USD 50,000 on Offer at the APP Asia Ho Chi Minh City Open, 10 to 13 Dec
Andrew LeeThe APP Asia Ho Chi Minh City Open 2026 carries a total prize pool of USD 50,000, with USD 35,000 for Pros and USD 15,000 for Amateurs on the prize pool graphic. It runs 10 to 13 Dec 2026 at VIAS Pickleball Academy.
Registration is now open, and APP Asia Tour has released the official fact sheet covering the prize money, the schedule and a junior Golden Ticket promotion.
Date: 10 to 13 Dec 2026
Venue: VIAS Pickleball Academy, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Organiser: SEVA (Sports Era Vietnam Asia)
Registration: link in the bio of APP Asia Tour
USD 50,000 split between Pros and Amateurs
Pro singles and doubles pay out from 1st to 4th place. Doubles champions receive USD 4,500 and singles champions USD 2,500. The graphic lists a Senior Pro pool of USD 5,250 for singles and doubles podiums.
- Pro doubles: USD 4,500 (1st), USD 2,250 (2nd), USD 1,150 (3rd), USD 600 (4th)
- Pro singles: USD 2,500 (1st), USD 1,250 (2nd), USD 650 (3rd), USD 350 (4th)
- Senior Pro singles: USD 600, USD 330, USD 220 for 1st to 3rd
- Senior Pro doubles: USD 1,050, USD 580, USD 420 for 1st to 3rd
Amateur prize money is set by DUPR bracket, from 3.0/3.5 up to 5.0+ Open, in both singles and doubles. Payouts for 1st to 3rd place rise with the number of entries in each category. The breakdown slide itself gives the amateur total as USD 10,000 and notes that the 8, 12 and 16-team draws sit inside a USD 15,000 base purse, with the 20-team row an uplift funded by four extra entries.
Golden Ticket for juniors
The event feeds into the 2026 junior season Golden Ticket. Two tickets are awarded, one to the top-ranked boy and one to the top-ranked girl across the U10, U12, U14, U16 and U18 age groups. Each ticket is a 3-day boot camp at APP Next Academy in May or June 2027, with location and exact dates to be confirmed.
Players are ranked on their best four results of the season, and a minimum of three junior events is needed to qualify. The season closes on 31 Dec 2026.
Four days, tentative schedule
- Thu 10 Dec: Singles Day, with every men's and women's singles bracket, Senior Pro singles and the Pro Round of 64 and Round of 32
- Fri 11 Dec: Mixed Doubles Day, with every mixed doubles bracket and the Pro Round of 16
- Sat 12 Dec: Junior singles and men's and women's doubles, plus the Pro quarter-finals and semi-finals
- Sun 13 Dec: Junior doubles and the Pro finals, where all five Pro titles are decided
The schedule is subject to confirmation and final entry numbers. Pro entrants may not enter DUPR brackets below 4.5, and each player is limited to two events a day with a minimum two-hour gap.
This article is based on social media posts and historical data tracked by Pickle361.
