Pickleball: India
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World Pickleball Championship
2024
Oct 4, 2024: The Times of India
Vanshik, Isha bag gold at Bali leg of pickleball Worlds:
Vanshik secured the men’s singles gold in the World Pickleball Championship as India ended the Bali leg of the global event on a bright note, bagging two gold and as many silver medals. After winning singles, Vanshik teamed up with Isha Lakhani to grab the doubles gold in the 35+ doubles section.
Pickleball Nationals
2025
January 29, 2025: The Times of India
Gujarat emerged outright winners at the 4th Pickleball Nationals at Bennett University in Greater Noida on Sunday, leaving Maharashtra and Delhi far behind in the medals tally. Gujarat won 23 medals – 11 gold, seven silver and five bronze – to finish their campaign on a high. Maharashtra finished second with 14 medals including six gold, followed by Delhi with 16 medals including four gold.
The men’s Open team event saw Gujarat settle for a silver after they lost the finals to Rajasthan. In the U-18 singles event, Gujarat’s Dev Shah beat Purvansh Patel 11-7,11-8 in the final. Chattisgarh’s Vishal Nishad beat Gujarat's Vivan Patel 11-10, 11-4 in the U-16 boys singles final. Gujarat’s picklers thereafter bagged all the boys’ doubles titles --U14, U16 and U18 --comfortably.
Following this, Priyanka Mehta bagged the 3 5+ women's singles title against Delhi’s Monica Menon to win another gold, with the men’s doubles duo of Suryaveer Singh and Dilesh Bhullar winning the 50+ title. The final day saw another men’s doubles duo of Krish and Kishan Patel win the 35+ title to conclude Gujarat's campaign on a high.
For Delhi, Rahul Belwal beat Santosh Bhagat in a three-game thriller to win the 35+ men’s singles title. He also accompanied Monica Menon to stun Sohel Makani and Priyanka Mehta in another thrilling encounter to win the 35+ mixed doubles title.
