Philippine pickleball simply picked up a correct footwear accomplice for its largest stage but. The Philippine Pickleball Federation has confirmed Skechers Philippines because the official footwear accomplice for the nationwide crew heading into the 2026 Pickleball World Cup, operating in Da Nang, Vietnam, from August 30 to September 6.
The deal covers actual floor. Skechers can be outfitting 39 Filipino pickleball athletes competing throughout 5 classes — Youngsters, Junior, Open, Senior, and Masters—a variety that touches practically each nook of the nationwide program moderately than simply its headline names.
Main the Open Class is crew captain Leander Lazaro, with Nik Isagan, Ruben Gonzales, Johnny Arcilla, Patrick Mendoza, Sarah Jane Lim-Narvasa, Fatima Amirul, Kelsey Laurente, Lauren Mercado, and Medelene Ramos-Saraza rounding out the roster. Head coach Kyle Stoker and crew supervisor Tina Mariano lead the delegation.
For Skechers, the partnership carries weight effectively past a easy product tie-in. “That is greater than a sponsorship—it’s a declaration of Skechers’ unwavering dedication to Filipino sport and Filipino excellence. As our valued companions, we would like you to know that each step we take to develop this model on the worldwide stage is a step we take collectively,” the corporate stated in an announcement, framing the deal as a part of a broader perception in pickleball as one of many Philippines’ fastest-growing sports activities.
The model additionally pointed to the depth of the roster as proof of how far the game has come domestically. “For our Filipino athletes to compete at this stage, throughout each single class, is a testomony to only how far Philippine pickleball has come, and the way vibrant its future actually is.”
That depth can be examined towards severe international competitors. Roughly 4,000 athletes from 80 nations are anticipated to compete in Da Nang, giving the newly outfitted Filipino squad a correct measure of the place the game’s home progress truly stands towards the remainder of the world.
