MyPickleball and Paddletek's Newest Signing Wins Her First National Title

Kimberly Tan (@kimberly.tan_pb) is the newest signing on MyPickleball and Paddletek Malaysia's junior roster, and she has already delivered a result: the Girls' Singles U19 title at the Toyota Malaysia Pickle Tour 2026.

Tan plays under the @e23.unbound Junior Pro Team, coached by Gee Ci Long. In a post roughly two weeks before the title, the team thanked its full sponsor group, MyPickleball, Paddletek Malaysia, Airfly Malaysia and Larrie Active, describing the arrangement as an opportunity they "will never take for granted."

A Fast Return

Roughly two weeks after that thank-you post, Tan won the U19 title in her own right, crediting Coach Gee for pushing her "beyond my comfort zone" and thanking her sponsors again by name in her victory post. For a junior sponsorship signing, a national title this early is a fast, concrete return.

A Bigger Stage Ahead

Tan is also one of five players named to Team Malaysia's own Under-14 squad for the Heineken Pickleball World Cup 2026 in Da Nang, Vietnam, running 30 Aug to 6 Sept. Coach Gee is separately named as the national squad's own dedicated Junior Coach for the same tournament, so her sponsors' investment and her national-team preparation are running through the same coaching relationship.

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