The PPA Tour Asia professional Pickleball tournament system has just announced the first ranking, with the number one position of the men's singles belonging to the Vietnamese player – Trinh Linh Giang.
The championship at the Panas Malaysia Open 2025 took place on 6/7 helped Linh Giang win all 1,000 points, thereby rising to the top of the rankings. Runner -up of Vancik Kapadia (India) ranked second with 800 points, while Wong Hong Kit (Hong Kong) ranked third with 600 points.
Born in 1997 in Hanoi, Trinh Linh Giang was one of the leading tennis players in Vietnam, repeatedly participating in the Davis Cup and international tournaments. When the wave of Pickleball spread in Asia, he quickly shifted the new professional competition, often combined with Ly Hoang Nam in domestic and regional tournaments.
PPA Tour Asia is divided into three levels of tournament: Slam, Cup and Open, corresponding to different reward points. Achievements in the prizes will be accumulated to identify the rankings and seeds in the next stages.
After the Malaysian tournament, the PPA Tour Asia system will continue the journey with the stages:
- Hong Kong Open: 21–24/8
- Japan Open: 26–31/8
- Vietnam Open: 4–7/9
- Malaysia Cup: 9–12/10
On the international level, PPA Tour of the US is the largest and oldest system of Pickleball – the place to produce and develop this subject. The 2025 season of the American PPA Tour consists of 25 domestic leagues, divided into 4 levels: Slam (2,000 points), Cup (1,500), Open (1,000) and Challenger (125). Argentina Federico Staksrud is currently the number one.
PPA American rankings are divided into:
- The Rank: The total score in the last 52 weeks
- The Race: The total score of the current calendar year
At the end of the season, the 8 players with the highest score will compete at PPA Finals, similar to the ATP Finals system in tennis.
In addition, the DuPR (Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating) system is also widely used globally. Unlike PPA, DuPR applies to all subjects regardless of age, gender or qualifications, and evaluation based on each specific match.
According to the update table on July 9, 2025, Staksrud is still leading the world. Meanwhile, Vietnamese -original player Quang Duong is currently holding the 7th position – marking a vibrant year of Vietnamese players on the international pickleball map.