Asia Aces
Hong Kong's clearest path from first lesson to competition play.
“Asia’s #1 Pickleball Academy,” according to Asia Aces. We mapped the coaching ladder so you can see exactly where to start.Planning a group or corporate event? See the formats ↓What “academy-first” actually means.
Most Hong Kong venues sell you court time. Asia Aces sells you a path: everyone from first-timers to the competition squad trains on the same ladder, under a certified coaching bench. You don’t just play here, you get better here, on purpose.
Train
Structured coaching from day one: fundamentals classes, privates, and drills that build a real game, not just rallies.
Play
Open sessions, leagues and night events keep the hours in. The academy's rule: skill grows fastest when playing stays fun.
Compete
DUPR-rated play, in-house tournaments, and a squad track run by people who organized Hong Kong's first international events.
Their line is “unlock your potential, foster lifelong skills.” Our take: Asia Aces gives players a visible path from first lesson to competition play. You come here knowing what the next step looks like.
A terracotta court twelve floors up.
Warm clay court, cream lines, teal ball boxes, hand-painted ACE ovals on the walls, and floor-to-ceiling windows over Wong Chuk Hang. It looks nothing like a converted industrial unit, which is exactly the point.
The DinkStart take: this is our pick for Hong Kong’s clearest path to improvement. It’s lesson-led rather than a nightly social club, and that’s not a caveat, it’s the reason to come.
Come for a first lesson if you want a coach to read your game, identify the first fix, and give you a concrete next step before you leave.
Four steps from first dink to competition squad.
The centrepiece of the academy: a path. You always know where you are on it, and what the next rung asks of you.
First session
Book an intro lesson, gear is free, and your coach reads your level inside twenty minutes.
Fundamentals
Group classes and privates that build the base: dinks, serves, third shots, court coverage.
Level up & DUPR
Structured drills and rated play so your improvement shows up as a number, not a feeling.
Competition squad
Tournament prep with the bench that organized Hong Kong's first international pickleball events.
The bench, dealt.
Eleven coaches are bookable at the academy. Six of the deck, face up:
Monte WongSenior coach
Jack HuiDavis Cup HK '09–'12
Goodwin MokCo-founder · COO
Ernest MiaoCoach
Jak LiCoach
StephanieCoachVenise Chan has been Hong Kong’s №1 twice, in two different sports.
- Hong Kong tennis №1
Asia junior №2, WTA top 340, the city's youngest women's singles title winner.
- 2013: chapter one ends
Injury closes the tennis career. For six years, no racquet sports at all.
- 2019: a paddle at her own wedding
US pro Irina Tereschenko hands her a paddle in Bali. Hooked, immediately.
- 2020: gold on debut
Wins her international pickleball debut in Thailand: Hong Kong's first international pickleball gold medallist. Organizes the inaugural HK Pickleball Open the same year.
- Today: №1 again
Hong Kong's top-ranked women's singles pickleball player, top five in Asia, and now among Hong Kong's top two women in the FIP padel rankings after reaching a FIP Silver semifinal in 2026. She is also tournament director of the HK Pickleball Open 2023 and head coach of the academy she co-founded.
Founded by a team: Venise Chan(co-founder & head coach, certified PPR course instructor) and Goodwin Mok (co-founder & COO). Sources: SCMP & the academy. That’s the standard the whole bench is held to.
Hong Kong’s first international pickleball gold medallist. Now running the bench on the 12th floor.
The head coachAn academy that knows how to throw a party.
The formal word “academy” undersells the calendar: junior leagues, bank-vs-bank corporate nights, certification workshops, and glow-in-the-dark sessions with a DJ.
Corporate leagues & team building
Three-hour formats for 20–80 people: skills stations, then an 11-point rally-scoring mini-tournament. Built for mixed levels, from first-timers to regular players.
Minor League & schools
Hong Kong's first MiLP tournament ran here. School programs coach DBS, King George V and more.
Glow-in-the-dark nights
Their official name for it. DJ on, lights down, paddles glowing. The academy knows how to throw a party, it just makes you earn it first.
Coach certification workshops
PPR certification workshops run on these courts, the academy trains coaches, not just players.
Bring the whole team.
From first-timer-friendly team building to client entertainment and private celebrations, Asia Aces shapes each event around the group, the goal, and how much pickleball experience is in the room.
- ♠Team buildingFirst-timer friendly, coach-led
- ♥Client entertainmentCourtside café, coffee to draft beer
- ♦Internal tournamentsRally scoring, bank-vs-bank energy
- ♣Private celebrationsThe floor is yours, DJ optional
Corporate clients they’ve hosted, per the academy
The practical details, in one card.
Specs, current base rates and the membership question, with live-calendar caveats where prices vary.
♠ The courts
- Courts
- 2 indoor, flagship terracotta surface
- Surface & clearance
- State-of-the-art cushioned grit flooring
- Hours
- Mon–Thu & Sun 10am–11pm · Fri–Sat 10am–midnight
♥Recovery & comfort
- Recovery room
- Massage table on site, unique among HK venues
- Café
- Coffee & draft beer courtside, viewing pod seating
- Showers
- None. Plan accordingly.
♦ Gear
- Equipment
- Free. Paddles and balls are included with every booking.
- House ball
- ACE by AAPA, their own brand
♣ Getting there
- Address
- 12/F, S22, 22 Heung Yip Road, Wong Chuk Hang
- MTR
- Wong Chuk Hang (Exit A), ~2 min walk, lift to 12/F
Court rates
The membership question, answered:there isn’t one. The academy’s own line is “no membership required.” Everything on this page is bookable by anyone, today. Packages for coaching blocks exist through the booking site; court time is always pay-as-you-play.
Five moves, and you’re on the ladder.
No trial-class maze, no kit to buy, no one to impress. This is exactly how a first visit goes, from tapping “book” to leaving with a plan.
Book it
Book a court or an intro lesson on their booking site, or just WhatsApp the academy. No membership needed.
Bring nothing
Equipment is free, paddles and ACE balls are at the door. Trainers and a water bottle are all you need.
Get there
Wong Chuk Hang MTR Exit A, two minutes to S22, lift to the 12th floor. Come early to look around, it's worth it.
Get read
In a first lesson, your coach assesses your level in the first twenty minutes and tells you what to fix first.
Leave with a plan
You'll know your next step on the ladder before you leave, fundamentals class, DUPR night, or squad tryout.
Bring nothing. The paddles live here.
ACE by AAPA loaner paddles and the academy’s own house-pressed balls are free with every booking. Pick them up at the door, hand them back when you leave.
Your first paddle, chosen properly.
Two or three sessions in, you’ll want your own. That part is our job. Start with the beginner guide, or let the finder match you in about a minute.
Twelve floors up in Wong Chuk Hang.
12/F, S22, 22 Heung Yip Road, Wong Chuk Hang
Wong Chuk Hang (Exit A), about two minutes on foot.
Mon–Thu & Sun 10am–11pm · Fri–Sat 10am–midnight
WhatsApp +852 6082 6655 for lessons, parties and corporate bookings.
The academy’s second club: one blue court at The Arcade, HK$200/hr off-peak with free off-peak parking.
See the Cyberport venue page →Play your ace.
Book a court, book a lesson, or just come up and watch from the pod. The ladder starts whenever you do.