🏆 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.

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📖 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

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🎟️ Entry Fees

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📆 Tournament Schedule

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🎁 Prize Distribution

On top of the cash prizes, winners will also receive exclusive sponsored rewards:

• 1st to 3rd Place 🥇🥈🥉 – Cakenis Pieces & Toujours Products

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🏓 Tournament Format

Doubles Format

• Group Stage: Round-robin within each group per category.
• Knockout Stage: Top 2 teams from each group advance to single-elimination rounds.
• Format Adjustments: May be made depending on final participation numbers.
• Seeding: All categories (except Novice) will have the Top 8 / Top 4 players seeded, based on DUPR Rating and Tournament Director’s discretion.

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🔗 Tie-Breaking Criteria (Group Stage)

If two or more teams finish with identical win–loss records, standings will be determined in the following order:

1. Total Point Differential – Points scored minus points conceded across all group matches.
2. Head-to-Head Result – Applied only if exactly two teams are tied.
3. Coin Toss – Conducted by the Tournament Director, used only in the rare case that a head-to-head match was not played.

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👥 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:

1. Men’s Doubles (1st Match)
2. Women’s Doubles (2nd Match)
3. Mixed Doubles (3rd Match)
4. Men's Doubles (4th Match)
5. 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.

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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

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📊 Group Stage Format

Ranking in the Group Stage will be determined by the total points accumulated across all group matches.

Points System

• Win the series: 3 points
• Draw the series: 1 point
• Lose the series: 0 points

Series Outcome Definitions

• Win Condition: 3–1 or 4–0
• Draw Condition: 2–2
• 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

• No Dreambreaker matches will be played during the Group Stage. Dreambreaker applies only during Knockout Stage if a series ends in a tie.

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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.

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2. Playing Format

• The Dreambreaker will be contested as Rotating Singles.
• The first team to reach 30 points wins the Dreambreaker.

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3. Rotation Order

Players will rotate in the following fixed sequence:

1. Male 1
2. Female 1
3. Male 2
4. Female 2
5. Male 3

• After the fifth player completes their turn, the rotation repeats from the beginning until one team reaches 30 points.

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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.

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5. General Notes

• Standard singles rules apply during all Dreambreaker points.
• Teams may not substitute or reorder their rotation once the Dreambreaker begins.

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🎯 Scoring Format

🔹 Novice & Intermediate Categories

Group Stages to Quarterfinals

• Rally scoring to 21 points
• 1 set per match
• 1 timeout (1 min) per match
• No Deuce – Sudden Death at 20–20

Semifinals to Finals

• Rally scoring to 21 points
• Best of 3 sets
• 1 timeout (1 min) per team, per set
• No Deuce – Sudden Death at 20–20

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🔹 Advance & Open Categories

Group Stages to Quarterfinals

• Traditional scoring (002) to 11 points
• 1 set per match
• 1 timeout (1 min) per match
• No Deuce – Sudden Death at 10–10

Semifinals to Finals

• Traditional scoring (002) to 11 points
• Best of 3 sets
• 1 timeout (1 min) per team, per set
• No Deuce – Sudden Death at 10–10

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🔹 Team Event

Group Stages to Finals

• Rally scoring to 21 points
• 1 set per match
• 1 timeout (1 min) per team, per set
• No Deuce – Sudden Death at 20–20

Dreambreaker

• Rally scoring to 30 points
• 1 set
• 1 timeout (1 min) per team, per set
• No Deuce – Sudden Death at 29–29

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📏 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.
  
• 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.
  

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📊 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.

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✨ 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! 🏓

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📩 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: ruruchong@baseline.my

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Organizer & Main Sponsor

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