BM Smashers, Big Dinks register impressive wins at PYC – Pusalkar Foundation Pickleball League 2026
Pune, 7th March 2026: Exciting matches were witnessed in the league encounters at the 1st edition of the PYC – Pusalkar Foundation Pickleball League 2026, which is being organized by PYC Hindu Gymkhana and played at the PYC Pickleball Courts.
BM Smashers and The Big Dinks delivered strong performances as they registered important victories in their respective ties during the league round.
BM Smashers defeated Hublikar Hurricanes 5–3. The winning team got off to a flying start with Tanish Belgalkar and Aniket Shinde blanking Ranjit Pande and Vedaant Dham 11-0 in the opening doubles match. Aarin Mali and Pratik Dharmadhikari followed it up with an 11-1 win over Anuj Chhajed and Apoorv Sontakke, while Abhijeet Ganu and Shaan Madan outplayed Swaroop Kulkarni and Jinesh Jain 11-2.
In another match, The Big Dinks outclassed Gold Leaf Hunters 6–2. After dropping the opening doubles, the Big Dinks bounced back strongly with Mihir Thombre and Nakul Ogale dominating their rivals 11-0. Nandan Dongre and Sarang Athavale, Vinit Rathi and Bhagyshree Deshpande, and the senior duo Kaustubh Valimbe and Saurabh Prabhudesai continued the momentum to seal the tie convincingly.
The Big Dinks continued their winning run as they defeated Hublikar Hurricanes 5–3 in another closely fought encounter. The pairs of Anish Rane/Aaryan Sutar, Mihir Thombre/Nakul Ogale, and Nandan Dongre/Sarang Athavale provided the early advantage by winning their respective doubles matches.
In another tie, BM Smashers registered their second victory of the day, edging past Falcons 5–3. The trio of Tanish Belgalkar/Aniket Shinde, Aarin Mali/Pratik Dharmadhikari, and Abhijeet Ganu/Shaan Madan won their matches comfortably to put their team in a commanding position before sealing the overall win.
Results: league Round:
BM Smashers bt Hublikar Hurricanes 5-3 (Open Doubles 1: Tanish Belgalkar/Aniket Shinde bt Ranjit Pande/Vedaant Dham 11-0; Open Doubles 2: Aarin Mali/Pratik Dharmadhikari bt Anuj Chhajed/Apoorv Sontakke 11-01; Open Doubles 3: Abhijeet Ganu/Shaan Madan bt Swaroop Kulkarni/Jinesh Jain 11-02; Mix Doubles 1: Aaryan Shirole/Isha Pathak lost to Janhavi Kore/Rohit Bhalerao 09-11; Senior Doubles: Amol Mehendale/Jaya Patankar lost to Rahul Pathak/Venkatesh Kashelikar 09-15; Mix Doubles 2: Abhijit Rajawade/Radhika Ingalhalikar w/o Rucha Dhavalikar/Raunaq Sawkar 15-00; Open Doubles 4: Riaan Mali/Vedant Khatod lost to Nakul Belvalkar/Akshay Oke 11-15; Open Doubles 5: Amar Shroff/Siddharth Badamikar bt Pratik Hublikar/Gayatri Natekar 11-05);
The Big Dinks bt Gold Leaf Hunters 6-2 (Open Doubles 1: Anish Rane/Aaryan Sutar lost to Kshitij Kotwal/Arya Devdhar 08-11; Open Doubles 2: Mihir Thombre/Nakul Ogale bt Atharva Iyer/Ashwin Lonkar 11-00; Open Doubles 3: Nandan Dongre/Sarang Athavale bt Deven Shewale/Sidhant Khinvasara 11-03; Mix Doubles 1: Vinit Rathi/Bhagyshree Deshpande bt Anuja Nawathe/Sameer Jalan 11-06; Senior Doubles: Kaustubh Valimbe/Saurabh Prabhudesai bt Sandeep Sathe/Rachana Kotwal 15-04; Mix Doubles 2: Yogesh Bhogashetti/Shristi Khatod bt Adit Pabalkar/Gopika Kinjawadekar 15-10; Open Doubles 4: Ayaan Jamenis/Sumeet Kalkar bt Jay Kelkar/Chirag Gujarathi 15-11; Open Doubles 5: Anya Ingalhalikar/Meera Kashelikar lost to Rivansh Kasat/Divyansh Gore 01-11)
The Big Dinks bt Hublikar Hurricanes 5-3((Open Doubles 1: Anish Rane/Aaryan Sutar bt Apoorv Sontakke/Vedaant Dham 11-03; Open Doubles 2: Mihir Thombre/Nakul Ogale bt Raunaq Sawkar/Swaroop Kulkarni 11-02; Open Doubles 3: Nandan Dongre/Sarang Athavale bt Anuj Chhajed/Jinesh Jain 11-02; Mix Doubles 1: Shalvi Shah/Vinit Rathi lost to Jahnavi Kore/Rohit Bhalerao 07-11; Senior Doubles: Kaustubh Valimbe/Saurabh Prabhudesai lost to Ranjit Pande/Rahul Pathak 11-15; Mix Doubles 2: Shrishti Khatod/Yogesh Bhogashetti bt Rucha Dhavalikar/Kunal Shah 15-08; Open Doubles 4: Bhagyashree Deshpande/Ayaan Jamenis bt Nakul Belvalkar/Akshay Oke 15-12; Open Doubles 5: Aarav Shroff/Anand Apte lost to Pratik Hublikar/Gayatri Natekar 06-11);
BM Smashers bt Falcons 5-3 (Open Doubles 1: Tanish Belgalkar/Aniket Shinde bt Chaitany Rahatekar/Ankush Moghe 11-02; Open Doubles 2: Aarin Mali/Pratik Dharmadhikari bt Rohan Chhajed/Kamlesh Nimbalkar 11-10; Open Doubles 3: Abhijeet Ganu/Shaan Madan bt Eshan Parekh/Tanish Dadlani 11-03; Mix Doubles 1: Aryan Shirole/Radhika Ingalhalikar lost to Gautam Lonkar/Madhura Tembe 04-11; Senior Doubles: Amol Mehendale/Jaya Patankar bt Sudarshan Bihani/Anil Chhajed 15-11; Mix Doubles 2: Abhijit Rajwade/Isha Pathak lost to Aarushi Pande/Aaryan Changediya 14-15; Open Doubles 4: Riaan Mali/Vedant Khatod bt Shubham Prabhu/Satyjit Nimbalkar 15-14; Open Doubles 5: Amar Shroff/Siddharth Badamikar lost to Manan Joshi/Aaryan Desai 10-11)
