Vietnam Television Vietnam Television Center in Ho Chi Minh City (VTV9) in collaboration with VTVCab, Vietnam Pickleball Federation, Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports and accompanying units will organize the VTV9 Open 2025 Pickleball Tournament, taking place from December 19 to 21, 2025 at Banger Stadium cluster, Binh Trung Tay Ward (HCMC).
With the message "Stick up with pickleball - Connecting youth, spreading energy", the tournament aims to promote the community sports movement, while bringing pickleball - the fastest developing sport in North America closer to Vietnamese audiences.
This year's tournament brings together more than 600 athletes from clubs across the country, competing in both amateur and professional competitions. The entire tournament will be broadcast live on VTV9 channel and broadcast in parallel on digital platforms.
Notably, the VTV9 Open 2025 Pickleball Tournament left its mark with a total prize value of up to 2 billion VND, including cash and in-kind prizes. This is the highest prize in the history of Vietnamese pickleball. The prize for the athlete who wins the first prize is worth 200 million VND, the second prize is 60 million VND, the third prize is 40 million VND, along with many secondary prizes for the men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles events.
In addition to competition activities, the audience has the opportunity to experience pickleball, participate in technical workshops, minigams, and interact with artists, bringing a vibrant, modern and community-friendly sports atmosphere.
