Wika's Dac Tien Upsets a World Cup Champion at D-Joy Leg 3

Wika-sponsored Nguyen Dac Tien and Si Boi Ngoc upset Richard Livornese Jr. and Vivian Glozman in the Round of 32 Mixed Doubles at D-Joy Pickleball Tour 2026 Leg 3, days after Livornese and partner Jack Munro were crowned Men's Pro Doubles champions at the Heineken Pickleball World Cup in Da Nang.

Livornese's World Cup title is confirmed: he and Munro beat the field to take Men's Pro Doubles gold in Da Nang, one of the marquee results of the tournament. Beating a player fresh off a world championship, in any format, is a genuine statement result, and Wika's own posts treated it as exactly that, running a celebratory graphic and a post-match interview with Dac Tien in the days that followed.

The win came in the Round of 32, meaning Dac Tien and Si Boi Ngoc still had to advance further to make a real run at Leg 3's own Mixed Doubles title. Wika framed the result as validation for its own roster heading into the tour's later stages, a real athlete result rather than a promotional post about the sponsorship itself.

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