Singapore actually may simply be subsequent when it comes to being the following pickleball hotbed.
That a lot shall be confirmed subsequent yr when the Lion Metropolis hosts the first-ever Epic World Championship, which is a four-day event for beginner gamers with a assured prize purse of at the least USD $50,000.
Greater than a thousand gamers are anticipated to compete on the inaugural Epic World Championship, which is scheduled to happen from 30 April 2026 to three Might 2026 on the Kallang Tennis Hub. The venue is only a stone’s throw away from the Nationwide Stadium. Unsurprisingly, Singapore Sports activities Hub is the official venue associate.
The prize pool, which is already at USD $50,000, is prone to improve, in keeping with Epic Founder Victor Cui in an interview with The Enterprise Occasions. That’s as a result of the prize quantity will improve with each new participant registration.
“The quantity will escalate with each new participant registration. By the point the event begins, the prize purse is predicted to be one of many largest in beginner pickleball,” stated Cui, who’s intimately aware of Singapore’s sports activities scene, having co-founded ONE Championship, and being a fixture on the promotion’s stay occasions in Singapore and across the area.
Requested by The Enterprise Occasions why he opted for an beginner competitors as a substitute of an expert one, Cui reasoned that he’s after mass participation, which he might guarantee if he places out a event that’s open to all.
“Pickleball is rising actually quick, however I don’t need this occasion to be within the skilled house. That is about mass participation, like a marathon, or Hyrox (a health race), or Spartan (an impediment course race),” Cui shared.
The Epic World Championship can be notable as a result of it has the complete assist of the Singapore Tourism Board (STB), which is on board for 3 years.
