Carl Burnett, the Vice President of International Federation of Pickleball (IFP), recently visited India for the 5th edition of Bainbridge Cup. While on his visit, he took time out for an exclusive interview with Poulomi Kundu, the founder of Sportsavour, and shared his plans for the growth of Pickleball worldwide. …
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The 5th edition of Bainbridge Cup, the greatest global tournament of Pickleball, began in India through a glittering opening ceremony at National Sports Club of India, Mumbai. It was on Bainbridge Island, a small city in western Washington state, where Joel Pritchard, Barney McCallum and Bill Bell formulated the sport, …
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Pickleball, one of the most trending sports in the world, is standing at a juncture. With its increasing popularity, there is integration of certain changes in it, but that has given rise to some inevitable arguments. Sunil Valavalkar, the President of International Federation of Pickleball (IFP) and the founder of …
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Maharashtra emerged champion in three categories while Mumbai City won in one category in the recently concluded 7th National Pickleball Tournament held in Hyderabad from 24th-26th June 2022. Telengana is gradually turning out to be a Pickleball hotspot in India. With fast-emerging new talents, state-of-the-art court and able administrators, …
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The JMDYC Pickleball Tournament Season 3 was held in Mumbai from 27th to 29th May 2022, where around 200 players participated from across different districts of Maharashtra. Jal Mangal Deep Society (JMD) continues to remain an inspiration; it is here where sport is elevated from sweating and performing on the …
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Pickleball players from India has set the stage on fire as they won medals of all colours across different categories of the Asia Pickleball Open held at Phuket. The Indian players are ready to rule world Pickleball; the drums have started rolling from Asia Pickleball Open 2022. In almost every …
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The Asia Pickleball Open 2022 is the first international tournament for Indian players after a two years’ lay off due to the global pandemic. AIPA India players Vrushali Thakare and Snehal Patil defeated Macy Guo and Michelle Lim of Singapore in a closely fought match to win gold in the …
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All India Pickleball Association (AIPA) and Amateur Pickleball Federation of India (APFI) are ready to organise two preparatory camps for AIPA-India team for the Asia Pickleball Open 2022 to be held at Phuket in Thailand from 13th to 17th April, 2022. The first-ever selection trial for the players to participate …
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The RYP Tournament is the only National Ranking Tournament of Pickleball in India whose 2nd edition was held on 4th and 5th December 2021 at the Olympic Sports Centre in Palava. After its grand initiation in December 2019, the second edition came a year late due to the global pandemic. …
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The 2nd RYP Tournament, to be held on 4th and 5th Devember 2021 at Olympic Sports Centre in Palava, is the first major Pickleball tournament to be held in India post COVID. More than 300 players from 20 states of India are likely to participate in the 2-day RYP Tournament …
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