Vietnam's Duo Reaches Heineken World Cup Doubles Final on Home Soil

Vietnam's Lý Hoàng Nam and Nguyễn Anh Gia Huy have reached the Men's Pro Doubles final at the 2026 Heineken Pickleball World Cup in Da Nang, beating countrymen Duong Thien Quang and Harsh Mehta 11-15, 15-11, 15-12 in the semifinal. They will face Jack Munro and Richard Livornese Jr of the USA, who beat Brandon Lane and Ryler DeHeart 15-13, 15-13, 15-12, for the title.

The tournament, running 30 August to 6 September at venues across Da Nang, has drawn 64 national delegations to the Open Category alone. Malaysia's own Jack Wong Hong Kit, part of Arronax's sponsored roster, also competed in Men's Doubles, falling in the quarterfinal to Lý Hoàng Nam and Nguyễn Anh Gia Huy 13-15, 15-9, 15-12, the same pair who went on to book the final.

Women's Doubles: Croatia and the USA Advance

In the second semifinal, Domenika Turković and Katerina Stewart beat Bobbi Oshiro and Shelby Bates 14-16, 15-5, 15-13 to reach the Women's Pro Doubles final.

They will face the Netherlands' Roos Van Reek and Vivian Glozman of the USA, confirmed by the tournament's own announcement as the other semifinal winner over Selina Turulja and Nicola Schoeman of Australia. The tournament's own graphic for that match lists a scoreline that does not add up to a Van Reek and Glozman win when the games are counted individually, an inconsistency Pickle361 could not resolve against the tournament's own materials, so no specific per-game score is reported here for that one match.

Both Van Reek and Stewart are having busy tournaments. The same day, both also reached the Women's Singles final, Van Reek against Stewart's own singles run, meaning both finalists in Women's Doubles have already locked up a Singles final appearance too.

Tournament Details

Dates: 30 August to 6 September 2026
Location: Da Nang, Vietnam, across multiple confirmed venues
Field: 64 national delegations, Open Category
Presented by: Heineken, with Sporttora as results partner

Registration for this event closed well before the tournament's own countdown to kickoff, so no open registration link applies here the way it would for a club or amateur tournament. As of this recap, both doubles finals were still to be played.

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