The world's pickleball fans were really shocked after Duong Thien Quang (Quang Duong) was terminated by UPA. Recently, Quang Duong has shared this issue.
After being announced by the US Pickleball Association (UPA), the contract termination on July 13, the Vietnamese -original player Duong Thien Quang (also known as Quang Duong) had the first feedback on a Pickleball fanpage in Vietnam.
The Vietnamese -original player completely denied the information abandonment for commercial purposes, confirming the reason for the absence was notified in advance and not violating any terms in the contract.
“I did not quit the prize to make money. Two months ago, I asked for a break with the Mad Drops team due to a minor surgery in the nose and needed recovery time from July 1 to July 15. During this time, I went on vacation and participated in a number of exchanges with fans in Vietnam. Everything is transparent, does not violate the contract terms,” Quang Duong commented under a social article.
According to UPA, the decision to cut the contract was made after many financial warnings and financial sanctions, because Quang Duong was thought to violate the exclusive terms, and provide inaccurate information, affecting the prestige of the tournament.
However, Quang Duong said that the deep cause was due to disagreements in the negotiation process to extend the contract. He said the upa side “tied the legs”, so it led to the current outcome.
Earlier, a part of the community said that Quang Duong quit the prize to participate in commercial activities in Vietnam. Therefore, he frankly responded: “What to make money.”
Currently, Quang Duong has not had any official statement about the future after breaking up with Upa. On his personal page, he still regularly updates the image in the meetings of fans at home.
Quang Duong, born in 2004, is a Vietnamese professional Pickleball player playing in the US. He used to be a tennis athlete before switching to playing pickleball since 2022 and quickly resonated with stable techniques and persistent play style. He is currently ranked 6th in the world of men's singles and is one of the youngest athletes that are most appreciated in the Upa System.