Four of the eight Open category players: Jimmy Liong, Neem Shamsuddin, Miasara Athilla, Timothy Foo

Jimmy, Sabrina, Neem, Mia, Uzair, Low, Joanne & Timothy Lead Team Malaysia

Andrew Lee

Team Malaysia Pickleball has named its Open (adult) category squad for the Pickleball World Cup 2026, completing the roster picture alongside the Under-14 and Under-18 squads already announced.

Eight players make up the Open category team: Jimmy Liong, Neem Shamsuddin, Miasara Athilla and Timothy Foo, alongside Joanne Wong, Syed Uzair, Loh Shi Sheng and Sabrina Gee.

Team Malaysia Pickleball World Cup 2026 Open Category squad, Jimmy Liong, Neem Shamsuddin, Miasara Athilla, Timothy Foo
Four of the eight Open category players. Image via Team Malaysia Pickleball.
Team Malaysia Pickleball World Cup 2026 Open Category squad, Joanne Wong, Syed Uzair, Loh Shi Sheng, Sabrina Gee
The remaining four Open category players. Image via Team Malaysia Pickleball.

A Full Roster, Three Age Divisions Deep

The Open squad completes a picture built out over several announcements: a full coaching staff, headlined by head coach Azizul Boom, Under-14 and Under-18 squads named earlier, and a backing group of OnCourt Malaysia, Franklin, ReSkills and the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) already confirmed. Franklin's own branding appears directly on the Open squad's kit in both photos, the same partnership already running through the junior squads.

Fielding named teams across three separate age divisions, backed by the same sponsor group throughout, is a genuinely coordinated national campaign rather than a single roster announcement, heading into the Pickleball World Cup 2026 in Da Nang.

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

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