Everything moving on India's road to Da Nang — trials, the squad, tickets and travel — in one running log. Newest first.
Five more finals were decided on Saturday, taking the Junior Pickleball Championship to nine of its 20 titles. Aarin Ballani was the day's standout, winning all three U12 boys events — the singles over Raghav Kumar, the doubles with Abir Mittal, and the mixed with Vidisha Vijay Shinde.
Read the full update →The 2025 World Cup Junior MVP wasted no time. Veer Shah took the U16 boys singles title on the opening day of the Junior Pickleball Championship in Ahmedabad, beating fellow squad-watch name Panth Thakkar in the final.
Read the full update →The Junior Pickleball Championship — the event that decides India's U14 and U18 squads for Da Nang — starts Friday at Dinkers Pickleball Academy & Club in Shilaj, Ahmedabad. Twenty events across U12 to U18, group stages into playoffs, PWR 400 and DUPR rated.
Read the full update →India's junior squad for Da Nang gets decided this week. The IPA's Junior Pickleball Championship runs June 12–14 in Ahmedabad, with more than 100 players from Delhi, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam, Rajasthan, Odisha, Haryana, Gujarat and beyond competing for U14 and U18 places.
Read the full update →The Indian Pickleball Association has formally opened its selection process, aiming to field India's strongest-ever contingent at the World Cup. Squads will be picked across Open, 50+, 60+ and Junior categories.
Read the full update →For the Open, 50+ and 60+ teams, the official pathway is the Picklebay Zonals — perform there to make the rankings-led shortlist before the roster is locked.
Read the full update →Updates are editorial summaries of official IPA and event announcements — verify entries, dates and selection details against the official sources linked from each post.
