The much-awaited Indian Pickleball League 2025 will get underway on December 1. It is the inaugural edition of the IPBL, which aims to popularize and revolutionize the sport of pickleball in India.
Just like the Indian Premier League brought about a revolution in Indian cricket and the Pro Kabaddi League changed the landscape of kabaddi in India, the Indian Pickleball League 2025 can make a huge impact on the sport of pickleball.
Six teams, namely Bengaluru Blasters, Lucknow Leopards, Hyderabad Royals, Capital Warriors Gurgaon, Chennai Super Warriors and Mumbai Smashers, will compete in a week-long tournament in New Delhi.
Several big names of the pickleball world will participate in the IPBL 2025. Before the competition commences, here's everything you need to know about this mega pickleball event.
Indian Pickleball League 2025 schedule with timings in IST
IPBL will happen from December 1 to 7 in New Delhi. The opening ceremony is scheduled to begin at 1pm IST on December 1, while the final will begin at 6.30pm IST on December 7. An all-star match is also planned for December 7. Here is the complete schedule:
December 1
1pm - Opening Ceremony
2.30pm - Bengaluru Blasters vs Lucknow Leopards
4.30pm - Hyderabad Royals vs Capital Warriors Gurgaon
6.30pm - Chennai Super Warriors vs Mumbai Smashers
December 2
2.30pm - Hyderabad Royals vs Chennai Super Warriors
4.30pm - Lucknow Leopards vs Mumbai Smashers
6.30pm - Bengaluru Blasters vs Capital Warriors Gurgaon
December 3
2.30pm - Bengaluru Blasters vs Mumbai Smashers
4.30pm - Capital Warriors Gurgaon vs Chennai Super Warriors
6.30pm - Lucknow Leopards vs Hyderabad Royals
December 4
2.30pm - Capital Warriors Gurgaon vs Lucknow Leopards
4.30pm - Bengaluru Blasters vs Chennai Super Warriors
6.30pm - Mumbai Smashers vs Hyderabad Royals
December 5
2.30pm - Mumbai Smashers vs Capital Warriors Gurgaon
4.30pm - Bengaluru Blasters vs Hyderabad Royals
6.30pm - Chennai Super Warriors vs Lucknow Leopards
December 6
2.30pm - Qualifier 1
4.30pm - Eliminator
6.30pm - Qualifier 2
December 7
4.30pm - All Star
6.30pm - Final
8.30pm - Trophy Ceremony
Indian Pickleball League 2025 venue
KD Jadhav Indoor Hall at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi will play host to all the matches of the inaugural IPBL season.
The organizers have announced free tickets for the fans interested to watch the matches live at the venue. Interested fans will have to register on District app or website and reserve their seats for free.
Indian Pickleball League 2025 squads
All six franchises assembled stellar lineups at the auction which happened earlier this month. Here's a look at all the six squads for this competition -
Mumbai Smashers
Quang Duong, Allison Harris, Ammol Ramchandani, Pearl Amalsadiwala, Rishi Reddy and Sindoor Mittal.
Chennai Super Warriors
Mitchell Hargreaves, Harsh Mehta, Aaliya Ebrahim, Priyanka Mehta, Roos van Reek and Aman Patel.
Hyderabad Royals
Divyanshu Kataria, Snehal Patil, Tejas Gulati, Shreya Chakraborty, Ben Newell and Megan Fudge.
Bengaluru Blasters
Phuc Huynh, Pei Chuan Kao, Arjun Singh, Aditya Singh, Shraddha Damani and Rakshikha Ravi.
Lucknow Leopards
Ryler Deheart, Aditya Ruhela, Mihika Yadav, Ronav Motiani, Naomi Amalsadiwala and Shelby Bates.
Capital Warriors Gurgaon
Jack Munro, Stavya Bhasin, Naimi Mehta, Arik Badami, Danielle Jones and Emilia Schmidt.
Indian Pickleball League 2025 telecast and live streaming details
Here's how fans can watch all the action of the Indian Pickleball League live on their TV or smart devices -
TV channel - Pickleball Now, Mirror Now and Zoom TV.
Live streaming - Pickleball Now, Times Play, Sports Now and Zoom on YouTube.