Delia Arnold & Ariana Murali Win WPC Malaysia Golds as More Malaysians Medaled

Delia Arnold had the standout weekend at WPC Malaysia 2026, winning gold twice. She and Marcus Low took the MX 35+ 5.0 Mixed Doubles title, beating silver medalists Ammarita Rattanapanop and Ming Kiong Ng in what 91 PickleBall Clubhouse called a hard-fought, high-intensity final.

Days later, Arnold teamed up with Thailand's Mo Ammaritta for the first time and won 19+ Women's Open Gold as well, after the 35+ category was combined into the 19+ field and the pair found themselves facing a younger draw.

Mumbai duo Vanshik Kapadia and Mayur Patil also went all the way, taking gold in the 19+ Men's Doubles Open Finals. The Pickle Base, which posted both Arnold's and the Mumbai duo's wins as part of its Player's Story series, credited the pair's on-court chemistry and communication as the key to their win.

A Turnaround Story: From Injury to Gold

Player Ariana Murali had already withdrawn from the WPC Women's Singles draw earlier in the tournament after pulling a muscle in training the day before her match. She described the injury as a minor pull rather than something more serious, with enough time to recover for her doubles category. That recovery paid off, DINKiT Store later congratulated her on taking the Champion title in the 19+ Women's Doubles under-4.5 category.

DINKiT Store also shouted out Leslie Xiong, who finished as 2nd Runner Up, taking bronze, in the 19+ Men's Doubles under-4.0 category.

Between them, the five results span three countries, Malaysia, Thailand and India, and cut across five separate divisions.

This article is based on social media posts and historical data tracked by Pickle361.