Picklebay India Tour Bengaluru Highlights: Pickleball fans in Bengaluru packed GoRally, Whitefield, for the Picklebay India Tour 2025 on June 28–29. The event drew over 300 players from across India, all competing for a ₹2.5 lakh prize pool. The tournament showed how fast pickleball is growing in the country.
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Big Wins and Close Matches
In Men’s Open Singles, Monil Lotlikar beat Shaun Laporte 15–4 and won ₹12,000. Rithika earned ₹10,000 in Women’s Open Singles after defeating Kamini 15–11.
The Mixed Doubles Open Final thrilled the crowd, with Sonam Bali and Gowtham R winning 15–14 over Anish and Rithika.
Vinay Sethia, ranked India No.12, impressed everyone by winning 35+ Men’s Singles 15–0 against Tshering Wangdi Yolmo. He also took Gold in 35+ Mixed Doubles with Shilpa Sham and Silver in 35+ Men’s Doubles with Sudarshan Jagnani.
More Standout Performances
In Men’s Open Doubles, Vishnu Chittan and Vishal Upendran claimed ₹15,000. Rithika, who also competed in singles, teamed up with Sai Samhita to win Women’s Open Doubles.
Saravanan Chandrasekar and Rohit Ahuja from Chennai triumphed in 35+ Men’s Doubles. In the Intermediate categories, Ronin Lotlikar won Singles while Sonam Bali and Deekshitha Raviprasad won Doubles. Semi-finalists in all events took home ₹2,500 each.
A Growing Community
Siddhant Jatia, Founder and CEO of Picklebay, said:
“Bengaluru brought incredible energy, skill, and sportsmanship to the Picklebay India Tour. To witness top-ranked players and emerging talents battle it out with equal passion is a powerful reminder of the movement we’re building across India.”
Next Stops
After Bengaluru and Mumbai, the tour will head to Kolkata, Delhi, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Pune, Chennai, and Surat. The Picklebay India Tour plans to keep spreading excitement and awareness of pickleball across the country.
News in Brief: Picklebay India Tour Bengaluru Highlights
The Picklebay India Tour 2025 held its Bengaluru leg with 300 players and packed crowds. Monil Lotlikar, Rithika, and Vinay Sethia won top events. Founder Siddhant Jatia praised the energy and growth of the sport. The tour will now continue to more Indian cities.
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