SM Active Hub Leads the Philippine Pickleball Boom with 86 Courts Nationwide

SM Active Hub Leads the Philippine Pickleball Boom with 86 Courts Nationwide

The country’s fastest-growing sport has found its biggest stage at your most-loved SM Supermalls. Through SM Active Hub, SM continues to redefine  malling  by turning its spaces into a leading destination for sports, wellness, and community experiences. Long before it became a retail trend, SM was already building sports and recreational spaces, evolving its malls into vibrant hubs where communities can move, connect, compete, and unwind. Ryan Fu, APP Malaysia Gold Medalist, Pro pickleball player at the SM Mall of Asia’s sports clinic last March in celebration of Women’s Month. In 2026 alone, SM Active Hub accelerated its massive nationwide expansion with the opening of new pickleball courts across key SM malls, bringing its total footprint to a staggering 86 pickleball courts in 29 malls nationwide — the largest mall-based pickleball network in the country today. From Luzon to Mindanao, SM continues to make the sport more accessible to Filipinos while cementing its position as the dominan…