Franklin Sports is bringing world-class pickleball to Southeast Asia with its Franklin Asia Showcase 2: a three-city tour spanning Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (April 7), Penang, Malaysia (April 9), and Johor Bahru, Malaysia (April 11).
With a lineup that includes the world's No. 1-ranked player and a mix of international and local stars, the showcase brings the highest level of the sport directly to fans. The event series reflects Franklin's broader ambition to drive global growth of the sport.
The Stars Taking the Court
The Franklin Asia Showcase 2 brings together a lineup that would be at home at any PPA Tour event in the United States.
Anna-Leigh Waters 🇺🇸 (Vietnam leg)
Ranked No. 1 in the world in women's singles, doubles, and mixed doubles by the PPA, Waters has won 181 gold medals and 39 triple crowns (the most in the history of the sport).
She is regarded as the most dominant athlete pickleball has ever seen. At just 18 years old, she signed with Franklin in January 2026 in what was described as the biggest equipment deal in pickleball history. She plays at the Vietnam leg alongside her mother, Leigh Waters.
Leigh Waters 🇺🇸 (Vietnam leg)
Anna-Leigh's mother, coach, and doubles partner. A former NCAA Division I tennis player at the University of South Carolina, Leigh and Anna-Leigh are the only mother-daughter team in professional pickleball. Together, they have won more titles than arguably any doubles pairing in the sport's history.
Hayden Patriquin 🇺🇸 (All locations)
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