Overview
- The 5th IPA Nationals opened at The Sports School, Kanakapura, as India’s first PWR2000 World Ranking event sanctioned by the Indian Pickleball Association.
- Hosts Karnataka secured the 30+ men’s and 30+ women’s team golds, West Bengal won the Men’s Open team title, and Telangana captured the 40+ men’s crown.
- Maharashtra clinched the U16 girls’ team championship, while Gujarat took the U16 boys’ title after Yuvraj Singh’s 21–20 singles comeback set up a decisive doubles win.
- Organisers reported about 1,500 players from 20 states competing for a ₹11 lakh purse, with Karnataka converting seven tennis courts into 17 pickleball courts and running extensive shuttle logistics.
- The Times Group’s Indian Pickleball League, sanctioned by the IPA and recognised by the Sports Ministry, is scheduled for December 1–7 at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium with Indian and overseas players.