PPA Asia pickleball championship holds opening ceremony in Kai Tak

PPA Asia, the continent's largest professional pickleball championship, held its opening ceremony at the Kai Tak Arena.

The seven-day event is set to begin on Monday. World No. 1 female player Anna Leigh Waters, who arrived in Hong Kong for the first time, attended the championship's opening ceremony along with Director of Leisure and Cultural Services Manda Chan.

Besides professional athletes, local celebrities also took their shot at the popular racket sport.

The sport's event is the largest of its kind in Asia involving more than 860 players, who will compete for a prize of 1.1 million US dollars, or around 8.5 million Hong Kong dollars.