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Senior Pickleball in SE Asia - going crazy!!
03/05/2025
Senior Pickleball in SE Asia - going crazy!!
In this episode Paddy is in Bangkok and Manila! Every year he escapes the UK winter and this year it was to Thailand and the Philippines – to relax on beaches and go wreck diving! So, of course, he also played pickleball at every opportunity. Paddy looks at the phenomenal growth of pickleball (especially for seniors) in South East Asia and particularly in Thailand, the Philippines and Singapore. While playing in Bangkok he meets and interviews a senior Thai coach and a bunch of very friendly Singaporeans. On his visit to the Philippines, he again meets a senior coach in Manila and they talk about the rise of the sport in the country. Paddy then explains about why pickleball is gaining so much popularity among seniors in Vietnam, Cambodia, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia and Singapore and how government incentives have increased the rates of play among seniors and also the general population. So, all you Americans, Canadians and Europeans beware - pickleball is very well-suited to badminton- and tabletennis-playing Asians who are quick and well-adapted to this sport and who could (in a few years’ time) compete very keenly for the top spots.
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