The wedding between Vietnamese pickleball model Sypik and Vietnam’s high pickleball star Quang Duong is formally over.
On Friday, Sypik took to Instagram to bid goodbye to Avatar and thanked him “for spreading pickleball throughout Asia” and for being “a significant a part of our shared journey.”
“Sypik Avatar — when the journey completes its mission,” wrote Sypik on Instagram. “It was an honour for Sypik to be Quang Duong’s first cease upon returning to Vietnam, and to face beside him in spreading pickleball throughout Asia. From supporting on court docket and from afar, throughout tournaments within the U.S. and Asia, each second has been a significant a part of our shared journey.”
The rising pickleball model additionally vowed to assist the Vietnamese famous person “wherever the street leads subsequent.”
“We’re happy with what we constructed collectively and grateful for the impression you’ve made,” Sypik added. “Wherever the street leads subsequent, Sypik will at all times assist you. Peace out, Sypik Avatar.”
The Sypik–Quang Duong partnership started in Could 2025 and lasted for eight months.
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With Quang Duong free from his contractual obligations with Sypik, different manufacturers will certainly look to signal him up. He’s, in spite of everything, one of many sport’s largest stars on this facet of the world. However it seems one other Vietnamese model, Wika, is the frontrunner to nabbing Avatar. Pickleball voice Zane Navratil stated as a lot in a current video brief, the place he speculated about the potential for Duong coming again to the PPA Tour.
In the meantime, Wika fanned the hearsay mill additional with an attention-grabbing submit on Instagram, additionally on Friday, the place it put a graphic of the letter G changing the 6 in 2026. Wika captioned the picture as thus: “Ending with the letter “G” – to start a brand new chapter! Wika Pickleball 2026 | Coming quickly!”
The letter G, in fact, is outstanding in Avatar’s title, as each Quang and Duong finish with the letter G.
So, does this imply Quang Duong might be signing with Wika subsequent?
We’ll know quickly sufficient.
