India’s first and solely franchise-based pickleball competitors, the World Pickleball League (WPBL), held its Season 2 Participant Draft on Tuesday and welcomed 56 gamers from 18 completely different international locations throughout 5 continents. With the draft, the WPBL’s subsequent season will see a mix of skilled and rising picklers from world wide because the groups will probably be parading extremely numerous rosters.
“This draft is reflective of the longer term we’re constructing. Over a 12 months in the past, WPBL was an thought, and now gamers throughout continents are selecting this league. The scouting this 12 months was much more advanced, and what excites us most is the surge of younger expertise coming into the system. You may really feel a shift within the power, the ambition, and the assumption,” mentioned Gaurav Natekar, Founder and CEO of WPBL. “Each franchise has been deliberate and strategic, protecting all bases with precision. We’ve got witnessed elevated participation from Indian gamers this season, which is encouraging to see. The League is dedicated in direction of the event of Indian gamers and offering a platform and pathway to showcase their skills on the highest stage.”
The WPBL had earlier introduced that Season 2 will probably be held at Jio World Backyard in Mumbai from 24 January 2026 to eight February 2026. It is going to, in keeping with Natekar, ship “high-octane sporting motion combined with full of life leisure and fan engagement, producing an environment that captures the eye of gamers, followers, and sponsors alike.”
WPBL Rosters for Season 2
BENGALURU JAWANS
Kat Stewart, Dusty Boyer, Brooke Revuelta, Vrushali Thakare, Mauro Garcia, Eungwon Kim, Molly O’Donoghue, Eduardo Irizarry
PUNE UNITED
Vanshik Kapadia, William Sobek, Katie Morris, Madalina Grigoriu, Balint Bako, Thaddea Lock, Sarah Jane Lim, Bartosz Karbownik
MUMBAI PICKLE POWER
Brandon Lane, Glauka Carvajal Lane, Jada Bui, Tejas Mahajan, Max Inexperienced, Helen To, Santhosh Narayanan, Sabrina Mendez
HYDERABAD SUPERSTARS
Hong Equipment Wong, Seone Mendez, Mayur Patil, Kaitlynn Hart, Louis Laville, Lauren Mercado, Pep Canyadell, Talia Saunders
CHENNAI SUPER CHAMPS
Simone Jardim, Hoang Nam Ly, Carlota Trevino, Sonu Vishwakarma, Tanner Tomassi, Rika Fujiwara, Quan Do, Tea Pejic
DILLI DILLWALE
Max Manthou, Trang Huynh-McClain, Erik Lange, Anuja Maheshwari, Mihae Kwon, Hien Truong, Alejandra Lopez, Rob Cassidy
TEAM JAIPUR
Amanda Hendry, Giang Trinh, Naveen Beasley, Ritam Chawla, Lorena Duknic, Jack Foster, Isabella Nelson, Connie Lee
