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All India Pickleball Association to organize the 3rd National Ranking Pickle Ball Tournament in Goa
• The tournament will see over 250 participants from over 16 states participating.
Goa Khabar:Pickleball is one of the fastest-growing sports in the world and India. The All-India Pickleball Association (AIPA), in association with the Goa Pickleball Association and Directorate of Sports and Youth Affairs Goa and powered by ENGN is all set to host the 3rd National Ranking Tournament in Goa. The tournament will be held at the Fatorda Stadium, Margao Goa from the 19th to the 21st of May 2023. AIPA had earlier conducted its first Ranking tournament in the year 2019 in Balewadi, Pune and in 2021 in Palawa near Dombivli.
The 3-day tournament will witness over 250 participants from 16 states. The players can choose to compete from 16 different categories like the Under 14, under 19, Men’s, Women’s Open, 35 plus Men, 35 plus Women, 50 plus Men, and 50 plus Women apart from mixed doubles.
Top Indian players like Tejas Mahajan, Mayur Patil, Kuldeep Mahajan, Isha Lakhani, Snehal Patil, Vrushali Thakare, Under 19 champion siblings Arjun and Aditya, Himansh Mehta, Avinash Kumar from Bihar, SonuKumar Vishwakarma from Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The tournament will also see top players from 35 plus and 50 plus like Himanshu Dewaskar, Sandeep Tawde, Ajeet Bharadwaj and many more. Yuvraj Ruia the son of Anshuman Ruia who is the executive director of Essar group and Dr Sarita Davare a renowned dietician will also be seen taking the court in this tournament.
Arvind Prabhoo who is the President of the All-India PickleBall Association and also the President of the International Pickleball Federation (IPF) says, “We have been getting great response from players who are looking to participate in the National Ranking Tournament. The sport is growing, and we want to make sure that it reaches every nook and corner of India. This is a very important tournament as it will set a tone for who will qualify for the upcoming international and domestic events. We are streamlining the sport and we will make sure that we leave no stone unturned to make this a huge success.”
