Last Sunday, the 4th Shanghai Citizens Games China Pickleball Tour CPC-600 (Shanghai Putuo Station) and the "Battle in Putuo"-Skechers China Pickleball Elite Challenge came to an end at the Shanghai Putuo Business District Dayang Jingdian Tianan Qianshu. The competition adopted the latest "China Pickleball Competition Rules" issued by the China Tennis Association. The event was also included in the China Tennis Association's points system. As the China Pickleball Tour CPC-600 Shanghai Putuo Station event, it is open to all pickleball enthusiasts who meet the age requirements.
The two-day event brought together 100 players from home and abroad, with four events: men's singles, men's doubles, women's singles and mixed doubles. In the end, Wang Kangjie, Meng Luxizi, Han Hui and Chen Zhikuan won the men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles championships respectively. Mark Price, Karin Ptaszek and other four well-known European and American pickleball players and coaches presented an exhibition match for the audience. More than a dozen deaf and mute citizens organized by the Putuo District Disabled Persons' Federation also came to the scene to experience the joy brought by pickleball in a small sports world in the bustling business district.
Mark Price, who has more than 10 years of experience as a professional pickleball player and coach, said that this was his first time playing pickleball in a shopping mall, and it was a very unique experience to attract citizens passing by to stop and watch.
