{"id":766,"date":"2026-06-07T20:04:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T20:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armeniapickleball.am\/?page_id=766"},"modified":"2026-08-19T14:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T14:21:14","slug":"pickleball-world-cup-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/armeniapickleball.am\/arm\/pickleball-world-cup-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Pickleball World Cup 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x1f1e6;&#x1f1f2; Armenia Returns to the World Stage<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the <strong>second time in its history, Armenia will compete at the Pickleball World Cup<\/strong>, bringing the Armenian flag to <strong>Da Nang, Vietnam, in 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, Armenia will be represented in <strong>two divisions: Senior and Open<\/strong>. Two teams, one nation, one flag. &#x1f1e6;&#x1f1f2;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is another proud chapter for Armenian pickleball as our national teams take on some of the strongest players and nations in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/armeniapickleball.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Horizontal-Team-2026_Final-1024x681.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/armeniapickleball.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Horizontal-Team-2026_Final-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/armeniapickleball.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Horizontal-Team-2026_Final-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/armeniapickleball.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Horizontal-Team-2026_Final-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/armeniapickleball.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Horizontal-Team-2026_Final-1536x1021.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/armeniapickleball.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Horizontal-Team-2026_Final-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/armeniapickleball.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Horizontal-Team-2026_Final-850x565.jpg 850w, https:\/\/armeniapickleball.am\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Horizontal-Team-2026_Final.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x1f3c6; Senior &amp; Open: The Road Begins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x1f1e6;&#x1f1f2; Senior Team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Armenian Senior Team faces a formidable opening group, taking on <strong>World Champions United States, Japan, and the Philippines<\/strong>. Three elite opponents. One enormous challenge. Armenia will step onto the court ready to compete, represent, and make its mark on the world stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#x1f1e6;&#x1f1f2; Open Team<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Armenian Open Team will battle <strong>Lithuania, the Philippines, and Argentina<\/strong> in the opening round. A challenging international field awaits, with every match an opportunity to show the strength, determination, and growing spirit of Armenian pickleball.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#x1f1e6;&#x1f1f2; Armenia Returns to the World Stage For the second time in its history, Armenia will compete at the Pickleball World Cup, bringing the Armenian flag to Da Nang, Vietnam, in 2026. This year, Armenia will be represented in two divisions: Senior and Open. Two teams, one nation, one flag&#8230;.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-766","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/armeniapickleball.am\/arm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/766","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/armeniapickleball.am\/arm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/armeniapickleball.am\/arm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armeniapickleball.am\/arm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/armeniapickleball.am\/arm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/armeniapickleball.am\/arm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/766\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/armeniapickleball.am\/arm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}