The Pickleball Champions League Asia Grand Finals brings together the top teams from across the region to compete for the ultimate title in Asian pickleball. This is the culmination of an entire season of battles, where every qualified team has earned its place through skill, consistency, and resilience. With the continent’s strongest clubs on one stage, every match becomes a fight for prestige, pride, and the crown of PCL Asia champion.
Tournament play officially begins on day three, starting with group-stage matches followed by the single-elimination rounds that lead into Championship Day on December 7 at Mission Hills Mall.
Round Robin - Rally scoring to 15, no freeze
Elimination Round - rally scoring to 21, with freeze
Played as follows: Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Mixed Doubles. No Dreambreaker. All 4 games per match will be played regardless of the match score.
Best of 5 format that will be played as follows:
Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Mixed Doubles, then Dreambreaker.
The first team to win 3 matches will win the match, remaining games, if any, will no longer be played.
Seeding in the Round Robin will be determined by the number of games won. The 1 and 2 seeds will receive a by in the first round of the elimination round, while the 7 and 8 seeds will be eliminated
Seeding will be determined by Games won, with tiebreakers being decided by point differential.
Match schedules will be released in advance. Players are responsible for being at their assigned court before their match begins. If the previous match finishes early, the next teams must be present and ready to start immediately.
Players are given a 2-minute grace period to report to the court once called. The referee will start and announce the countdown.
If a player or pair fails to report within the grace period, the match is defaulted with a score of 8-0 or 12-0 awarded to the present team.
If a player is injured during play and cannot continue, and the team does not have a same-gender substitute available, the match is forfeited. If the leading team is ahead at the time of stoppage, that score will stand. If not, points will be added to the winning team to ensure a final margin of one point over the defaulting side.
Before each match, the referee will conduct a coin toss or equivalent. The winning team chooses either first serve or preferred courtside.
Each team is entitled to one 60-second timeout per game.
Water or towel breaks are allowed as long as they do not disrupt the match. If play is delayed, the referee may charge a timeout to the offending team. If no timeouts remain, a technical warning may be issued.
Players are responsible for making their own line calls.
The referee will call service foot faults, non-volley zone foot faults, short serves, and other NVZ violations.
If the opposing team wishes to challenge a line call, they may request the referee’s ruling, but only if the referee saw the ball.
If a player disagrees with a referee’s decision, they may appeal to the head referee or tournament director.
If the referee’s ruling is confirmed as correct:
• The appealing team loses a timeout and receives a technical warning.
• If no timeouts remain, a technical foul will be issued.
If the referee’s ruling is overturned:
• The point will be replayed with no penalty.
The winning team must sign the scorecard at the end of the match. Any disputes must be raised immediately with the Tournament Director, whose decision is final.
In case of a medical issue, the referee will call a medical timeout of up to 15 minutes starting when the medic arrives at the court.
If the affected player cannot continue and the team has a same-gender substitute, the match may resume with the substitute.
If no substitute is available, the opposing team will be awarded the win with a final score of 11 points or two points above the other team’s score, whichever applies.
