World Pickleball League (WPBL) is a professional pickleball league based in India, organised under the aegis of the All India Pickleball Association (AIPA). 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 (four men and four women), including both Indian and international professional players.
Teams
Team City Players Bengaluru Jawans Bengaluru Kat Stewart • Dusty Boyer • Brooke Revuelta • Vrushali Thakare • Mauro Garcia • Eungwon Kim • Molly O’Donoghue • Eduardo Irizarry Pune United Pune Vanshik Kapadia • William Sobek • Katie Morris • Madalina Grigoriu • Balint Bako • Thaddea Lock • Sarah Jane Lim • Bartosz Karbownik Mumbai Pickle Power Mumbai Brandon Lane • Glauka Carvajal Lane • Jada Bui • Tejas Mahajan • Max Green • Helen To • Santhosh Narayanan • Sabrina Mendez Hyderabad Superstars Hyderabad Hong Kit Wong • Seone Mendez • Mayur Patil • Kaitlynn Hart • Louis Laville • Lauren Mercado • Pep Canyadell • Talia Saunders Chennai Super Champs Chennai Simone Jardim • Hoang Nam Ly • Carlota Trevino • Sonu Vishwakarma • Tanner Tomassi • Rika Fujiwara • Quan Do • Tea Pejic Dilli Dillwale New Delhi Max Manthou • Trang Huynh-McClain • Erik Lange • Anuja Maheshwari • Mihae Kwon • Hien Truong • Alejandra Lopez • Rob Cassidy Rajasthan Titans Jaipur Amanda 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 Rajasthan Titans was introduced before the launch of the WPBL 2. The player draft, conducted in November 2025, featured participants from 18 countries across five continents, with 56 players selected out of 114 registered entrants.
Broadcast SonyLIV Eurosport India SPOTV
See also Pickleball in India All India Pickleball Association Professional Pickleball Association Sport in India
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