National Sr Pickleball tourney: Maha wins C'ship trophy

The Maharashtra team won the Championship trophy in the 5th Senior National Pickleball Tournament held in Bengaluru from August 3 to 5.

Pickleball is a paddle sport that combines elements of badminton, tennis and table tennis.

Maharashtra had also won the Championship trophy in 2015 and 2016 held at Panipat and Jaipur, respectively, All India Pickleball Association (AIPA) secretary Sunil Valavalkar was quoted as saying in a media release.

Over 200 players (men and women) from 14 states took part in this tournament organised by the Karnataka State Pickleball Association under the aegis of AIPA. The tournament was held in Singles, doubles and mixed categories.

Results:
Mens Single
Kuldeep Mahajan - Maharashtra (Gold)
Sonukumar - Jharkand (Silver)
Deepak Dadhich - Rajashtan (Bronze)
Women Singles
Vrushali Thakre - Maharashtra (Gold)
Pooja Wagh - Maharashtra (Silver)
Geetam Mishra - Rajasthan (Bronze)
Mens Doubles
Abhijeet Madbhavi and Saumitra Korgaonkar -- Maharashtra (Gold)
Nikhil Rajput and Prashant Kalani -- Rajasthan (Silver)
Harendrasingh Dangi and Shivraj Chandle -- Madhya Pradesh (Bronze)
Women Doubles
Neetu Sharma and Madhulika -- Rajasthan (Gold)
Kritika Giri and Divya Pawar -- Madhya Pradesh (Silver)
Karishma and Rujuta -- Maharashtra (Bronze)
Mixed Doubles
Atul Edward and Sakshi B. -- Maharashtra (Gold)
Niraj Sharma and Megha Kapoor -- Rajasthan (Silver)