The curtain may have come down on the Hong Kong Open 2025, but it doesn’t mean top-level pickleball action will be stopping anytime soon. In fact, it will continue this week starting tomorrow, 26 August 2025—only this time, the action will be taking place in Japan.

Starting tomorrow, the third leg of the PPA Tour Asia will commence in Fukuoka, Japan with the Sansan Fukuoka Open, which will take place from 26 to 31 August 2025. The idyllic beach paradise of Itoshmima in the western region of Fukuoka is actually now ready to welcome the pickleball world to its shores.

The Sansan Fukuoka Open 2025 is notable because it will be bringing over some of the world’s biggest pickleball names to take on Asia’s best.Headlining the men’s front will be Connor Garnett, the no. 3 ranked PPA Tour singles player who has two singles gold medals to his name in the US already. Joining him from the USA is Tyler Loong, who is currently ranked no. 20 in the PPA Tour Men’s Doubles rankings and is set to pair up with Garnett in the Men’s Doubles

The star power from the US doesn’t stop there as Allyce Jones is also in the lineup. The no. 8 Women’s Doubles player from the PPA Tour will bring the entertainment factor to the kitchen line. Itoshima City Sports Park will be sure to light up as Jones partners Garnett and Pei Chuan Kao in the Mixed and Women’s Doubles, respectively.

But the local talent will put up a fight for the podium. A Local Wildcard in the Mixed Doubles is headed the way of Daniel Moore and Kei Sawaki. The combination of experience and youth in the Japanese team-up will be one to keep an eye on. The combination of Japanese star Kenta Miyoshi and Vietnam’s Sophia Tran will also be on the watchlist, with the duo taking a PPA Wildcard. 

A total of USD $70,000 will be up for grabs, along with points for the PPA Tour Asia rankings.

The Sansan Fukuoka Open 2025 comes after the Panas Malaysia Open 2025 in July and the Hong Kong Open 2025, which concluded over the weekend.