(From L-R) Gujarat's Krish and Kishan Patel in action during the 35 men's doubles final of the 4th IPA Nationals at Bennett University, Greater Noida
OPEN mixed doubles title with Sindoor MittaGujarat finished as the outright winners at the 4th IPA Pickleball Nationals at Bennett University on Sunday, January 26, as they left close competitors Maharashtra and Delhi far behind in the medals tally. The event saw a huge increase in state participation, highlighting the growing popularity of pickleball across India.
In total, Gujarat won 23 medals, a whopping 11 gold, seven silver and five bronze medals to finish their 4th IPA Nationals campaign on a high.
Gujarat won their first medals when both in the Under-16 and U14 boys categories, youngsters representing the state came out on top. It was followed by the women's OPEN Team event where Gujarat's ladies beat their counterparts from West Bengal to bag another gold.
The men's open team event saw Gujarat settle for a silver after they lost the finals to Rajasthan. In the U-18 singles event, Gujarat's Dev Shah beat Purvansh Patel 11-7,11-8 in the final.
Chattisgarh's Vishal Nishad beat Gujarat's Vivan Patel 11-10, 11-4 in the U-16 boys singles final, as the latter state landed up another silver.
Gujarat's picklers continued their flourish into Day 2, as they bagged all the boys' doubles titles comfortably. The youngsters kept their state's juggernaut rolling from Day 1 of the tournament as U14, U16 and U18 boys won the accolades.
On Day 3, Priyanka Mehta bagged the 35+ women's singles title against Delhi's Monica Menon to win another gold, with the men's doubles duo of Suryaveersingh and Dilesh Bhullar winning the 50+ title.
The final day saw another men's doubles duo of Krish and Kishan Patel win the 35+ title to conclude Gujarat's campaign on a high.
Maharashtra finished second on the tally with 14 medals, with Naimi Mehta and Mihika Yadav winning the PRO OPEN women's doubles title, besides Harsh Mehta and Armaan Bhatia winning the PRO OPEN men's doubles title.
Bhatia won the PRO OPEN mixed doubles title with Sindoor Mittal, with the latter bagging the 35+ women's doubles title with Simran Bangera as well.
Kavita Khanna won the 50+ women's singles title, with Amarjit Chadha and Amit Majmudar winning the 60+ men's doubles title to top it off.
Here is the full state-wise medal tally:
| S. No. |
State |
Gold |
Silver |
Bronze |
| 1 |
Gujarat |
11 |
7 |
5 |
| 2 |
Maharashtra |
6 |
4 |
4 |
| 3 |
Delhi |
4 |
6 |
6 |
| 4 |
Rajasthan |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| 5 |
Uttar Pradesh |
2 |
1 |
5 |
| 6 |
Chattisgarh |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 6 |
West Bengal |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 8 |
Haryana |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 9 |
Punjab |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
Kerala |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 11 |
Tamil Nadu |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 12 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 12 |
Madhya Pradesh |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| 14 |
Karnataka |
0 |
0 |
1 |
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