Vietnam's No. 1 pickleball player sells rackets for charity

Phuc Huynh auctioned a racket signed by Ben Johns to raise funds to help people in the Northern region affected by storms and floods.

Phuc Huynh called for 320 million VND to support his compatriots - Photo: HTP

In the context that some northern provinces such as Lao Cai, Yen Bai , Thai Nguyen, Cao Bang, Lang Son are heavily affected by storms and floods, many meaningful activities are being promoted.

In which, the pickleball player community mobilizes each other to organize a number of meaningful activities such as auctioning items, organizing fundraising tournaments, or donating their own money to do charity work.

Phuc Huynh, Vietnam's No. 1 pickleball player, has just spoken out when auctioning off the commemorative racket that accompanied him to win the PPA Asia Tour - Vietnam Cup 2025. Notably, the Zocker Aspire racket also has the signature of "living legend" Ben Johns, a famous player with more than 150 PPA Tour titles.

After a few hours of auction, the prize-winning weapon - Phuc Huynh's unforgettable memory - was successfully auctioned by a fan named Tran Ha Chi. The price Chi paid was 88 million VND. Then Phuc Huynh "paid out of his own pocket" another 32 million VND to round up to 120 million.

Not stopping there, Phuc Huynh also called on his management unit to join hands to make this small campaign more effective. Specifically, the D-Joy management unit donated 100 million VND, and the Zocker unit contributed another 100 million VND.

The total amount that Phuc Huynh initially announced was 299 million VND, however, according to later investigation, the amount of support he sent to the Vietnam Fatherland Front was 320 million VND.

Phuc Huynh , real name Huynh Thien Phuc, was born in 2000. Before pursuing a career as a professional pickleball player, Phuc Huynh graduated with a master's degree in finance from the University of Washington.

He is ranked 14th in the world in the PPA men's singles, the champion of the PPA Asia - Vietnam Open 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City in August, and the Vietnam Cup 2025 in Da Nang in October.

QUANG THINH

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/vdv-pickleball-so-1-viet-nam-ban-vot-lam-thien-nguyen-20251012142750004.htm