in U14 boys’ doubles at the world junior championships. Lam also won gold in U14 singles and mixed doubles, while Gia Hung competed in all three events and lost in the singles competition and mixed doubles quarterfinals.
VTV Cup plans December tournament with prize pool above 1 billion dong
The VTV Cup 2026 pickleball tournament is scheduled for Dec. 11-13 in Hanoi, where nearly 800 players are expected to compete across nine categories. The venue, US Pickleball, has 33 courts meeting U.S. standards, and registration is set to run from Nov. 9 through Dec. 6.
The total prize pool exceeds 1 billion Vietnamese dong, including more than 700 million dong in cash and sponsor gifts. In the professional divisions, the men’s doubles champions are set to receive 150 million dong, the women’s doubles champions 40 million dong and the mixed doubles champions 60 million dong.
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