Guangzhou Sports Polytechnic achieves new heights in Pickleball at Guangdong Provincial University Games

Under the guidance of the Pickleball Global Academy, the Guangzhou Sports Polytechnic earned new fame and achievement at the Guangdong Provincial University Games with top finishes across all events.

Having only put together a team this year and only started formal training under the Academy over the course of 3 weeks, the team performed remarkably and outperformed many other schools with the following results:

1. Mixed Doubles - 3rd

2. Men's Singles - 5th

3. Women's Doubles - 5th

4. Men's Doubles - both pairs reaching the top 16

Under the guidance of Head Coach, Darren Ho, former PPA gold medallist, it was visible to most spectators that the brand of Pickleball played by the sports school was vastly different from the rest.

"I always believe that Pickleball is about control more than exerting yourself and hitting each ball explosively. While there is a place for hard hitting, understanding the fundamentals of the game and exploiting weaknesses is almost like playing chess on the court. I am very happy with the team and their results and this will only get better as they further commit themselves to the sport." - Darren Ho, Head Coach, Pickleball Global Academy

In the same tournament, FPF International Pickleball Club also earned accolades with sponsored players doing well and breaking through barriers in this tournament

1. Qira - Women's Doubles 4th

2. Jerry - Men's Singles 6th

3. Colin - Men's Doubles top 16

4. 小何 - Men's Singles 3rd

   
   

Congratulations to all the winners and their amazing performances.

"It is truly heartwarming to see players who could not find their place in the Pickleball community finally finding their feet with FPF and now achieving results that they could only have dreamed of a few months ago. We have players who truly started playing Pickleball only 2-3 months ago and now standing on podiums. This to me, is a dream come true." - Hannah Tan, FPF Community Manager and Coach

Pickleball Global Academy is also responsible for the growth and development of Pickleball for universities in the region with the National University of Singapore also soon to complete the Intermediate Level 1 course. After this course, players will be certified as Level 1 players and are encouraged to participate in PickleStorm Category 1 as well as pre-category 1 events to further enhance their skillsets.