🏆 CAKENIS CUP PICKLEBALL MALAYSIA 2025
Cakenis Cup 2025 — Where Ambition Meets Prestige
From 21–23 November 2025, the Tomaz Pickleball Club transforms into the epicenter of pickleball excellence. Expect electrifying rallies, roaring crowds, and a prize pool of over RM100,000 across team, men’s, women’s, and mixed categories.
Here, victories are not just tallied — they are celebrated, elevated, and remembered. Live matches will stream on app, with highlight reels igniting social platforms.
The finale? A grand spectacle before 300 VIPs and celebrities, brought exclusively by Cakenis Athleisure.
Because the Cakenis Cup is more than a tournament — it’s a statement of greatness.
Your moment. Your recognition. Your rise.
📖 Tournament Overview
💰 Total Cash Prize Pool: RM100,000++
📅 Dates: 21 – 23 November 2025
📍 Venue: Tomaz Pickleball Club, Subang Jaya
⏳ Registration Deadline: 16 November 2025 or until slots are full
🌍 Participants: Open to all players (Local & International)
🎯 Organizer: Cakenis Club
🎟️ Entry Fees
📆 Tournament Schedule
🎁 Prize Distribution
On top of the cash prizes, winners will also receive exclusive sponsored rewards:
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1st to 3rd Place 🥇🥈🥉 – Cakenis Pieces & Toujours Products
🏓 Tournament Format
Doubles Format
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Group Stage: Round-robin within each group per category.
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Knockout Stage: Top 2 teams from each group advance to single-elimination rounds.
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Format Adjustments: May be made depending on final participation numbers.
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Seeding: All categories (except Novice) will have the Top 8 / Top 4 players seeded, based on DUPR Rating and Tournament Director’s discretion.
🔗 Tie-Breaking Criteria (Group Stage)
If two or more teams finish with identical win–loss records, standings will be determined in the following order:
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Total Point Differential – Points scored minus points conceded across all group matches.
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Head-to-Head Result – Applied only if exactly two teams are tied.
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Coin Toss – Conducted by the Tournament Director, used only in the rare case that a head-to-head match was not played.
👥 Team Event Format
The Team Event will feature a combination of doubles matches and a special Dreambreaker singles tiebreaker format.
Each team match will consist of five (5) matches in the following order:
- Men’s Doubles (1st Match)
- Women’s Doubles (2nd Match)
- Mixed Doubles (3rd Match)
- Men's Doubles (4th Match)
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Dreambreaker (5th Match, if required)
- Lineup submission must be done by the Team Captain or Team Manager only including for the Dreambreaker.
- Lineup must be submitted 10 minutes before the scheduled start time of the matches.
- The nominated players must remain in the submitted order throughout all the matches.
- Once submitted, the lineup cannot be changed.
Match Participation
- There is no limit to the number of matches a player may participate in across different categories.
- However, each male player is only allowed to compete in ONE (1) of the Men’s Doubles category
📊 Group Stage Format
Ranking in the Group Stage will be determined by the total points accumulated across all group matches.
Points System
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Win the series: 3 points
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Draw the series: 1 point
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Lose the series: 0 points
Series Outcome Definitions
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Win Condition: 3–1 or 4–0
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Draw Condition: 2–2
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Lose Condition: 1–3 or 0–4
Group Stage Match Schedule Format
Session 1:
These two matches will also be played simultaneously.
- Men’s Doubles (1st Match)
- Women’s Doubles (2nd Match)
Session 2:
These two matches will be played simultaneously.
- Mixed Doubles (3rd Match)
- Men’s Doubles (4th Match, second MD)
Important Note
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No Dreambreaker matches will be played during the Group Stage.
Dreambreaker applies only during Knockout Stage if a series ends in a tie.
Dreambreaker Format (Rotating Singles – First to 30 Points)
If a Dreambreaker is required to determine the winner of a tie, the following rules will apply:
1. Team Line-Up Submission
- Each team must nominate 3 male players and 2 female players for the Dreambreaker.
2. Playing Format
- The Dreambreaker will be contested as Rotating Singles.
- The first team to reach 30 points wins the Dreambreaker.
3. Rotation Order
Players will rotate in the following fixed sequence:
- Male 1
- Female 1
- Male 2
- Female 2
- Male 3
- After the fifth player completes their turn, the rotation repeats from the beginning until one team reaches 30 points.
4. Points Per Player Before Rotation
- Each player will play 4 points before switching to the next player in the rotation.
- Players must rotate immediately after completing their 4-point segment, regardless of score.
5. General Notes
- Standard singles rules apply during all Dreambreaker points.
- Teams may not substitute or reorder their rotation once the Dreambreaker begins.
🎯 Scoring Format
🔹 Novice & Intermediate Categories
Group Stages to Quarterfinals
- Rally scoring to 21 points
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1 set per match
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1 timeout (1 min) per match
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No Deuce – Sudden Death at 20–20
Semifinals to Finals
- Rally scoring to 21 points
- Best of 3 sets
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1 timeout (1 min) per team, per set
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No Deuce – Sudden Death at 20–20
🔹 Advance & Open Categories
Group Stages to Quarterfinals
- Traditional scoring (002) to 11 points
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1 set per match
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1 timeout (1 min) per match
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No Deuce – Sudden Death at 10–10
Semifinals to Finals
- Traditional scoring (002) to 11 points
- Best of 3 sets
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1 timeout (1 min) per team, per set
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No Deuce – Sudden Death at 10–10
🔹 Team Event
Group Stages to Finals
- Rally scoring to 21 points
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1 set per match
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1 timeout (1 min) per team, per set
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No Deuce – Sudden Death at 20–20
Dreambreaker
- Rally scoring to 30 points
- 1 set
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1 timeout (1 min) per team, per set
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No Deuce – Sudden Death at 29–29
📏 Match Officiating & Rules
Refereeing
- From the Group Stage up to the Quarterfinals, matches shall be self-refereed.
- A designated Match Official will be available to handle disputes and challenges.
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Semifinals & Finals will be officiated by appointed Referees.
Line Calls
- The receiving team is responsible for all line calls on their side, unless a certified referee or line judge is officiating.
- Line calls may be referred to the Match Official if both teams agree.
- If the Match Official is unable to make a determination, the rally shall be replayed.
Serve
- The serving team must clearly and audibly announce the score before initiating each serve.
- Failure to do so entitles the receiving team to request a re-serve.
- The serving team must also ensure the receiving team is ready before serving.
📊 DUPR Reliability Policy
- Players with a DUPR reliability score below 10% will be treated as Unrated (0.000/NR).
- If one partner is Unrated, their level will be considered the same as their partner’s rating, or at the Tournament Director’s discretion.
- If both partners have a reliability score below 10%, the pair will be considered Unrated(NR) and placed according to the Tournament Director’s discretion.
- This ensures fair placement and avoids mismatches due to incomplete or unreliable rating data.
✨ Everything You Need to Know!
Click below to view or download the Official Cakenis Cup Malaysia 2025 Tournament Handbook – your go-to guide for rules, formats, schedules, and more.
📖 Cakenis Cup Malaysia 2025 Handbook
📊 This Is a DUPR-Rated Tournament
Cakenis Cup Pickleball Malaysia 2025 is officially a DUPR-rated tournament. All match results will be recorded and submitted to DUPR to ensure accurate, transparent, and up-to-date player ratings.
We encourage all participants to play with integrity and enjoy a fair, competitive, and community-driven event. Game on! 🏓
📩 Contact Information
For any inquiries, questions, withdrawals, or player replacements, please reach out to the organizer:
Baseline Sports Sdn Bhd
Tournament Director: Baseline
Registration & Tournament Inquiries
📱 WhatsApp: +6017 903 7300 (Ruru Chong)
📧 Email: [email protected]
Organizer & Main Sponsor
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