IPA to select Indian junior pickleball team through trials

The Indian Pickleball Association (IPA) and the Sports Authority of India (SAI) will conduct trials here next month to select the Indian team for the upcoming Pickleball World Cup in Vietnam.

“The junior squad for the Indian pickleball contingent is extremely vital as it determines the players that will represent India on the global stage for many years to come. These are the players that will potentially one day compete at the major global events once pickleball officially enters those events as well.

“The World Cup is the perfect starting point for the young talent across India to showcase their skills or compete alongside the best junior talent in the world,” said Suryaveer Singh Bhullar, President, Indian Pickleball Association.

The three-day trials, from June 12 to 14, will determine the junior squad that will represent India in the third edition of the Pickleball World Cup in Vietnam from August 30 to September 9.

Notable names that will be part of the trials include Arjun Singh, who recently won three medals at the US Open in both singles and doubles, Naomi Amalsadiwala, one of India’s rising stars in the open category, Panth Thakkar, who won bronze at the US Open in the doubles category, Purvansh Patel, Anoushka Chabbria, Veer Shah and Dev.