India wins Silver in the Kid’s event and Junior’s come 4th as India’s team campaign comes to an end at the Pickleball World Cup

India’s team campaign came to an end today at the Pickleball World Cup with a Silver for the kids team and a 4^th place finish for the Juniors’ team. The Master’s team lost in the quarters in a last game thriller against Vietnam and the Open category team went down fighting to USA in the quarters as well.

The India Kids Squad consisting of Veer Shah, Mahika Rathod, Praathnaa Motiani, Kaveer Mehta, Viransh Chopra, Charanya Selvanarayan and Maanasi Karthik beat Japan 3-0 in the semi finals before losing to USA in the finals. Veer Shah was awarded the Best Captain in the category at the end of the campaign. The Junior team led by Arjun Singh and featuring Naomi Amalsadiwala, Aditya Singh, Diya Mattipati, Dev Shah, D.A. Raju and Purvansh Patel lost an extremely close battle to Vietnam setting up a bronze medal match against Brazil.

The Open India team bowed out against team USA 2-4 in a closely fought contest. The team was tied at 2-2 halfway through the match after which Katerina Stewart and Ronan Camron ran away with their singles matches to take USA into the semi finals. The Masters team also bowed out in the quarters against Vietnam in the deciding final battle after the teams were tied at 2 a piece. Shakuntala Devi & Petulia Balaji kicked India off with the first point of the tie after which Vietnam won the next 2 ties. Bhushan Akut and Petulia Balaji won the 4^th tie to put India into a decider but Vietnam proved to be the better team in the final tie.

“Congratulations to our Kids Team who brought home a Silver Medal, making the nation beam with pride. The Open Team fought fiercely against USA in the Quarterfinals, the Masters battled with heart, and the Juniors stood tall at 4th place. Together, this is nothing less than a statement to the world: India has arrived and is ready for big fights. A heartfelt thank you to our incredible sponsors, Lucknow Leopards, Picklebay, Cosmic Birla Group, Athletiq, Hndrd, and Electrorush for powering this journey.” Said Mr. Aalap Sharma, Treasurer, Indian Pickleball Association.

Purvansh Patel and Veer Shah proved their mettle in the individual singles category winning a gold in U18 Boy’s singles and a bronze in the U/14 Boy’s singles respectively. At the end of today’s play, India has now moved into 3^rd place on the medal tally in the individual and team events.

“The experience at the pickleball world cup has been extremely good. I am very happy to win the U18 singles gold and thank everyone for the support back home as well. Very proud of the way we played in the team event even though we ended up on the 4^th spot. This only motivates us all to play better and lastly, I thank Indian Pickleball Association for this opportunity to put India on the map.” Said, Purvansh Patel, India.

“Congratulations to all the squads, specially the Kids’ team. This is a testament to all the hard work going on behind the scenes. It’s not easy to stand proud on the 3^rd spot in the overall medal tally and I congratulate each and every member of the entire contingent for making this happen. We look forward to the last day tomorrow at the World Cup tomorrow and hope to finish strong.” Said Mr. Suryaveer Singh Bhullar, President, Indian Pickleball Association.

Arjun Singh, Aditya Singh, Purvansh Patel, Panth Thakkar, Veer Shah, Naomi Amalsadiwala, Mahika Rathod, Praathnaa Motiani, Kaveer Mehta, Viransh Chopra, Charanya Selvanarayan and Maanasi Karthik will all be in action tomorrow competing in the U18 and U16 doubles on the last day of the Pickleball World Cup held in Vietnam.

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