The Indian Pickleball League (IPBL) has introduced all six franchises for its inaugural season set to happen from 1 to 7 December 2025 on the KD Jadhav Indoor Corridor in New Delhi.
The IPBL introduced the next franchises on Tuesday in a grand launch ttended by Thiru Udhayanidhi Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu: M3M Gurugram, Nazara Mumbai, Bengaluru Blasters, Chennai Tremendous Warriors, and Hyderabad Royals. The league then introduced the Lucknow Leopards because the event’s sixth staff in a separate occasion.
Launched by The Occasions Group, the IPBL is sanctioned by the Indian Pickleball Affiliation beneath the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports activities. It is going to be a city-vs.-city competitors that can characteristic most of India’s high pickleball gamers, and a few worldwide picklers as properly.
“These groups characterize the size, ambition, and attain that outline the Indian Pickleball League,” stated Vineet Jain, Managing Director of The Occasions Group. “Collectively, they carry a recent aggressive spirit that can assist make pickleball a contemporary fixture in India’s sporting panorama.”
The six groups will compete in a round-robin earlier than going into the knockout-stage playoffs that can decide the groups enjoying within the grand finale. IPBL motion guarantees to be dynamic, fast-paced, and thrilling, showcasing one of the best pickleball expertise of India, and giving followers a showcase they’ll absolutely take pleasure in.
In line with The Occasions Group and the remainder of the IPBL’s organisers, this inaugural event is aiming to broaden pickleball with the assistance of every franchise, who will de facto be tasked to change into ambassadors of the game and produce it nearer to communities.