Huynh Lights Up Ho Chi Minh as Long Claims Third PPA Tour Asia Crown

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HO CHI MINH CITY — Phuc Huynh authored a roaring home finish at Global City Sports Park, sweeping compatriot Hoang Nam Ly, 11–5, 11–1, to seize the MB Vietnam Open (https://www.pickle.asia/blogs/mb-vietnam-open-2025-ppa-tour-asia-in-vietnam) men’s singles title and send the Ho Chi Minh crowd into full voice.

Yufei Long then turned defense into dominance, clawing back from a game down to outlast Australia’s Sahra Dennehy, 10–12, 11–6, 11–9, for her third PPA Tour Asia women’s singles trophy after earlier wins in Malaysia and Fukuoka.

The Vietnam Open—an Open-level stop on the inaugural PPA Tour Asia—awarded 1,000 ranking points and a US$50,000 pro purse across the week, with main-draw matches best two-of-three to 11, win by two.

Championship Sunday

Men’s Singles — Huynh’s upgrade. Seven days after pushing Connor Garnett to the brink for silver in Fukuoka, Huynh never let Ly breathe in a brisk two-game final. The local ace had blasted through the semifinal over Giang Trinh, 11–9, 11–3, to set up the all-Vietnam title match—exactly the storyline the host city craved.

Women’s Singles — Long digs deep. Long entered Sunday with two tour titles in her pocket, but Dennehy forced the Chinese star to find extra gears. After dropping the opener, Long tightened her patterns, protected the middle, and closed with a nerveless 11–9 finish for title No. 3.

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Doubles: American Firepower & Aussie Grit

Women’s Doubles: Dizon/Truong, ruthless. Meghan Dizon and Alix Truong ripped through the final in under 25 minutes, blanking the second game to beat Lauren Mercado and Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall, 11–3, 11–0. “The game plan was just to come out with confidence…and we executed,” Dizon said afterward.

Men’s Doubles: Koller/Truong, clean sweep. AJ Koller and Jonathan Truong backed it up with a straight-games win over Australia’s George Wall and Joseph Wild, 11–6, 11–7. “I’m just psyched for this kid…he showed a ton of poise,” Koller said of his 18-year-old partner.