The PWR DUPR Indian Tour will kick off with the PWR DUPR India Masters. The pickleball event will take place at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association Stadium and it has a prize money of $50000. The competition will commence on October 24 and will conclude on October 27.
A number of esteemed pickleball players are slated to take part in this event. So what is the point structure in this tournament?
Pro (Open) Category: During the round-robin/qualifiers players will be playing for a maximum of 11 points. Whoever gets there first with a two-point margin will be declared as the winner. In the Round of 32 and Round of 16, players will be playing for 15 points with a two points margin. So in that scenario, the maximum points for a win would be 15-13. Both in the semifinals and finals players will be playing in a best-of-three format. So whichever teams or players will win two out of three sets of 11 or 15 points will be declared as the winners.
35+/Junior Category: From the round robin/qualifiers to the semifinal, whoever reaches the designated 15 points will win the match. The final will be played in the best-of-three format.
50+/60+/Split age: In this category, players will be playing for a maximum of 15 points in all the rounds till the final.
Intermediate: In this category, players will be involved in rallies of 15 or 21. In this format, teams usually score points at a rapid pace so the rallies tend to go longer, 15 or 21 points. Irrespective of whether players are serving or not, whoever wins the rally will get the point.
Pickleball League Asia Private Limited in association with The Times Group launched the Pickleball World Rankings (PWR) at a grand event in Dubai on July 24. The PWR DUPR Indian League and Tour will have an exciting schedule, and it will make a stop in Mumbai and Tsu, Japan, followed by Ahmedabad (March 2025), Pune (June 2025), Bengaluru (August 2025), Hyderabad (September 2025), New Delhi (October 2025) and Chennai (November 2025).
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