MPA PJ Champions Of Second Borneo Pickleball International Tournament 2026
KUCHING: The 2nd Borneo Pickleball International Tournament (BPIT) 2026 concluded its four-day competition at Pikabol Malaysia, with MPA PJ emerging as the Team Event Champion.
Organised by the Kuching Pickleball Association (KPA) from 8 to 11 October 2026, the tournament drew 576 registered players to achieve its 100 percent participation target, while the individual events attracted 162 pairs to surpass their target by 12.5 percent.
The tournament featured international representation from Brunei, Indonesia, and Australia alongside participants from Sarawak and Peninsular Malaysia.
Sarawak Secretary Datuk Amar Mohamad Abu Bakar Marzuki graced the closing and prize-giving ceremony to present awards to the winning teams. Also present were Public Works Department Sarawak Director Datu Dr. Cassidy Anak Morris, UKAS Director Awang Putrayusrie Awang Redzuan, KPA President and BPIT 2026 Organising Committee Chairman Ruslan Bujang, and OCI-TerraSus Sdn. Bhd. Principal Director Dr. Kim Soo Yeon.
In the highly contested Team Event involving 21 competing teams, MPA PJ clinched the championship title, taking home the RM20,000 grand prize, medals, trophies, and the BPIT 2026 Challenge Trophy.
MPA DD finished as the runner-up with RM10,000, followed by Triple Blend in third place taking home RM5,000, and Pickleball Freak in fourth place securing RM2,500. The doubling of the team champion cash prize from the inaugural 2024 edition underscores the growing prestige of the tournament.
Earlier individual events, which concluded on 9 October 2026 across six categories, saw Felix Fong and Jonathan Kho claim the Men's Open Doubles title, while Jasmine Almaguer and Nursharneem Shamsuddin triumphed in the Women's Open Doubles.
Other category winners included Nakhia Brahim and Zamri Idris for Men's Intermediate Doubles, Elisa Binti Mising Udup and Ho Sing Yen for Women's Intermediate Doubles, Ho Sing Yen and Nicholas Su for Mixed Intermediate Doubles, and Amanda Kueh and JJ Samson Ong for Mixed Novice Doubles.
KPA expressed appreciation to state ministries, including the Ministry of Tourism, Creative Industry and Performing Arts Sarawak and the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Entrepreneur Development Sarawak, alongside exclusive strategic sponsor OCI-TerraSus Sdn. Bhd. and official partners for driving the event's success.
Building on the momentum of its second edition, BPIT aims to further elevate competitive pickleball and sports tourism in Borneo ahead of its next installment in 2028. - UKASnews
