City’s pickleball players set to compete against world’s best at Hong Kong Slam in October

The world’s best pickleball players will descend on Hong Kong in October, providing the city’s top paddlers with the opportunity to test themselves against elite-level opposition.

Hong Kong’s pickleball scene has been growing steadily over the years, and home-grown professionals are starting to make a name for themselves.

The city’s best player, Ryan Lam Chun-hei, part of Hong Kong’s first generation of pro pickleball athletes, leads the World Pickleball Championship’s (WPC) 2026 combined rankings.

Jack Wong Hong-kit, a former tennis professional, is currently the city’s highest-ranked player in the PPA Tour standings at No 19, a separate global system from the WPC.

The season-ending Hong Kong Slam, part of the PPA Tour Asia circuit, will take place from October 19 to 25 and offers a US$1.1 million prize purse.

Before reaching Hong Kong, the tour starts in Hanoi in April, with stops in Kuala Lumpur, Tokyo, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore, Macau and China.

Click here to read article