The MB Vietnam Cup is about to take center stage at Tien Son Sports Arena in Da Nang. Fresh from Malaysia, the world’s best have barely caught their breath before diving into another week of elite PPA Tour Asia competition.

Check out some of the biggest stories that will be coming your way from Vietnam.

Oncins carries target as top seed

Eric Oncins faces a new kind of pressure this week. The Brazilian enters as men’s singles top seed after claiming his first Championship Sunday triumph in Malaysia, where he and Tyson McGuffin captured men’s doubles gold in a marathon final. Now Oncins must handle the shift from breakthrough winner to the man everyone wants to beat.

The McGuffin-Oncins partnership reunites as second seeds in men’s doubles, looking to defend their Malaysia title immediately. Can they sustain the magic through consecutive tournaments, or will fatigue catch up to their momentum?

Blockbuster women’s clash looms

The women’s singles draw could deliver the match of the tournament if top seed Kaitlyn Christian and fifth seed Yufei Long meet in the quarterfinals. Christian arrives with double gold momentum from Malaysia, while Long brings four PPA Tour Asia singles titles to the court. It’s PPA Tour #3 against Asia’s most successful player – a collision course worth watching.

Vietnamese stars ready to shine

The home crowd will have plenty to cheer about with strong Vietnamese representation across all events. Phuc Huynh enters as fourth seed, still riding high from his golden performance at the MB Vietnam Open just weeks ago. The Vietnamese star looks to deliver again on home soil.

His potential quarterfinal could feature 14-year-old sensation Tama Shimabukuro, who shocked Tyler Loong at the Sansan Fukuoka Open and continues his breakthrough tour.

Third seed Giang Trinh, whose championship journey began with his Panas Malaysia Open triumph in July, seeks to add a home title to his collection. On the women’s side, Ho Tam and Sophia Tran lead the Vietnamese contingent, with Tran teaming up in mixed doubles with tour gold medalist Vanshik Kapadia.

New partnerships and redemption quests

Ben Johns continues his partnership experiments, teaming with Dekel Bar as top seeds in men’s doubles after his silver medal finish in Malaysia with Christian Alshon.

Mixed doubles sees intriguing new combinations, including fourth seeds Danni-Elle Townsend and Zane Navratil. Fresh from Townsend’s stunning women’s doubles upset over Anna Bright and silver medal, along with Navratil’s bronze medal run in men’s doubles in Malaysia, the new tandem will be one to watch.

Hong Kong Open champion Wong Hong Kit seeks redemption as the second seed in men’s singles following his Malaysia Cup final loss to Christian Alshon.

Live broadcast coverage of the Round of 32 and Round of 16 starts tonight on  Pickleballtv and the Pickleballtv App at 9:00 p.m. ET.