Adelaide Regional Pickleball Championships 2026: Celebrating Our Winners and Players!

The Adelaide Regional Pickleball Championships 2026 brought players together at Voyager Pickleball Playford for three days of competition from 23–25 October 2026. With 147 registered players, the tournament featured Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles and an Open Men’s Singles bracket listed under Coed Singles.

Players competed across age groups and DUPR rating divisions, giving participants the opportunity to test their skills against opponents at different competitive levels.

The championships opened with singles on Friday, followed by gender doubles on Saturday and mixed doubles on Sunday. Across the weekend, players competed for gold, silver and bronze medals in their respective brackets.

With the competition now complete, here are the players who finished on the podium.

Men’s Doubles Results

19+ DUPR 3.49 and Under

🥇 Gold: Nathan Chan & Ryan Goodes
🥈 Silver: Lochie Kearn & Prabash Smith
🥉 Bronze: Hue Giang & Kevin Nguyen

19+ DUPR 3.5–3.99

🥇 Gold: Clement Ting & Andy Phan
🥈 Silver: Hoang Cao & Minh Nguyen
🥉 Bronze: Andy Luu & Surawat Suwanthorp

25+ DUPR 3.49 and Under

🥇 Gold: Curtis Eyles & Nicholas Palic
🥈 Silver: James Yu & Adrian Iadarola
🥉 Bronze: Andrew Lau & Dalia Hewer

50+ DUPR 3.49 and Under

🥇 Gold: Ivan Grigoul & Alan Underwood
🥈 Silver: Darren Stephens & Mark Prevost
🥉 Bronze: Simon Macklin & John Delett

50+ DUPR 4.0 and Above

🥇 Gold: Kevin Stone & Damien Simpson
🥈 Silver: Andrew Raby & Steven Kacuna
🥉 Bronze: Philip Kovacic & Brian Norcott

Open Men’s Doubles

🥇 Gold: Carson Chong & To-phong Thach
🥈 Silver: Christopher Hoang & Hue Nguyen
🥉 Bronze: Matthew Gloffre & Jack Bunden

Men’s Singles Results

19+ DUPR 3.49 and Under

🥇 Gold: Ngoc Ly
🥈 Silver: Steven Kien
🥉 Bronze: Prabash Singh

19+ DUPR 3.5–3.99

🥇 Gold: Leon Li
🥈 Silver: Richard Tran
🥉 Bronze: Jonas Avesalo

25+ DUPR 3.49 and Under

🥇 Gold: Larry Chew
🥈 Silver: Lap Hong Man Lau
🥉 Bronze: James Vu

50+ DUPR 3.49 and Under

🥇 Gold: Michael Lukacs
🥈 Silver: Curtis Eyles
🥉 Bronze: Adrian Avram

50+ DUPR 4.0 and Above

🥇 Gold: Adam Levin
🥈 Silver: Andrew Reilly
🥉 Bronze: Steven Kacuna

60+ DUPR 3.5–3.99

🥇 Gold: Simon Robson
🥈 Silver: Ivan Grigoul
🥉 Bronze: George Kennedy

Women’s Doubles Results

19+ DUPR 3.49 and Under

🥇 Gold: Michelle Sim & Lilli Brown
🥈 Silver: Tran Phuong Thao Hua & Vicki Bui
🥉 Bronze: Zoe Qian & Shellie Fisher

60+ DUPR 3.49 and Under

🥇 Gold: Helen Kitchin & Julie Johnston
🥈 Silver: Tania Heames & Margaret Haarsma
🥉 Bronze: Deb Heading & Julie Ladner

Open Women’s Doubles

🥇 Gold: Gemma Elliott & Belinda Wade
🥈 Silver: Winnie Giam & Claudia Milham
🥉 Bronze: Kirsty Bonner & Rachel Shotton

Women’s Singles Results

DUPR 3.49 and Under

🥇 Gold: Deb Heading
🥈 Silver: Vicki Bull
🥉 Bronze: Wendy Dale

Mixed Doubles Results

19+ DUPR 3.49 and Under

🥇 Gold: Melanie Giam & Nathan Chung
🥈 Silver: Kusther Yi & Steven Kien
🥉 Bronze: Dakota Trest & Karen Smith

19+ DUPR 3.5–3.99

🥇 Gold: Michelle Sim & Nicklaus Sim
🥈 Silver: Lilli Brown & Jay Hoang
🥉 Bronze: Grace Cammaroto & Clement Ting

25+ DUPR 3.49 and Under

🥇 Gold: Lucy Moore & Simon Macklin
🥈 Silver: Jane Haber & Marc Verstappen
🥉 Bronze: Helen Kitchin & Gurdeep Singh Puar

50+ DUPR 3.49 and Under

🥇 Gold: Kirsty Bonner & Adrian Iadarola
🥈 Silver: Michelle Russell & Curtis Eyles
🥉 Bronze: Ron Bridgman & Michael Lukacs

60+/70+ DUPR 3.49 and Under

🥇 Gold: Deb Heading & Alan Underwood
🥈 Silver: Julie Ladner & Dan Nguyen
🥉 Bronze: Julie Johnston & Robert Smith

Open Mixed Doubles

🥇 Gold: Winnie Giam & Christopher Hoang
🥈 Silver: Gemma Elliott & Mattan Durning
🥉 Bronze: Helen Brown & Kevin Stone

Coed Singles Results

Open Men’s Singles

🥇 Gold: Stefan Norodom
🥈 Silver: Alec Bryce
🥉 Bronze: Christopher Hoang

Three Days of Competitive Pickleball at Voyager Playford

The Adelaide Regional Pickleball Championships featured competition across singles and doubles events, with players competing in age and DUPR-based brackets.

Friday’s singles matches tested individual court coverage, movement and shot selection. Players had to manage rallies independently, adjusting their tactics to different opponents throughout the competition.

Saturday’s Men’s and Women’s Doubles events placed greater emphasis on teamwork, positioning and communication. Successful partnerships needed to coordinate their movement, manage the middle of the court and recognise opportunities to attack.

The tournament concluded on Sunday with Mixed Doubles, where players competed across six divisions, including the Open Mixed Doubles bracket.

The competition gave players opportunities to gain tournament experience, challenge themselves against unfamiliar opponents and work towards podium finishes.

Congratulations to All Our Adelaide Regional Pickleball Players!

Congratulations to every gold, silver and bronze medallist at the Adelaide Regional Pickleball Championships 2026.

A special thank you also goes to all the players who participated, along with the tournament organisers, officials, volunteers and supporters who contributed to the weekend at Voyager Pickleball Playford.

For some competitors, the championships ended with a medal. For others, it provided valuable match experience and an opportunity to identify areas of their game to keep developing.

Regardless of the final results, every participant contributed to the event.

Players and supporters can explore the official Adelaide Regional Pickleball Championships Winners Circle for tournament results and brackets.

Keep Playing Pickleball at Voyager Pickleball

The championships may be over, but there are more opportunities to get on court.

Whether you’re looking to improve your technique, practise doubles strategies or prepare for your next competition, regular match play and coaching can help you continue developing your game.

Voyager Pickleball offers pickleball coaching, court hire and playing opportunities at selected locations.

Explore Voyager pickleball programs to find out more.

Congratulations once again to all the competitors and medallists of the Adelaide Regional Pickleball Championships 2026. We look forward to seeing you back on court!