Overview
- Franchises completed bidding on Nov 22 to build squads for Season 1 scheduled for Dec 1–7 at KD Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi.
- Six entrants are confirmed: Mumbai Smashers, Bengaluru Blasters, Capital Warriors Gurgaon, Chennai Super Warriors, Hyderabad Royals and Lucknow Leopards.
- Marquee international picks included Quang Duong and Allison Harris for Mumbai, Ben Newell and Megan Fudge for Hyderabad, Phuc Huynh and Pei Chuan Kao for Bengaluru, Mitchell Hargreaves and Roos van Reek for Chennai, Ryler Deheart and Shelby Bates for Lucknow, and Jack Munro and Emilia Schmidt for Capital Warriors.
- Top Indian signings featured Aditya Ruhela and Mihika Yadav to Lucknow, Pearl Amalsadiwala to Mumbai and Stavya Bhasin to Capital Warriors, with domestic cores filled out across all six squads.
- Ownership and investment were detailed with M3M India’s family office operating Capital Warriors Gurgaon and pledging 50 pickleball courts, alongside backers Nazara/Absolute Sports, Accord Distillers & Brewers and Operam Ventures, as Times Group MD Vineet Jain opened the auction expressing a goal to make pickleball India’s biggest sport after cricket.