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Championship Day at Kai Tak: five finals, a WS rematch, and Bright on both sides of mixed

On Sunday 25 October the Hang Seng Bank Hong Kong Slam crowns PPA Tour Asia’s 2026 season from 13:00 HKT — WD Bright/Waters vs Black/Johnson, WS Castillo vs Dikosavljevic, MD Johns/Tardio vs Staksrud/Patriquin, MS Shimabukuro vs Hunter Johnson, XD Johns/Waters vs Bright/Patriquin. Plus the Fri–Sat arc that got them there.

The Asian Dinker desk · 25 Oct 2026 HKT · 5 min read

PPA Tour Asia

Championship Sunday is set at Kai Tak — five gold matches, one rematch, and Anna Bright on both sides of the mixed final.

On Sunday 25 October at the Hang Seng Bank Hong Kong Slam, Pro finals open from 13:00 HKT at Kai Tak Arena / PICKLETOWN. The board runs Women’s Doubles → Women’s Singles → Men’s Doubles → Men’s Singles → Mixed Doubles. Live scores: theasiandinker.co/live/hong-kong-slam.

Today’s Championship Day lineup

Order of play (from 13:00 HKT)

Women’s Doubles final — Anna Bright / Anna Leigh Waters vs Tyra Hurricane Black / Jorja Johnson
Women’s Singles final — Judit Castillo vs Andie Dikosavljevic
Men’s Doubles final — Ben Johns / Gabriel Tardio vs Federico Staksrud / Hayden Patriquin
Men’s Singles final — Tama Shimabukuro vs Hunter Johnson
Mixed Doubles final — Ben Johns / Anna Leigh Waters vs Anna Bright / Hayden Patriquin

Bright is doubled up: she partners Waters for the WD final, then faces Waters (with Johns) in the XD closer. Castillo and Dikosavljevic meet again a week after Dikosavljevic took gold at the Australian Pickleball Cup. The Slam is the final stop of PPA Tour Asia for 2026 — and the dragon medal is on the line for whoever crowns the week.

What to watch

WD opener. Bright/Waters steamrolled the semis 11-4, 11-0. Black/Johnson clawed through three games. One side has looked like a shutout machine; the other refused to leave.

WS rematch. Castillo edged Kunimoto in two; Dikosavljevic bagelled Dennehy. Last week’s Cup finalists go again for Slam gold.

MD headline. Johns/Tardio vs Staksrud/Patriquin — the week’s clearest power-doubles collision after Friday’s brothers quarterfinal and Saturday’s clean semis.

MS Asia angle. Shimabukuro vs Hunter Johnson — Asia’s deepest men’s singles run of the Slam against a Johnson who came from a game down to oust Staksrud.

XD finale. Johns/Waters swept into the final 11-0, 11-1. Bright/Patriquin survived the match of the semis — a three-game shootout with the Johnson siblings — to set up Bright vs Waters on opposite teams.

Path here — Friday quarters to Saturday semis

Midweek at Kai Tak was Hong Kong’s story first, then the draw’s heavyweights took over.

On Thursday 22 October, home MD hopes ended in the round of 16: Collin Johns / Len Yang beat Eunggwon Kim / Hong Kit Wong 11-3, 8-11, 11-5. Wong still had singles left.

On Friday 23 October, Wong’s home run nearly flipped a Men’s Singles quarterfinal — then didn’t. Federico Staksrud beat Hong Kit Wong 8-11, 11-9, 12-10. That night the brothers collided in MD: Ben Johns / Gabriel Tardio beat Collin Johns / Len Yang 11-3, 11-3. Castillo, Dikosavljevic, Kunimoto and Dennehy all booked WS semis; Bright/Waters and Black/Johnson marched in WD; Johns/Waters and Bright/Patriquin set up the XD half.

On Saturday 24 October, every Pro final locked — including the mixed semi that was still live when our Day 4 wrap went up.

Men’s doubles semis

Men's Doubles · Semifinals

Ben Johns / Gabriel TardioWinner

11
11

Tama Shimabukuro / JW Johnson

7
6

Men's Doubles · Semifinals

Federico Staksrud / Hayden PatriquinWinner

11
11

Connor Garnett / Dylan Frazier

9
1

Women’s doubles semis

Women's Doubles · Semifinals

Anna Bright / Anna Leigh WatersWinner

11
11

Sofia Sewing / Catherine Parenteau

4
0

Women's Doubles · Semifinals

Tyra Hurricane Black / Jorja JohnsonWinner

4
11
11

Rachel Rohrabacher / Parris Todd

11
9
2

Women’s singles semis

Women's Singles · Semifinals

Judit CastilloWinner

11
11

Kiora Kunimoto

8
7

Women's Singles · Semifinals

Andie DikosavljevicWinner

11
11

Sahra Dennehy

1
3

Men’s singles semis

Men's Singles · Semifinals

Tama ShimabukuroWinner

11
11

Noe Khlif

8
2

Men's Singles · Semifinals

Hunter JohnsonWinner

3
11
11

Federico Staksrud

11
8
5

Mixed doubles semis — both done

Johns/Waters bagelled the opener. Bright/Patriquin needed three against Jorja and JW Johnson — the shootout PPA called the match of the day — and closed it 11-2, 9-11, 11-9.

Mixed Doubles · Semifinals

Ben Johns / Anna Leigh WatersWinner

11
11

Ting Chieh Wei / Hunter Johnson

0
1

Mixed Doubles · Semifinals

Anna Bright / Hayden PatriquinWinner

11
9
11

Jorja Johnson / JW Johnson

2
11
9

Local colour while Pros take Championship Court

Amateur Mixed Doubles filled the outer courts on Saturday. yang yang / Dennison Chen took the amateur XD final 15-11 over Kai yi Chau / YAN CHUN YUEN. No Hong Kong Pro is in today’s gold matches — Wong’s three-set MS quarterfinal was the city’s last deep push.

Follow Championship Day live

Final tip-offs can slip; the order above is the official package from 13:00 HKT. Gold scores, brackets and the live board: theasiandinker.co/live/hong-kong-slam · PPA Tour Asia — Hong Kong Slam.

Photo: PPA Tour Asia / The Asian Dinker

Scores from The Asian Dinker live board / Championship Court updates, the Hang Seng Bank Hong Kong Slam results feed (via ThePickleHub mirror), and [PPA Tour Asia finals preview](https://www.ppatour-asia.com/finals-locked-a-shootout-a-dragon-and-a-rematch/), 24–25 October 2026 (Asia/Hong_Kong). Pro bronze-medal scores were not confirmed on the feed and are omitted. Championship Day gold matches were still scheduled at research time.