The United Pickleball Association and Global Sports have partnered to promote the sport in the country through the PPA Tour and MLP.
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The Pro Tour of Pickleball (PPA) and Major League Pickleball (MLP) are set to debut in India next year. The first Indian Open worth 1,500 PPP ranking points will take place next year and will feature professional players from around the world.
The United Pickleball Association and Global Sports have partnered to promote the sport in the country through the PPA Tour and MLP.
Played indoors and outdoors, pickleball is a shorthanded paddle sport in which two singles players and four doubles players hit a ball over a 34-inch net until ‘one side can’t come back or makes a mistake.
This will begin with an exhibition PPA Tour India Monsoon Pickleball Championships in Mumbai in August, which will feature 20 professional players.
The Indian Open 2025, also the first PPA Tour event in Asia, will take place in February.
The MLP will be a one-week franchise-based competition for a 12-team season in preparation starting in June 2025.
The PPA Tour India and MLP India will allow players to compete on pickleball’s biggest stage and reach the pinnacle of the sport, said Connor Pardoe, founder and CEO of the PPA Tour in a statement.
