The guide
New to the World Cup? Start here. What it is, the two ways nations and players compete, how DUPR seeds the draw, and how to follow every serve from India.
What the
Cup is
The Pickleball World Cupis the sport's flagship international meet. The 2026 edition is the fourth — and the first ever staged in Asia, on Vietnam's central coast at Da Nang.
Eight days, 81 nations and more than 5,000 athletes, spread across seven venues and 76 courts around the city — two big arenas plus a string of ordinary pickleball clubs. Two separate events share the week — the Pickleball World Cup and the International Pickleball Tournament — explained just below.
- Event
- Pickleball World Cup
- Edition
- 4th · first ever in Asia
- Host
- Da Nang, Vietnam
- Dates
- Aug 30 – Sep 6, 2026
- Prize pool
- $500,000
- Venues
- Tien Son Sports Palace · Tuyen Son Sports Village
Two events,
one week
Da Nang hosts two pickleball events at once — one for nations, one open to anyone. Pick your lane.
Pickleball World Cup
The flagship country-vs-country championship — Open, Senior, Junior, Kids and Master teams. This is where Team India competes.
Meet Team India →02 / EVENTHeineken International Tournament
A companion event running the same week — anyone can enter by skill rating (3.0–5.0), with Pro, Junior and Wheelchair draws alongside.
How to enter →How to
follow along
- Confirmed broadcaster
- FPT Play — Vietnam only
- India broadcast
- None announced
- Time zone
- GMT+7 · 1.5 hrs ahead of IST
- Partner
- Heineken
From India, the action is only 1.5 hours ahead — a 9:00 am start in Da Nang is 7:30 am IST, so most sessions land inside the Indian morning and afternoon.
Watching it is the harder question. FPT Play holds exclusive rights but is geo-blocked outside Vietnam, and no Indian broadcaster has been announced — our how-to-watch page tracks every route and what is still unconfirmed.
Day tickets for the main arena are on sale on Ticketbox from under ₹1,000 — our tickets page carries every day and every stand. The live draw and session times go up on the official site, and the full order of play is mirrored on our Order of Play page — every match, court and start time, in Da Nang local time as the organisers publish it.
Event details per official announcements (May 2026); broadcast last checked Aug 3, 2026; tickets last checked Aug 24, 2026. Verify prices and the draw against the official sources before booking or travelling.