COURTING PICKLEBALL AT THE SPORTS HUB

OCBC-KASM to launch 8 courts in January; programme to include tourneys

- Kimberly Kwek

Quek Swee Kuan (left), chief executive officer of Kallang Alive Sport Management, and Gregory Hingston, CEO of Great Eastern, having fun during a game of pickleball at the OCBC Square on Oct 25. Watching them from the sidelines is coach Koh Ruey Yi. ST PHOTO: LUTHER LAU

(ST PHOTO: LUTHER LAU)

Pickleball enthusiasts here will have more opportunities to play the sport, with eight new dual-use courts set to open at the Singapore Sports Hub from January 2026.

The courts are part of a new pickleball programme launched by the OCBC Group comprising OCBC Bank, Bank of Singapore and Great Eastern in partnership with Kallang Alive Sport Management (KASM), which operates the Sports Hub.

Unveiled on Oct 25 at the OCBC Square, the initiative will see two junior tennis courts at the Kallang Tennis Hub and three basketball courts at the Promenade at National Stadium modified into dual-use courts. They can be used for pickleball and either tennis or basketball.

Predetermined play times for each sport will be scheduled to make booking easier for users.

This is not the OCBC Group's first venture into sport, as it is also involved in the OCBC Cycle and the Great Eastern Women's Run.