The Indian Pickleball League (IPBL) on Tuesday introduced 5 city-based franchises for its inaugural season, scheduled from December 1–7, 2025, on the KD Jadhav Indoor Corridor, Indira Gandhi Stadium, New Delhi. The league, launched by The Occasions Group and sanctioned by the Indian Pickleball Affiliation underneath the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports activities, made the announcement at an occasion in Chennai attended by Thiru Udhayanidhi Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu.The primary set of groups contains M3M Gurugram, Nazara Mumbai, Bengaluru Blasters, Chennai Tremendous Warriors and Hyderabad Royals. The league mentioned the sixth workforce will likely be introduced later.IPBL will characteristic high Indian and worldwide gamers in a city-versus-city format. Welcoming the groups, Vineet Jain, Managing Director, The Occasions Group, mentioned, “These groups characterize the dimensions, ambition, and attain that outline the Indian Pickleball League. Collectively, they convey a contemporary aggressive spirit that may assist make pickleball a contemporary fixture in India’s sporting panorama.”Gurugram enters the league by M3M India. Pankaj Bansal, Director – M3M India, mentioned, “Gurugram loves quick, social, high-energy sport. Being town’s first main league franchise makes this second much more particular.”Bengaluru Blasters will likely be led by Vasanth Kalyan. He mentioned, “Bengaluru displays the heartbeat of latest India, fast, expressive, and aggressive. Pickleball feels tailored for this metropolis.”Mumbai will likely be represented by a franchise owned by Absolute Sports activities, a subsidiary of Nazara Applied sciences. Nitish Mittersain, CEO, Nazara Applied sciences, mentioned, “Mumbai thrives on velocity, ability, and competitors. Pickleball suits proper in, and we’re excited to champion town in a league constructed for the long run.”Accord Group will area the Chennai Tremendous Warriors. Dr Swetha Sundeep mentioned, “Chennai has all the time backed aggressive, high-energy sport. Pickleball provides a brand new dimension to that spirit, and we’re proud to characterize town in IPBL’s first season.”Hyderabad Royals will likely be operated by Operam Ventures. Anubhav Tyagi, Managing Director – Operam Ventures, mentioned, “Hyderabad is prepared for the following massive sport. Pickleball has discovered early, enthusiastic adoption right here, and IPBL provides us a nationwide stage to construct on that momentum.”In keeping with the organisers, the inaugural version goals to broaden the game by metropolis groups, aggressive occasions and digital platforms.