Malaysian pickleball player Agnes Fan capped a busy October campaign with Upper Category gold at the 2nd PJL Pickleball Japan League Burger King Cup 2026 in Tokyo, Japan.
Fan confirmed the triumph on October 18, sharing that her team, Meow Fanmanli, emerged champions after the four-day tournament, held from October 11 to 14 at the Ariake Tennis Forest Inda Court.
Fan credited her teammates in her Instagram post and noting that they “were too good” throughout the Tokyo competition. She also thanked the Pickleball Japan Federation for organising the event, expressing her intention to return for a future tournament in Japan.
The Burger King Cup attracted 266 teams and 1,076 participants across six categories, spanning grassroots and professional competition. The Upper and Pro categories featured players from Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States.
The Pro Category title went to The Pickle Slices, ahead of runners-up The Hokkaido Soft Servers, while Pacific White finished third. In the Corporate Category, pitamee claimed the title, followed by TEAM GODAI and ORIGO. Pickleball NEX won the Intermediate Category, ONE topped the Beginner Category, and Satotets Pickle triumphed in the Advanced 50+ Category.
Fan’s busy October campaign
The Tokyo gold capped a month of competition across four Asian markets. On October 3, Fan secured gold and silver at the CPC600 Guangzhou in China. Two days later, she claimed silver in Women’s Doubles with n.connielee and gold in Mixed Doubles with joshuayoo98 in Singapore.
On October 11, she added another silver in Cebu, Philippines. Reflecting on their performance, Fan said, “Fourth time partnering and we got our fourth silver.”
With podium finishes in Guangzhou, Singapore, Cebu and Tokyo, Fan added a Japan title to her October collection of international results.
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