OZIO CUP 2026: Pickleball Tournament Held in Baku

The OZIO CUP 2026 Pickleball Singles Tournament was held in Baku, organized by Pickleball.az with the support of Tennis.az. The tournament took place at the Tennis.az courts in Zabitler Park, with 29 athletes competing.

The tournament featured a series of intense and exciting matches. In the final, Rufat Majnunov defeated Javid Mehdiyev to become the winner of OZIO CUP 2026.

Javid Mehdiyev finished in second place, while Nizam Gulamov defeated Yusif Yusifli in the third-place match to claim the bronze medal.

Final Standings

🥇 1st place: Rufat Majnunov
🥈 2nd place: Javid Mehdiyev
🥉 3rd place: Nizam Gulamov

Awards

The winners were awarded gift vouchers provided by OZIO:

• 🥇 1st place: AZN 100 gift voucher;

• 🥈 2nd place: AZN 60 gift voucher;

• 🥉 3rd place: AZN 40 gift voucher.

The tournament was organized by Pickleball.az with the support of Tennis.az. The organizers expressed their gratitude to all participating athletes, spectators who followed the matches, and the partners who supported the tournament.

Pickleball is one of the racket sports that has been developing in Azerbaijan in recent years. Pickleball.az continues to organize various tournaments and events aimed at developing and promoting the sport in the country.