Chennai: The Indian Pickleball League (IPBL) on Tuesday unveiled the first five franchises to be based in Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Hyderabad and Gurugram for its inaugural season starting December 1.

Gurgaon Capital Warriors, Mumbai Smashers, Bengaluru Blasters, Chennai Super Warriors and Hyderabad Royals franchises were the five franchises. The sixth team will be announced later.

The debut season will be held at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall of the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi from December 1 to 7. The league was launched by The Times Group and sanctioned by the Indian Pickleball Association (IPA) under the Sports Ministry.

Welcoming the franchises, Vineet Jain, Managing Director, The Times Group, said: “These teams represent the scale, ambition, and reach that define the

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