In the first time being held, athletes from 19 countries along with young talents representing Vietnamese pickleball have contributed excellent performances, demonstrating determination and sportsmanship, and strong community connection. With a total of nearly 1,000 matches, the PWR Thu Duc HTV DJOY Open Pickleball Tournament - WARRIOR Cup 2024 was not only successful in terms of expertise, but also created a media effect when receiving attention and support from the community.
At the closing ceremony, the Organizing Committee honored the outstanding athletes in the Pro category. In the Pro women's singles category, the first prize went to Sofia Sewing - a female pickleball player from the US, the second prize went to Yu-Chieh Hsieh from Taiwan (China), the third prize went to Roos Van Reek (Netherlands) and Shelby Bates (USA).
In the Pro men's singles, Vietnamese-American tennis player Huynh Thien Phuc (Phuc Huynh) convincingly won the championship, second place went to Ryler DeHeart (USA), third place went to Truong Vinh Hien and Dusty Boyer (USA).
In the Pro mixed doubles category, first prize went to the pair of athletes Armaan Bhatia (India) - Megan Fudge (USA), second prize went to the pair Ryler DeHeart - Roos Van Reek, third prize went to Phuc Huynh - Yu-Chieh Hsieh and Casey Diamond (USA) - Sofia Sewing.
In the Pro women's doubles category, the top pair was Yu-Chieh Hsieh - Megan Fudge, second place was Sofia Sewing - Shelby Bates, third place was Sophia Huynh Tran Ngoc Nhi - Christina Nguyen (Vietnamese-American tennis player) and Sarah Burr (Australia) - Roos Van Reek.
In the Pro men's doubles event, the pair of athletes Nicholas Khamphilath (USA) - Do Minh Quan excelled over many opponents to win first prize, second prize went to Dusty Boyer - Casey Diamond, third prize went to Leander Lazaro (Philippines) - Willy Chung (Taiwan, China) and Ryler DeHeart - Rob Nunnery.
Previously, on the opening day, tennis player Quang Duong (Duong Thien Quang, born in 2006, Vietnamese-American) - the men's singles champion at the Las Vegas Pickleball Tournament 2024, currently ranked 4th in the world by the Professional Pickleball Association (PPA) - successfully auctioned 2 pickleball rackets, bringing in more than 500 million VND to raise funds to support victims of Agent Orange, contributing to strongly inspiring the sports fan community.
