Taiwan has a brand new pickleball centre—an eight-court facility contained in the New Taipei Metropolitan Park. A minimum of New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) presided over the opening of this facility on 19 September 2025.
The brand new facility, the nation’s first in a riverside, previously housed basketball courts that had gone underused for years. To make higher use of the underutilised house, New Taipei’s Excessive Riverbank Building Administration Workplace repurposed the basketball courts to pickleball courts—a transfer that Mayor Hou believes will revitalise the stated house throughout the Erchong Floodway in New Taipei Metropolitan Park.
In whole, the newly put in courts value NT$6 million (US$198,000). Practically half of the funds to repurpose the basketball facility got here from the central authorities, in keeping with Liberty Instances. The native authorities footed the remaining steadiness.
Moreover, the Excessive Riverbank Building Administration Workplace closely consulted the Taiwan Pickleball Affiliation for recommendation on methods to construct the pickleball courts, and their operational wants.
The brand new courts will likely be open till 10:00 p.m. from Monday to Thursday, and till midnight on Friday and Saturday, with the power effectively lit within the night. Except for Sundays, the venue may also be closed on wet days, or when the floor is slippery. Play will likely be on a first-come, first-served foundation.
In line with Hou, the addition of pickleball courts in New Taipei Metropolitan Park will assist encourage extra residents to show to pickleball for bodily exercise, as it’s straightforward to choose up, has easy guidelines, and is appropriate for all ages. And with 1,382 hectares of riverside park house, Hou identified that New Taipei is in an awesome place to supply the general public extra services for leisure, or severe exercises.
New Taipei Metropolis Councillor Yen Wei-tzu (顏蔚慈) applauded the set up of the brand new courts, however identified that play throughout summer season might be uncomfortable. To counter this, Councillor Yen urged that town construct shaded relaxation areas, and set up ingesting water provides to make sure the gamers’ consolation and security.
