Army Business Joint Inventory Financial institution (MB) is again—and so is professional pickleball in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis.
MB has returned as title sponsor of the PPA Asia 500 Ho Chi Minh Metropolis Open 2026, with the match set to run from 6 to 9 August at International Metropolis—the identical venue that hosted the landmark MB Vietnam Open in 2025. Registrations at the moment are open throughout each skilled and beginner classes.
MB Ho Chi Minh Metropolis Open: Partnership Constructed on Extra Than Sponsorship
This marks the fourth time MB has partnered with PPA Tour Asia, cementing what has turn out to be probably the most constant industrial relationships on the regional circuit. The partnership most just lately produced the MB Hanoi Cup in April, and its return to Ho Chi Minh Metropolis underlines a long-term dedication to pickleball’s progress in Vietnam moderately than a one-off match play.
MB chief advertising and marketing officer Nguyen Thi Viet Nga framed the partnership in these phrases instantly.
“MB’s continued position as title sponsor of the PPA Asia 500 Ho Chi Minh Metropolis Open 2026 is greater than the extension of a sponsorship,” she mentioned. “It reaffirms our long-term dedication to bringing world-class sports activities experiences nearer to Vietnamese audiences and to accompanying PPA Tour Asia within the progress journey of essentially the most rising sport—pickleball in Vietnam.”
She added that MB’s involvement is rooted in a broader philosophy about what prosperity appears like. “We consider true prosperity shouldn’t be measured solely by monetary success, but in addition by the standard of individuals’s experiences, well being motivations and significant moments in life.”
Professional and Novice Doorways Are Open
Registrations are reside throughout the total vary of classes—skilled gamers chasing PPA rating factors and amateurs stepping onto the match stage for the primary time are each catered for. The draw construction covers a number of divisions and age teams, giving the Ho Chi Minh Metropolis Open the breadth to perform as each an elite aggressive showcase and a real neighborhood occasion.
With Vietnam’s pickleball scene persevering with to develop—anchored by world-class native expertise together with DUPR Asian No. 1 Ly Hoang Nam, Phuc Huynh, and a nationwide staff getting ready for the Pickleball World Cup on residence soil in Da Nang in August—the urge for food for a match of this calibre within the nation’s southern hub is actual and rising.
The MB Ho Chi Minh Metropolis Open is shaping up as one of many standout stops on the 2026 PPA Tour Asia calendar. Participant bulletins, ticket information, and additional occasion particulars will comply with on PPA Tour Asia’s social media channels and fan electronic mail checklist.
Registrations are open. The countdown to August has began.
