Week 1 · Group ATUE 15 SEP
KT Dragons
V
Kowloon Kings
Kwun Tong8:20 PM start
2026 pilot season · Division 1
Hong Kong's
Hong Kong's
inter-club league
plays at night
Eight founding clubs. Eight Tuesday nights. Four doubles games a fixture, a singles DreamBreaker when it's level, and every single result pushed to DUPR. Balls, courts, refs, replay and catering are all on the league.
The pitch
Club pickleball, run like a proper competition
The APPL takes Hong Kong's best club players out of the ad-hoc round-robin and into a structured season: fixed line-up order, home and away, a real table, and four separate finals so every club finishes the year playing for silverware.
An independent competition, run for players who want their Tuesday night to count for something — on the table and on their DUPR rating.
32Fixtures a season
128Doubles games
56Rostered players
100% DUPR submitted
The format
Four games. Fixed order. No negotiation.
Every fixture is played in the same sequence so clubs can plan line-ups and spectators always know what's next on court.
8:20 PM
01
Men's Doubles
Two men, best of one to 11, win by 2. Sets the tone for the night.
8:40 PM
02
Women's Doubles
Two women, same format. Historically the tightest game on the card.
9:00 PM
03
Mixed Doubles 1
First mixed pairing. Clubs must nominate before the toss.
9:20 PM
04
Mixed Doubles 2
Second mixed pairing. No player may appear in both mixed games.
Tied 2–2?
The DreamBreaker
If the four doubles games are split 2–2, the fixture is decided by a singles DreamBreaker. One player from each club, one shootout, one winner. No draws leave this league.
Non-negotiable
DUPR submission is mandatory
Every match in the APPL is submitted to DUPR. All results count toward player ratings, so a league night is a rated night — for every player, in every game, all season.
Run of the night
8:00 PMHome courts released. Warm-up, paddle check, line-up cards exchanged.
8:20 PMGame 1 — Men's Doubles.
8:40 PMGame 2 — Women's Doubles.
9:00 PMGame 3 — Mixed Doubles 1.
9:20 PMGame 4 — Mixed Doubles 2.
9:40 PMDreamBreaker singles decider, only if the fixture is level at 2–2.
10:00 PMVenue bookings end. Referee signs off the result card.
Within 2 hrsScores published across the site and social channels.
Within 24 hrsStandings updated and every game submitted to DUPR.
Week 1 · Tuesday 15 September 2026
Full 8-week schedule
Opening night
Week 1 · Group BTUE 15 SEP
DB Dinkers
V
Wan Chai Warriors
Discovery Bay8:20 PM start
Week 1 · Group ATUE 15 SEP
Peak Smashers
V
Sai Kung Surge
Central8:20 PM start
Week 1 · Group BTUE 15 SEP
Sha Tin Spinners
V
Lantau Lions
Sha Tin8:20 PM start
Standings
Table zero. Every club level.
The table goes live after Week 1. Fixture win = 3 pts · DreamBreaker win = 2 pts · DreamBreaker loss = 1 pt · loss = 0.
Group A — pre-season
| Position# | Club | P | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kwun Tong Dragons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Kowloon Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Victoria Peak Smashers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sai Kung Surge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group B — pre-season
| Position# | Club | P | W | L | GF | GA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Discovery Bay Dinkers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Wan Chai Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sha Tin Spinners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Lantau Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clubs are listed in seeded order until the first results are submitted on Tuesday 15 September 2026.
What the league runs
Clubs play. We run everything else.
The entry fee covers the whole operation. No club treasurer chasing court slots, ball money or a referee on a Tuesday afternoon.
Included
Balls
Official league balls supplied for every game. No club turns up with a bag of odd ones.
Included
Court bookings
The league books and pays for every court, every week. Clubs turn up and play.
Included
Referees
A neutral referee on every fixture, so line calls and scores are not a captains' negotiation.
Included
Video replay
Every game recorded, with replay available for challenges, coaching and highlight content.
Included
Catering
Food and drink laid on at every fixture night, for both squads.
Included
Reporting
Scores published within 2 hours of the final game. Standings and DUPR updated within 24 hours.
The pyramid
A pilot now. Three divisions next.
Season 1 is a deliberate pilot: one division, eight clubs, format proven in public. Season 2 opens Divisions 2 and 3 beneath it — 56 teams in total — with promotion and relegation connecting all three.
Season 1 · pilot
Division 1
8 teams
The pilot division. Eight founding clubs, two groups of four, home and away plus crossovers.
- Bottom two relegated to Division 2 from Season 2
From Season 2
Division 2
16 teams
Introduced in Season 2 and open only to teams entered by founding clubs.
- Top two promoted to Division 1
- Bottom two relegated to Division 3
From Season 2
Division 3
32 teams
The base of the pyramid from Season 2, again restricted to founding-club teams.
- Top two promoted to Division 2
Movement
Two up, two down
From Season 2 the bottom two teams in Division 1 and Division 2 are relegated, and the top two teams in Division 2 and Division 3 are promoted. Every table matters at both ends, in every division.
Founding clubs only
Season 1 is the way in
Only the eight founding clubs of the pilot season may enter teams into Divisions 2 and 3. Enter now and your club can field multiple teams across the pyramid from Season 2 — clubs that sit the pilot out cannot.
Become a founding clubThe 2026 field
Rosters & captains
Eight founding clubs, two groups
Partners
Sponsorship packages
Built with the people who built HK pickleball
Title partnerOne slot — open
Official partnerThree slots — open
Match night partnerNine slots — open
Club partnerEight slots — open
Entries for the 2026 season are open
Enter a club team of eight, or put your name down as a free agent and we'll place you.