
The Hang Seng Bank Hong Kong Slam 2026 drew over 2,000 spectators and featured 895 players from 22 countries.
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The Hang Seng Bank Hong Kong Slam 2026 is Asia's largest professional pickleball tournament.
Loud cheers, thumping bass lines, flashing court lights, and the crisp pop of plastic paddles filled Kai Tak Arena on Sunday as Asia’s largest professional pickleball tournament reached a festive climax.
Moving beyond the quiet formality of traditional court sports, finals day at the Hang Seng Bank Hong Kong Slam 2026, which drew a crowd of more than 2,000 spectators, felt more like a block party than a high-stakes championship, bringing fans within arm’s reach of the world’s elite players.
The HK$8.58 million (US$1.1 million) event assembled 895 players from 22 countries and regions, spanning ages nine to 71 across professional and amateur divisions, with the world’s top-six-ranked players competing here.
Feng Huanhuan, CEO of event organiser F-Sports Promotions Limited, said they were deeply honoured to bring the tournament to Hong Kong for the first time.

Japanese star Tomokazu Harimoto, ranked third in the world, reversed Chinese player Li Tianyang 3:2 in the men's singles final of the 2026 Asian Table Tennis Championships and successfully defended the championship. He became the second Japanese player in history to achieve this achievement after Nobuhiko Hasegawa.

CITIC Brothers chased two wins in a row after falling into a 0-3 deficit in the Taiwan competition. Jiang Kunyu said that the foreign team's fighting spirit of not being afraid of fatigue and actively participating in the game has successfully boosted the morale of the whole team. The team will continue to stay focused and face the next game step by step.

CITIC Brothers defeated Wei Chuan Long 4-3 in Game 5 of the Taiwan Competition, bringing the series to 2 wins and 3 losses. In the 9th inning, Huang Weisheng hit a high fly sacrifice fly to return the winning run. After the game, he said that Jiang Kunyu's stolen base was the key, and emphasized that the team will continue to work hard to achieve the 4-game winning streak goal of head coach Hirano Keiichi.

In G5 of the Chinese Professional Baseball Championship, CITIC Brothers relied on Jiang Kunyu's key stolen base and Huang Weisheng's sacrifice fly to defeat Wei Quanlong 4:3, extending the series to G6. Wei Chuan Long head coach Ye Junzhang pointed out after the game that the pitcher's starting movements were too slow, resulting in frequent stolen bases, and adjustments will be made in the future.

CITIC Brothers defeated Weiquanlong 4:3 tonight, chasing the series to 2:3. Jiang Kunyu surrendered 3 hits in a single game, and launched a key stolen base in the 9th inning to help the team score an early score, showing his fighting spirit in a last-ditch battle.

CITIC Brothers Foreign Investment Philix successively stepped on the board in G4 and G5 of the Taiwan Competition and won the winning shots, becoming the team's key strength. Felix expressed his gratitude to God and the fans for their support, and emphasized that if the team needs it, he will definitely go out to win if his physical condition permits.