
Malaysia Day 2 Recap: Townsend, Schoeman stun Bright, van Reek in women’s doubles
PPA Tour Asia’s Panas Malaysia Cup continued Thursday evening with quarterfinal action in all five pro events.
The biggest result of the day came from women’s doubles, where the Australian tandem of Danni-Elle Townsend/Nicola Schoeman defeated top seeds Anna Bright/Roos van Reek 11-6, 11-3.
It was a supremely impressive display from the Australians, who were unrelenting in their attacks and excelled in hands battles at the kitchen line.
“I think we played about as solid as we could have today,” Townsend said of the performance. “We were trying to be aggressive from the start. We wanted to put a lot of pressure on them, even when we were serving—just run at the net and hope that it works out.”
It certainly did work out, as Townsend/Schoeman are now through to the semifinals where they will face Yu-chieh Hsieh/Liz Truluck.
Another notable result came from the mixed doubles draw, where Sahra Dennehy/Santhosh Narayanan defeated Chao Yi Wang/Tyson McGuffin 11-9, 11-2. They will next face Kaitlyn Christian/Christian Alshon in the semis.
The other three draws were mostly business as usual. Ben Johns/Christian Alshon secured another three-game victory in men’s doubles—this time over Rob Nunnery/Vanshik Kapadia by a 9-11, 11-1, 11-4 score line—and seem to be on a collision course with Eric Oncins/Tyson McGuffin.
Live semifinal coverage from Kuala Lumpur will be available starting at 10pm ET Friday evening on Pickleballtv.
Related articles

Even after going viral on social media, Bond is staying true to her game
Cleo Bond’s star power is undeniable at the moment.
3 hours ago
-Victoria Radnothy

Waters primed for Pickleball Slam 4, battle of the sexes
Anna Leigh Waters and Genie Bouchard will face Andre Agassi and James Blake.
5 hours ago
-Victoria Radnothy
_MBHanoiCup2026_Day5_WSFinal_049.jpg?width=592&height=237&optimizer=image)
PPA Vietnam Day 4 Recap: Christian captures women’s singles title with massive comeback as Ly triumphs on home soil
Kaitlyn Christian pulled off a stunning comeback victory to secure her third international singles title on the PPA Tour.
20 hours ago
-Will Daughton
KaitlynChristian(USA)_MBHanoiCup2026_Day4_XD_031.jpg?width=592&height=237&optimizer=image)
PPA Vietnam Day 3 Recap: Truong, Ly set all-Vietnamese final in men’s singles as Christian, Alshon surge into mixed doubles fina
Kaitlyn Christian and Christian Alshon will face Anna Leigh Waters and Ben Johns on Championship Sunday for the mixed doubles title in the Vietnam capital.
2 days ago
-Will Daughton