Toyota Launches Five-Stop Toyota Malaysia Pickle Tour 2026 With RM175,000 Prize Pool
Malaysia’s pickleball calendar just got significantly bigger.
UMW Toyota Motor has launched the Toyota Malaysia Pickle Tour 2026, a five-stop national series that will travel from Sarawak to Sabah and down through Johor, Penang, and the Klang Valley between August and September. With a RM175,000 prize pool distributed across all five legs and a format designed to be as welcoming to newcomers as it is competitive for experienced players, the tour is shaping up as one of the most expansive pickleball events the country has seen.
The schedule runs as follows: Kuching at STAR Pickleball on 1–2 August, Kota Kinabalu at Pickleground on 15–16 August, Johor Bahru at Play! At Dewani and George Town at Pickle by the Sea simultaneously on 19–20 September, before the series closes at PLAYA Racquet Club in Subang Jaya on 26–27 September.
At each stop, the top ten finishers share in the prize money—champions taking home RM10,000 and a gold medal, with RM8,000 for second, RM6,000 for third, RM4,000 for fourth, RM2,000 for fifth, and RM1,000 apiece for sixth through tenth. Medals accompany every podium finish.
What makes the format particularly interesting is the team structure beneath the individual competition. Players register on their own under the rallying call of “Solo Entry. Team Glory.”—then compete as part of organiser-assigned teams. It is a concept that turns individual ambition into collective momentum, and it fits the social nature of pickleball neatly. You show up alone and leave having played for something bigger.
Malaysia Pickle Tour 2026: Dates and Prizes at a Glance
Tour Schedule
- 1–2 August: STAR Pickleball, Kuching
- 15–16 August: Pickleground, Kota Kinabalu
- 19–20 September: Play! At Dewani, Johor Baru
- 19–20September: Pickle by the Sea, George Town
- 26–27September: PLAYA Racquet Club, Subang Jaya
Prize Categories
- Champion: RM10,000 + Gold Medal
- 2nd Place: RM8,000 + Silver Medal
- 3rd Place: RM6,000 + Bronze Medal
- 4th Place: RM4,000 + Participation Medal
- 5th Place: RM2,000 + Participation Medal
- 6th-10th Place: RM1,000 + Participation Medal each
Tour in Line with Toyota’s Mobility for All Philosophy
UMW Toyota Motor president Datuk K. Ravindran framed the tour within the company’s broader “Mobility for All” philosophy.
“The Toyota Malaysia Pickle Tour 2026 gives this belief a strong community expression, with a five-stop footprint that reaches players and families across Malaysia,” he said. “By taking pickleball beyond a single centre of activity, we hope to open the court to more Malaysians and create an experience built on confidence, team spirit and the shared happiness of playing together.”
The tour is open to Malaysians aged seven and above—a detail worth noting, because it signals that this is genuinely a family event rather than a competitive showcase dressed up in community language. Open-play sessions and pickleball clinics will be available at each stop for newcomers and curious onlookers who want to try the sport without the pressure of a tournament format. Families have multiple points of entry.
Slots are limited and early registration is encouraged. Full details are available at pickleball.toyota.com.my and across Toyota Malaysia’s official social media channels.
Five cities. Five weekends. RM175,000 on the line. Malaysian pickleball’s biggest road trip is about to begin.
