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The US Blind Spot That Hanoi Exposed
Hien Truong’s win over Federico Staksrud mattered. The reaction to it mattered more, because it exposed how parts…
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Hanoi Was Supposed to Be Routine. It Didn’t Stay That Way
Kaitlyn Christian’s comeback and Hoang Nam Ly’s home triumph turned the MB Hanoi Cup from a routine stop…
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Pickleball Has the Answer. So Why Are Its Biggest Calls Still Guesswork?
The Hanoi line-call debate exposed a growing problem in pro pickleball: the technology to reduce doubt already exists,…
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The Replay Isn’t Truth: Hanoi Call Exposes Pickleball’s Camera Problem
Zane Navratil has challenged the reaction to the controversial match-point call in Hanoi, arguing that pickleball still lacks…
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De Rueda Holds Firm, Turkovic Dominates in Stockholm RTA2000 Finals
Ignasi De Rueda and Domenika Turkovic took the singles titles in Stockholm, closing out the RTA2000 event with…
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Hanoi Shifts the Balance: Vietnam Locks Out Men’s Singles Final at MB Hanoi Cup
Truong Vinh Hien and Ly Hoang Nam beat Federico Staksrud and Dylan Frazier to set a historic all-Vietnamese…
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Gustaf Getarud on Europe’s Pickleball Boom, Smart Matchplay and Why the Tour Fight Is Coming
Sweden’s Gustaf Getarud joined the World Pickleball Podcast to discuss smart matchplay, European tour growth, exclusivity, and why…
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Hanoi Becomes a Battleground: Asia Pushes Back as PPA Names Hold the Line
Day Three at the MB Hanoi Cup has set up a compelling semi-final picture, with two Vietnamese men…
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World Pickleball Podcast: Hanoi exposes the pressure points as Waters rests, Huynh resists and Haworth rises
Chris Beaumont and Gordon Watson use the MB Hanoi Cup as the anchor for a wider conversation about…
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Hanoi Cup Opens with Statement Wins, Seeded Progress and Early Doubles Shake-Ups
Day one of the MB Hanoi Cup brought a Vietnamese qualifying sweep, a disrupted doubles draw, and an…