Indian Athletes Shine At World Pickleball Championship

The All India Pickleball Association (AIPA) proudly announces the remarkable success of Indian athletes at the 2025 World Pickleball Championship Korea, held from 5th to 8th June at the Seogwipo Tennis Center, Jeju-do. The prestigious Tier 3 tournament, organised by Pickleball Global, saw over 230 top-tier players from across Asia-including Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, Hong Kong, China, the Philippines, and Singapore-compete for top honors.
In a standout performance, Kuldip Mahajan stole the spotlight by securing two Gold Medals-in the Men's Doubles 19+ category with Ryan Iam from Hong Kong, and in the Mixed Doubles 19+ category with Vrushali Thakare. India's winning streak continued with Sonu Kumar Vishwakarma bagging a Silver Medal in Men's Singles 19+, while Vrushali Thakare added another Silver to her tally in the Women's Doubles 19+ category alongside Angie Bong from Indonesia.
Arvind Prabhoo, President of AIPA, expressed, "It is truly heartening to witness our athletes rise to the occasion and deliver such world-class performances on an international stage. These victories are not just medals-they are milestones in India's growing stature in the global pickleball community. We are proud of our champions who continue to put Indian pickleball on the world map with grit, grace, and excellence."
This milestone at the WPC Korea 2025 underscores India's increasing dominance and competitive edge in international pickleball. With consistent wins and a growing talent pool, AIPA remains committed to nurturing champions and building a robust ecosystem that can compete at the highest levels across the globe.
Listen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com

Try Our AI Features

Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:

Learn with AIFact CheckingText to SpeechAI Summary

Related Articles

Indian Express

12 minutes ago

• Indian Express

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026: Canada qualify as 13th team for next edition, check full list of qualified teams and spots left

Canada have completed an undefeated run on their road to booking their ticket for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka. The Nicholas Kirton-led side became the 13th team to ensure their place in the World Cup that will be held in the Indian sub-continent between February and March next year. The hosts of the Americas Regional Final confirmed their place at the tournament on Saturday, beating The Bahamas and watching Bermuda lose to the Cayman Islands, putting them in an unassailable lead. The side then closed out with a win over Bermuda on Sunday, finishing three wins clear of their nearest rival for tournament tickets. Having featured at last year's Men's T20 World Cup in the USA and the Caribbean, Canada arrived into the Qualifiers as one of the favourites to progress through. Canada had opened their campaign with a comprehensive win against Bermuda by 110 runs. The result was followed by a 59-run win against Cayman Islands and a 10-wicket trumping of Bahamas in the first round of games between the teams. Canada joined co-hosts India, Sri Lanka as the latest entrants to the next edition of the World Cup, behind Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, South Africa, United States, West Indies, Ireland, New Zealand and Pakistan. Seven more teams – two from the Europe Qualifier (to be played from 5–11 July 2025), two from the Africa Qualifier (to be played from 19 September – 4 October 2025) and three from the Asia–EAP Qualifier (to be played from 1–17 October 2025) – will join the Men's T20 World Cup.

First Post

14 minutes ago

• First Post

'KL Rahul doesn't know how good a player he is': Sunil Gavaskar's ultimate praise for Team India opener

Sunil Gavaskar said that he can 'keep raving' about KL Rahul's batting, but probably 'self-doubt' has held back the Team India opener from fulfilling his potential. Read everything Gavaskar said on Rahul. read more Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar could not stop praising KL Rahul after the opener's confident and classy 47 not out on Day 3 of the Headingley Test put Team India in the driver's seat against England on Sunday. Gavaskar said that KL Rahul is blessed with immense talent, something that he is yet to realise. India were in a spot of bother after Yashasvi Jaiswal fell for just 4 at the start of the second innings and they lost Sai Sudharsan soon after, but Rahul kept things solid from the other end, playing some beautiful drives on the up and helping the visitors end the day with a lead of 96 runs. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Sunil Gavaskar delivers ultimate praise for KL Rahul Former India captain Gavaskar was hugely impressed with KL Rahul's contribution towards the team as he said that the opener himself is not aware of how talented he is. 'Total team man. He has even been asked to keep wickets. He does that for the team, and that's what you want in the team. You see the way he reacts to the situation. He's got an equanimity about him, which is so rare because in today's day and age where everybody's got to be doing things to show that they have achieved something, his celebrations are also muted. One thing everybody agrees about KL Rahul is that he doesn't know how good a player he is. I mean, he would agree,' said Gavaskar. Also Read | India still in control, but costly errors raise questions as England stay alive at Headingley Gavaskar went on to praise Rahul's shot-making and added that probably self-doubt has become a hindrance to him fulfilling his potential. 'He's got so much talent. Look at all the shots on the offside, leg-side, the flick, everything. All the shots, but he hasn't lived up to that. Now, that could be a bit of self-doubt in his mind or whatever that sometimes keeps the Bangalore boys from fulfilling their potential,' said Gavaskar. 'Thrilling to watch off the front foot, off the back foot, then the straight batter drive, which we saw just now and the cover drive. I can rave about that cover drive because there's perfection in that.' 'I hope that he comes good in this series and scores over 500, maybe 700 runs. That would be fantastic from India,' he added.

Hindustan Times

23 minutes ago

• Hindustan Times

Jasprit Bumrah declared 'GOAT' as English media raves one-man Leeds show: 'His career will be written in 2 volumes'

If his performance in Australia last season wasn't enough, Jasprit Bumrah took the definition of greatness to another level with his masterclass in Leeds. Over two days, he single-handedly denied England a first-innings lead. But it wasn't just the five-wicket haul—remarkable in itself—that cemented his status. It was the sheer dominance with which he outshone every other fast bowler on a dry, batting-friendly Headingley track. No wonder English media couldn't stop raving, calling him "the most complete fast bowler of all time." Jasprit Bumrah (C) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of England's Ben Duckett on day two of the first cricket test match between England and India at Headingley(AFP) That was precisely the phrase that former England international Steven Finn used in his column for the BBC after his five for 83 in the first innings against England, where he had three catches dropped and had Harry Brook caught off a no ball. It was his 14th career five-wicket haul and 12th away from home - the most by an Indian fast bowler alongside Kapil Dev. ALSO READ: Rishabh Pant at risk of ICC sanction for violating Code of Conduct after 'needless' outburst at umpire While Finn largely analysed Bumrah's bowling techniques, from his run-up to his bowling arc and the 'hyper-extension', which has been talked about in great detail over the years, he also statistically showed why the 31-year-old is "the most consistent fast bowler in history" across formats. "He is like a computer constantly calibrating what is needed in any given situation, and he is able to implement almost exactly what he wants to with absolute precision. Consider this for versatility. Of pace bowlers from major nations to have sent down at least 500 deliveries in T20 internationals, Bumrah's economy rate of 6.27 is the best. At the same time, Bumrah has comfortably the best bowling average of any bowler in Test history with at least 200 wickets. At 19.33, Bumrah is miles ahead of West Indies legend Malcom Marshall in second place on 20.94. Taking it a stage further, the only bowlers with more than 100 wickets at a lower average than Bumrah all played before World War I," he wrote. In a column in veteran writer Scyld Berry hailed Bumrah as "the finest red-ball fast bowler that ever drew breath," as he drew comparison with the contemporaries of his generation - Kagiso Rabada and Pat Cummins. "When Jasprit Bumrah's career is written up, it will have to be in two volumes with two separate titles. The first could be called: "The definitive biography of the finest white-ball fast bowler that ever drew breath". The second volume, because the game has evolved with all respect to Fred, would have to be titled: "The definitive biography of the finest red-ball fast bowler that ever drew breath," he wrote. In reminding that Bumrah remains the only Test bowler ever to average less than 20 (19.33) among all 86 players who have taken 200 or more wickets in the format, Berry added: "He can do what Kagiso Rabada of South Africa does with a new ball, by swinging it on the line of the stumps, and what Pat Cummins of Australia does with an old ball, AND more besides." Berry further admitted that had Bumrah been born in England, he would never have made it past the county academy without being told to change his action, the one that makes him so "unique, quirky and quick." In Times Sports, Simon Wilde headlined his article in Bumrah saying: "There were two games here: one when Bumrah was bowling, one when he wasn't." It particularly highlighted the vast difference in the level of bowling between Bumrah, who conceded just 83 runs in picking five wickets, and his fellow Indian quicks, who managed 283 runs for the other five wickets in 53 overs.