Vietnam will host an official stop on the APP Asia Tour for the first time when the APP Asia Ho Chi Minh City Open 2026 takes place in Ho Chi Minh City this December.

Organizers have announced that the tournament will feature a total prize pool of $50,000 and is expected to attract more than 1,500 players from Vietnam and overseas.

The competition will include 51 events across professional, amateur, Senior Pro 50+ and junior categories.

The professional division will feature five events: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles.

Several prominent players are expected to compete, including Quang Duong, Trinh Linh Giang, Richard Livornese Jr., Roos Van Reek, Megan Fudge, Vivian Glozman, Zack Marceau, Tanner Tomassi, Mark Dancuart, Seone Mendez and Nicola Schoeman.

The APP Asia Ho Chi Minh City Open 2026 will also place a strong emphasis on developing young talent through its junior competition program.

The Junior Golden Ticket initiative will offer promising young players an opportunity to participate in training at the APP Next Academy.

Under the 2026 junior program, two training camp places are expected to be awarded to one male and one female player who meet the selection criteria.

Duy Nguyen