Overview
- The 5th IPA Nationals began on November 13 at The Sports School in Kanakapura, Bengaluru, as India’s first PWR2000 World Ranking event sanctioned by the IPA.
- Roughly 1,500 players from 20 states are competing across 43 categories for a ₹11 lakh prize pool over four days.
- The Karnataka Pickleball Association converted seven tennis courts into 17 pickleball courts and operated airport, rail, and metro shuttles used by about 600 people alongside a large volunteer team.
- The Indian Pickleball League was announced for December 1–7 at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, launched by The Times Group, sanctioned by the IPA, and recognized by the Sports Ministry.
- Regional hubs report fast adoption, with Kerala running multiple recent PWR events and drawing converts from badminton and tennis, and West Bengal expanding through professionalized organizing despite infrastructure challenges.