KUALA LUMPUR, April 8, 2026 — The city skyline wasn’t the only thing reaching new heights this week. The JOOLA Titans Tour 2026 officially concluded its Kuala Lumpur stop, leaving an indelible mark on the sport of pickleball and securing a spot in the history books with an official Guinness World Record™ for the Highest Pickleball Match in a Building.
From the high-energy atmosphere at Stadium Juara to the record-breaking summit at Merdeka 118, here is everything that went down:
A World Record at the Summit
The crowning jewel of the tour took place at Level 118 of the iconic Merdeka 118. At over 500 metres above ground, tennis legend Andre Agassi and World No. 1 Ben Johns led a star-studded exhibition on a RM1.2 million custom-built court specifically engineered for the skyscraper's summit.
The event featured a series of fast-paced matches in a first-to-seven format. The highlight was the headline mixed doubles matchup, which saw Andre Agassi and Brooke Buckner face off against the powerhouse duo of Ben Johns and Anna Bright.
The players were "mic’d up" throughout, allowing the small crowd of 100 VIPs and a global audience watching via the official JOOLA YouTube livestream to hear the playful banter and high-level strategy behind every point.
Despite the dizzying heights, the intensity remained elite. Team Agassi and Team Ben Johns traded blows across men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles, ultimately ending in a poetic 2-2 draw for the series.
"It’s great to see how fast pickleball is growing, and I’m just pleased and grateful to be part of it," said Agassi, during the event.
The record was officially verified by a Guinness World Records adjudicator in the presence of Minister of Youth and Sports Hannah Yeoh, who lauded the event for putting Malaysia on the global pickleball map.
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