{"id":1050,"date":"2026-04-09T02:42:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:42:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/tournament\/ppa-tokyo-open-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T17:01:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T08:01:30","slug":"ppa-tokyo-open-2026","status":"publish","type":"tournament","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/tournament\/ppa-tokyo-open-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"PPA ASIA 500 Sansan TOKYO OPEN 2026\uff5cJapan's first PPA official tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>PPA ASIA 500 Sansan TOKYO OPEN 2026 Produced by TBS<\/strong>was held July 1-4, 2026 at Arena Tachikawa Tachihi and Dome Tachikawa Tachihi in Tachikawa, Tokyo, the first official PPA Tour event staged in Tokyo. Rika Fujiwara won the women's singles title. The international event carried 500 PPA ranking points and a purse of $50,000.<\/p>\n<h2>Tournament overview<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Venue:<a href=\"\/en\/venue\/tachikawa-pickleball-park\/\">Arena Tachikawa Tachihi and Dome Tachikawa Tachihi<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Dates: July 1-4, 2026<\/li>\n<li>PPA points: 500<\/li>\n<li>Prize money: US$50,000<\/li>\n<li>Capacity:<strong>Up to 1,000<\/strong>(planned)<\/li>\n<li>Title sponsor: Sansan Inc.<\/li>\n<li>Production: TBS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The first PPA official tournament held in Tokyo<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/tournament\/ppa-tour-2026\/\">PPA Tour<\/a>As an Asia series of, it is one stop of the Asia series following the MB Hanoi Cup and others. Overseas top pros and domestic Japanese players compete on the same stage. A long-awaited international tournament for Japanese pickleball fans.<\/p>\n<h2>The tournament's significance<\/h2>\n<p>A catalyst for raising the level of pickleball competition in Japan and expanding its recognition. Holding it in Tokyo strengthens Japan's positioning as a pickleball hub in the Asia-Pacific region.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Articles<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/tournament\/ppa-tour-2026\/\">PPA Tour 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/tournament\/mb-hanoi-cup-2026\/\">MB Hanoi Cup 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Reference Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ppatour-asia.com\/tournament\/2026\/tokyo-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PPA Asia Tokyo Open Official<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jp.corp-sansan.com\/news\/2026\/0310.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sansan press release<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pickleballtournaments.com\/tournaments\/ppa-tour-asia-500-sansan-tokyo-open-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tournament registration page<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"pt-listing-note\">This information is introduced based on publicly available information. 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