The 2026 Asia Road Racing Championship (ARRC) season roars into life at Sepang from April 10-12, with Indonesia and Malaysia once again forming the backbone of the grid. The two Southeast Asian powerhouses account for a combined 47 of the 82 riders entered across the four main classes, underlining their continued dominance in the regional racing scene.

 

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On track, several titleholders return to defend their crowns. Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah leads the SB1000 field, while Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin (SS600) and Husni Zainul Fuadzy (UB150) are also back as defending champions. As for reigning AP250 champion Fadillah Arbi Aditama, he steps up to the SS600 class, marking one of the key rider moves ahead of the new campaign. As the new campaign gets underway, live on SPOTV NOW, below is the full entry list as of 8 April 2026. (* indicates replacement rider or wild card)

Indonesia (26)

Rider	Team	Category
Adenanta Putra	Astra Honda Racing Team	ASB1000
Andi Farid Izdihar	JDT Racing Team	ASB1000
Dimas Ekky Pratama	MSGlowForMen Racing Team	SS600
Fadillah Arbi Aditama	Astra Honda Racing Team	SS600
Herjun Atna Firdaus	Astra Honda Racing Team	SS600
MD Faerozi Toreqottullah	Yamaha Racing Indonesia	SS600
Wahyu Nugroho	Yamaha Racing Indonesia	SS600
Aldiaz Aqsal Ismaya	Yamaha BAF Yamalube Akai Jaya	AP250
Baldy Ayatullah	Astra Honda Racing Team	AP250
Candra H	Yamaha Racing Indonesia	AP250
Fadhil Musyadi	Yamaha Racing Indonesia	AP250
Fahmi Basam	Yamaha LFN HP969 Indonesia Racing Team	AP250
Galang Hendra Pratama	Yamaha BAF Yamalube Akai Jaya	AP250
Gerry Salim	MSGlowForMen Racing Team	AP250
Rheza Danica Ahrens	Astra Honda Racing Team	AP250
Aditya Fauzi	JPNW SND Factory Racing	UB150
Aqshal Ilham Safatulah	One For All	UB150
Dimas Juli Atmoko	HJS Youngstar Kawahara RCTH Sixty	UB150
Fadli Irigani	Yamaha LFN HP969 Indonesia Racing Team	UB150
Gupita Kresna	Ziear LFN HP969 Adeline MCR RTB34	UB150
Husni Zainul Fuadzy	Ziear LFN HP969 Adeline MCR RTB34	UB150
Kiki Sudarman Manurung	JPNW SND Factory Racing	UB150
M. Syirat Sauki	Yamaha LFN HP969 Indonesia Racing Team	UB150
Rendi Odding	4S1M Evo Yamaha Racing Team	UB150
Silmi Helsinky	One For All	UB150
Wahyu Aji Trilaksana	HJS Youngstar Kawahara RCTH Sixty	UB150

 

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Malaysia (21)

Rider	Team	Category
Adam Norrodin*	AMI Suzuki Motorsport	ASB1000
Azroy Hakeem Anuar	Idemitsu Honda Racing Malaysia	ASB1000
Chan Qing Rong	Savitar Team Asia	ASB1000
Hafizh Syahrin Abdullah	JDT Racing Team	ASB1000
Mohd Fahmi Abdul Wahaf	Savitar Team Asia	ASB1000
Teo Yew Joe*	Savitar Team Asia	ASB1000
Zaqhwan Zaidi	Idemitsu Honda Racing Malaysia	ASB1000
Khairul Idham Pawi	Idemitsu Honda Racing Malaysia	SS600
Kasma Daniel Kasmayudin	Hong Leong Yamaha Racing	SS600
MD Izam Ikmal	Victor Racing Team	SS600
Muhammad Helmi Azman	Idemitsu Honda Racing Malaysia	SS600
Danial Syahmi	UMA Racing Yamaha Maju Motor Asia Team	AP250
Irfan Haykal	Motul Honda Asia Team	AP250
Adib Arsyad	UMA Racing Yamaha Maju Motor Asia Team	UB150
Ahmad Darwisy	YUZY Asia Team	UB150
Fazrul Sham	AEON Credit Zynergys JQK Cardinals	UB150
MD Afizi Supaat	Voge AS25 Racing Team	UB150
Muzakkir Mohamed	Voge AS25 Racing Team	UB150
Nazirul Izzat	UMA Racing Yamaha Maju Motor Asia Team	UB150
Shafiq Rasol	AEON Credit Zynergys JQK Cardinals	UB150
Shahrol Syazras	YUZY Asia Team	UB150

 

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Thailand (8)

Rider	Team	Category
Nakarin Atiratphuvapat	Honda Racing Thailand	ASB1000
Anupab Sarmoon	Yamaha Thailand Racing Team	SS600
Kitsada Tanachot	Honda Racing Thailand	SS600
Thanat Laoongplio	Honda Racing Thailand	SS600
Krittapat Keankum	Yamaha Thailand Racing Team	AP250
Panjaruch Chitwirulchat	Honda Racing Thailand	AP250
Peerapong Luiboonpeng	One For All	AP250
Teeranai Tubtim*	Yamaha Thailand Racing Team	AP250

 

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Japan (6)

Rider	Team	Category
Kazuki Watanabe	Team Tatara Aprilia Asia	ASB1000
Keito Abe	SDG HARC-PRO Honda Philippines	ASB1000
Aiki Yoshi	Team SDG with HARC-PRO	AP250
Raiku Hasegawa	Servo Hypersport Racing by Ten10	AP250
Riichi Takahira	Tian Yu Asia Racing MFZ	AP250
Shota Yokoyama	AEON Credit Zynergys JQK Cardinals	AP250

Philippines (6)

Rider	Team	Category
McKinley Kyle Paz	Hong Leong Yamaha Racing	SS600
Carlsen Jacob Solis*	SDG HARC-PRO Honda Philippines	AP250
Christwill Villanueva	Victor Racing Team	AP250
April King Mascardo	Racetech Yamaha Philippines Racing Team	UB150
John Emerson	4S1M Evo Yamaha Racing Team	UB150
Timothy Jonathan	Racetech Yamaha Philippines Racing Team	UB150

 

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China (4)

Rider	Team	Category
Zhao Tianhao	Victor Racing Team	SS600
Gao Ziang	One For All	AP250
Sha Juntong*	Tian Yu Asia Racing MFZ	AP250
Shun Cheng Zhang	Pro Power Antares MT Kawasaki	AP250

Australia (2)

Rider	Team	Category
Anthony West	Motogo Yamaha Fusport Racing	ASB1000
Lachlan Epis	Swift Grow Racing Team	ASB1000

India (2)

Rider	Team	Category
Kabilesh Rajini*	Team RACR Castrol Power	AP250
Sethu Rajiv	Servo Hypersport Racing by Ten10	AP250

Vietnam (2)

Rider	Team	Category
Ngo Nguyen Viet Tuan	Honda Racing Vietnam	AP250
Nguyen Huu Tri	YUZY Asia Team	AP250

Germany (1)

Rider	Team	Category
Rocco Sessler	Savitar Team Asia	ASB1000

Hong Kong (1)

Rider	Team	Category
Leong Nang Tse	Victor Racing Team	AP250

 

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Singapore (1)

Rider	Team	Category
Muhd Jazil Juraimi	Team ACR	AP250

Spain (1)

Rider	Team	Category
Unai Calatayud Pascual	Pro Power Antares MT Kawasaki	AP250

United Kingdom (1)

Rider	Team	Category
Joe Francis	Victor Racing Team	ASB1000

Johor Motorsports Racing (JMR) are absent from the provisional entry list for the opening round of the 2026 GT World Challenge Asia. A 23-car grid has been confirmed for the two sprint races at the Sepang International Circuit from April 3-5, but JMR, one of the front-running teams in recent years, are notably missing.

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The Malaysian team, which previously fielded a line-up of Prince Jefri Ibrahim, Prince Abu Bakar Ibrahim, Ben Green and Alexander Sims, have instead shifted its focus to the Intercontinental GT Challenge, having already competed at the Bathurst 12 Hour earlier this year. JMR’s absence marks a significant change to the competitive landscape, having finished second in last year’s teams’ championship, while Prince Jefri secured third place in the drivers’ overall standings. They are not the only notable names missing from the 2026 grid, as two-time reigning champions Bob Yuan and Leo Ye will also not return, ensuring that new winners will be crowned this season. In their absence, attention turns to the likes of 2025 runner-up Lu Wei of Origine Motorsport and 2023 champion Anthony Liu of Phantom Global Racing, both of whom are expected to play key roles in the title fight. Despite JMR’s absence, Malaysia will still be represented on the grid for the home round, with Akash Neil Nandy set to drive a Lamborghini Huracán for Hong Kong-based Absolute Corse. Fans can catch the upcoming action live on SPOTV NOW.

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Over the years, Asian golf has made significant strides at the prestigious Masters Tournament, led by the likes of 2021 champion Hideki Matsuyama and 2020 runner-up Im Sung-jae.

Hideki Matsuyama - 2021 Masters champion. #themasters

松山英樹-2021年マスターズチャンピオン pic.twitter.com/P3JDVW5RMt — The Masters (@TheMasters) April 11, 2021

Southeast Asia, meanwhile, has yet to make a strong impact. It took nearly 30 years after the inaugural tournament in 1934 for the region to be represented, when Filipino legend Ben Arda teed it up in 1962. Up until the turn of the century, Southeast Asia had featured just four times in total. However, since then, there has been gradual progress. Golfers from the region have appeared in 14 of the last 25 editions, with Thailand leading the charge through pioneers such as Thongchai Jaidee and Kiradech Aphibarnrat. The country continues to set the benchmark this year through Pongsapak “Fifa” Laopakdee, who is set to make his Masters debut.

A thrilling finish from a fitting champion.

Thailand's Fifa Laopakdee overcame a six-stroke deficit to win the 2025 Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship in a playoff over Japan's Taisei Nagasaki. With this victory, Fifa has earned an invitation to compete in the 90th Masters… pic.twitter.com/3BimE0u3w3 — The Masters (@TheMasters) October 26, 2025

Singapore has also entered the fold, with Hiroshi Tai becoming its first Masters participant in 2025. It is a milestone that other Southeast Asian nations such as Malaysia and Indonesia will look to emulate in the years ahead. Ahead of the 90th edition at the Augusta National Golf Club from April 9-12, live on SPOTV NOW, here’s a look at Southeast Asia’s representatives at the Masters from the very beginning to 2026:

Country	Golfer	Appearance	Result
Philippines	Ben Arda	1	Cut (1962)
	Frankie Miñoza	1	Cut (1991)
Singapore	Hiroshi Tai	1	Cut (2025)
Thailand	Thongchai Jaidee	5	T37 (2014); 55th (2015); 57th (2016); Withdrew (2010); Cut (2006)
	Kiradech Aphibarnrat	3	T15 (2016); T44 (2018); T49 (2019)
	Prayad Marksaeng	2	Withdrew (2008); Cut (2009)
	Sukree Onsham	2	Cut (1970, 1971)
	Jazz Janewattananond	1	T51 (2020)
	Pongsapak Laopakdee	1	TBC
	Thaworn Wiratchant	1	Cut (2013)

Kiradech Aphibarnrat was one-upped by his caddies on No. 9 in the Par 3 Contest. Those caddies just happened to be @jutanugarn @MJutanugarn. pic.twitter.com/YiQm8Vq0zn

— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 10, 2019

After the 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) season got underway in mid-March, the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers have set the early pace in the American League and National League respectively.

 

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With a packed slate of games across North America, April presents a crucial stretch for teams looking to build momentum and establish themselves among the early contenders. Here are the matches live on SPOTV NOW in April (subject to change).

Matchup	Date	Time (GMT+8)
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cleveland Guardians	1 April 2026	10:10AM
Seattle Mariners vs New York Yankees	2 April 2026	4:10AM
New York Yankees vs Miami Marlins	4 April 2026	1:35AM
San Francisco Giants vs New York Mets	5 April 2026	9:05AM
Washington Nationals vs Los Angeles Dodgers	6 April 2026	1:35AM
New York Yankees vs Oakland Athletics	9 April 2026	7:05AM
San Diego Padres vs Colorado Rockies	10 April 2026	9:40AM
Los Angeles Dodgers vs Texas Rangers	11 April 2026	10:10AM
Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees	12 April 2026	6:10AM
Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets	14 April 2026	10:10AM

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