
Hanoi Cup Opens with Statement Wins, Seeded Progress and Early Doubles Shake-Ups
Day one of the MB Hanoi Cup brought a Vietnamese qualifying sweep, a disrupted doubles draw, and an early mixed doubles upset that changed the feel of the week.
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Day one of the MB Hanoi Cup brought a Vietnamese qualifying sweep, a disrupted doubles draw, and an early mixed doubles upset that changed the feel of the week.

Upsets and tighter matches are becoming harder to ignore across pro pickleball. The reasons go deeper than a few isolated results, and they are already changing how tournaments are played.

The MB Hanoi Cup brackets are out, with Anna Leigh Waters set for her Asia debut and both singles draws loaded with dangerous early tests for the top seeds.

Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns lead a major American push into the MB Hanoi Cup 2026, a landmark moment for pickleball’s international expansion.

The 2026 professional pickleball calendar continued its momentum this week in Florida, as the Zimmer Biomet Cape Coral Open advanced to the quarter-final stages. Held in Cape Coral, the PPA

Draw Reveals Highlight Brutal Turnaround from Frozen North to Tropical South as Player Health Takes Centre Stage The Carvana PPA Tour has descended upon Cape Coral, Florida, for the Zimmer