Sources checkedPPA TourRecord checked

What paddle does Lingwei Kong use?

Shoes
Pending

The short answer

The PPA Tour lists Lingwei Kong with the Friday Fever 102 E (Elongated). Her playing weight, tape placement, grip construction, overgrip, and shoes are pending.

Lingwei Kong is a right-handed professional pickleball player from China, per her PPA Tour profile.

Current equipment

What is on the record now?

A sponsor deal or product page tells you the brand and model, not the exact match paddle, weight, or tape. Each field below shows its own source and date.

Paddle Confirmed

Friday Fever 102 E (Elongated, playing thickness unconfirmed)

via Friday (16mm model-line shop; player colorway unconfirmed)

PPA names Lingwei Kong's Fever 102 E without its thickness or colorway. The linked retail model line is 16mm and defaults to Snow, which showed Add to Cart. Her played color and personal build are pending; Stealth and Vice availability differs.

Retail Thickness
16mm retail model, not a player measurement
Lingwei Kong - PPA Tour athlete profile Tour profile · checked Sep 30, 2026
Shoes

Shoes

Pending

No current player-specific source establishes Lingwei Kong's shoe model.

Checked Sep 30, 2026

Thickness

Pending

No current player-specific source establishes Lingwei Kong's paddle thickness.

Checked Sep 30, 2026

Pending: Retail specs, handle, playing weight, weight added, tape placement, grip build, overgrip, apparel, eyewear . Checked Sep 30, 2026
Retail specs

Pending

No current player-specific source establishes Lingwei Kong's paddle specifications.

Checked Sep 30, 2026

Handle

Pending

No current player-specific source establishes Lingwei Kong's handle dimensions.

Checked Sep 30, 2026

Playing weight

Pending

No current player-specific source establishes Lingwei Kong's playing weight.

Checked Sep 30, 2026

Weight added

Pending

No current player-specific source establishes Lingwei Kong's added weight.

Checked Sep 30, 2026

Tape placement

Pending

No current player-specific source establishes Lingwei Kong's tape placement.

Checked Sep 30, 2026

Grip build

Pending

No current player-specific source establishes Lingwei Kong's grip construction.

Checked Sep 30, 2026

Overgrip

Pending

No current player-specific source establishes Lingwei Kong's overgrip.

Checked Sep 30, 2026

Apparel

Pending

No current player-specific source establishes Lingwei Kong's apparel.

Checked Sep 30, 2026

Eyewear

Pending

A current eyewear model is pending.

Checked Sep 30, 2026

Tape placement for Lingwei Kong's current paddle is pending. See the 9 other pros with sourced setups in the pro lead and tungsten tape guide.

Tournament record

Best recorded results, past 3 years

Official results with the event, division, partner or team, date and source kept together.

  1. GoldPPA Tour Asia · Open Pro

    PPA Asia 500 MB Ho Chi Minh City Open 2026

    Mixed Doubles · with Hong Kit Wong

    Event ended

    PPA Asia 500 MB Ho Chi Minh City Open 2026, Winners Circle Tour profile · checked Oct 21, 2026

    Official winners circle lists gold in "Pro Mixed Doubles": Lingwei Kong / Hong kit Wong. Event dates Aug 6 to 9, 2026; no separate final date is listed.

  2. GoldPPA Challenger Tour · Open Pro

    2026 Newport Beach PPA Challenger

    Women's Doubles · with Genie Erokhina

    Event ended

    2026 Newport Beach PPA Challenger, Winners Circle Tour profile · checked Oct 21, 2026

    Official winners circle lists gold in "Womens Doubles Pro Main Draw": Genie Erokhina / Lingwei Kong. Event dates Apr 3 to 5, 2026; no separate final date is listed.

  3. SilverPPA Tour Asia · Open Pro

    PPA Asia 500 Skechers Shenzhen Open 2026

    Women's Doubles · with Selina Turulja

    Event ended

    PPA Asia 500 Skechers Shenzhen Open 2026, Winners Circle Tour profile · checked Oct 21, 2026

    Official winners circle lists silver in "Pro Women's Doubles": Lingwei Kong / Selina Turulja. Event dates Aug 20 to 23, 2026; no separate final date is listed.

  4. SilverPPA Tour Asia · Open Pro

    PPA Asia 500 Leapmotor Singapore Open 2026

    Women's Doubles · with Jamie Haas

    Event ended

    PPA Asia 500 Leapmotor Singapore Open 2026, Winners Circle Tour profile · checked Oct 21, 2026

    Official winners circle lists silver in "Pro Women's Doubles": Jamie Haas / Lingwei Kong. Event dates Jul 23 to 26, 2026; no separate final date is listed.

  5. BronzePPA Tour Asia · Open Pro

    PPA Asia 500 Leapmotor Singapore Open 2026

    Women's Singles

    Event ended

    PPA Asia 500 Leapmotor Singapore Open 2026, Winners Circle Tour profile · checked Oct 21, 2026

    Official winners circle lists bronze in "Pro Women's Singles": Lingwei Kong. Event dates Jul 23 to 26, 2026; no separate final date is listed.

  6. 4th placePPA Tour Asia · Open Pro

    PPA Asia 500 Sansan Tokyo Open 2026

    Women's Singles

    Official final standings list rank 4 (fourth place). Official bracket records played wins over Hannah Blatt 11-8, 11-9; bronze-match loss to Kiora Kunimoto 10-12, 5-11.

  7. 4th placePPA Tour Asia · Open Pro

    PPA Asia 500 Capital Securities Beijing Open 2026

    Women's Singles

    Official final standings list rank 4 (fourth place). Official bracket records played wins over Nok Yiu Tang 12-10, 11-4; Mihae Kwon 15-13, 11-4; bronze-match loss to Yufei Long 7-11, 11-8, 7-11.

  8. 4th placePPA Tour Asia · Open Pro

    PPA Asia 500 Macao Open 2026

    Women's Doubles · with Xiao Yi Wang-Beckvall

    Official final standings list rank 4 (fourth place). Official bracket records played wins over Kara Wheatley and Nok Yiu Tang 11-6, 11-5; bronze-match loss to Rika Fujiwara and Kei Sawaki 11-6, 4-11, 6-11.

Window: Nov 9, 2023 to Nov 9, 2026. Selected verified results, ordered by finish and then date. This record may not cover every tournament appearance. Tournament results do not establish which paddle was used.

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