SM Active Hub recently concluded its first-ever Pickleball Trio Challenge with an adrenaline-fueled Grand Finals held on July 12, 2026 at SM Pickleball, Four E-Com Center MOA Complex in Pasay City bringing together the tournament’s top qualifying teams.
Featuring a unique three-player team format, the tournament fostered strategic team play and elevates the level of competition. Teams competed in the DUPR 9 and DUPR 11 divisions, with categories determined by the combined Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating (DUPR) of the three players of each team. Throughout the tournament, players demonstrate exceptional skills, teamwork, strategy, and sportsmanship in every match.
The Grand Finals marked the culmination of five qualifying legs held across SM Bicutan, SM Sta. Mesa, SM Sta. Rosa, SM Marikina, and SM Center Muntinlupa. A total of 89 teams competed in the qualifying rounds, with the top 32 teams advancing to the Grand Finals.
Team Boss K, composed of Keane, Sunshine and Prince claimed the championship title in the DUPR 9 category, while Team Zone, composed of Glorie, Zacky and Renzo, emerged as DUPR 11 champions. The winning teams advanced to the Grand Finals from the SM City Sta. Mesa and SM City Marikina qualifying events, respectively. Both teams earned the distinction of becoming the first champions of the SM Active Hub Pickleball Trio Challenge.
The event also featured two Grand Parades of Finalists, one for each category, symbolizing the growing pickleball community in the country with SM Active Hub at the forefront of the sport’s development.
This milestone tournament reinforces SM Supermalls’ commitment to promoting active lifestyles and fostering a thriving pickleball community. As the largest pickleball destination in the country, your most loved mall, SM provides opportunities for Filipinos to engage in sports, embrace health and wellness, and build meaningful connections with others.
As pickleball gains popularity among Filipinos of all ages, SM Sports and Leisure Center is set to open more pickleball courts in the coming months, making the sport more accessible to many communities in the country.
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