SM Energetic Hub recently concluded its first-ever Pickleball Trio Challenge with an adrenaline-fueled Grand Finals held on July 12, 2026 at SM Pickleball, 4 E-Com Center MOA Complex in Pasay City bringing together the tournament’s top qualifying teams.
Featuring a novel three-player team format, the tournament fostered strategic team play and elevates the extent of competition. Teams competed within the DUPR 9 and DUPR 11 divisions, with categories determined by the combined Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating (DUPR) of the three players of every team. Throughout the tournament, players reveal exceptional skills, teamwork, strategy, and sportsmanship in every match.
The Grand Finals marked the culmination of 5 qualifying legs held across SM Bicutan, SM Sta. Mesa, SM Sta. Rosa, SM Marikina, and SM Center Muntinlupa. A complete of 89 teams competed within the qualifying rounds, with the highest 32 teams advancing to the Grand Finals.
Team Boss K, composed of Keane, Sunshine and Prince claimed the championship title within 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. Each teams earned the excellence of becoming the primary champions of the SM Energetic Hub Pickleball Trio Challenge.
The event also featured two Grand Parades of Finalists, one for every category, symbolizing the growing pickleball community within the country with SM Energetic Hub on the forefront of the game’s development.
This milestone tournament reinforces SM Supermalls’ commitment to promoting lively lifestyles and fostering a thriving pickleball community. As the biggest pickleball destination within the country, your most loved mall, SM provides opportunities for Filipinos to have interaction in sports, embrace health and wellness, and construct meaningful connections with others.
As pickleball gains popularity amongst Filipinos of all ages, SM Sports and Leisure Center is about to open more pickleball courts in the approaching months, making the game more accessible to many communities within the country.
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