World Pickleball League


World Pickleball League is a professional pickleball league based in India, organised under the aegis of the All [India Pickleball Association]. Founded in 2024, it is the first global franchise-based pickleball competition in India, featuring top players from around the world.

Format

The league features seven city-based franchises competing in a round-robin format followed by knockout stages. Each team consists of eight players, including both Indian and international professional players.

Teams

TeamCityPlayers
Bengaluru JawansBengaluruKat Stewart • Dusty Boyer • Brooke Revuelta • Vrushali Thakare • Mauro Garcia • Eungwon Kim • Molly O’Donoghue • Eduardo Irizarry
Pune UnitedPuneVanshik Kapadia • William Sobek • Katie Morris • Madalina Grigoriu • Balint Bako • Thaddea Lock • Sarah Jane Lim • Bartosz Karbownik
Mumbai Pickle PowerMumbaiBrandon Lane • Glauka Carvajal Lane • Jada Bui • Tejas Mahajan • Max Green • Helen To • Santhosh Narayanan • Sabrina Mendez
Hyderabad SuperstarsHyderabadHong Kit Wong • Seone Mendez • Mayur Patil • Kaitlynn Hart • Louis Laville • Lauren Mercado • Pep Canyadell • Talia Saunders
Chennai Super ChampsChennaiSimone Jardim • Hoang Nam Ly • Carlota Trevino • Sonu Vishwakarma • Tanner Tomassi • Rika Fujiwara • Quan Do • Tea Pejic
Dilli DillwaleNew DelhiMax Manthou • Trang Huynh-McClain • Erik Lange • Anuja Maheshwari • Mihae Kwon • Hien Truong • Alejandra Lopez • Rob Cassidy
Rajasthan TitansJaipurAmanda Hendry • Giang Trinh • Naveen Beasley • Ritam Chawla • Lorena Duknic • Jack Foster • Isabella Nelson • Connie Lee

Season 1 (2025)

The first season of WPBL was held from 24 January to 2 February 2025 at the Jio World Garden in Mumbai. The inaugural season featured six franchises. Bengaluru Jawans won the WPBL 1 after defeating Pune United in the final.

Season 2 (2026)

The second season of WPBL will be held from 24 January to 8 February 2026 at the Jio World Garden in Mumbai. A new seventh-franchise based in Jaipur, named Jaipur Djinns was introduced before the launch of the WPBL 2 but was later by Rajasthan Titans. The player draft, conducted in November 2025, featured participants from 18 countries across five continents, with 56 players selected out of 114 registered entrants.

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