The Big Dinks Clinch Title at PYC – Pusalkar Foundation Pickleball League 2026
Pune, 9th March 2026: The Big Dinks emerged champions at the 1st edition of the PYC – Pusalkar Foundation Pickleball League 2026, which was organized by PYC Hindu Gymkhana and played at the PYC Pickleball Courts.
In an exciting final, The Big Dinks defeated BM Smashers 4–2 to lift the championship trophy. The tournament witnessed competitive matches and enthusiastic participation from players across categories.
The prize distribution ceremony was held in the presence of Mr. Deepak Gadgil, Hon. Secretary of PYC Hindu Gymkhana, and Mr. Sarang Lagu, Joint Secretary of PYC Hindu Gymkhana. Also present on the occasion were Mr. Amit Madan and Mr. Sahil Madan of Champion Sports, along with Mr. Nandan Dongre and Mr. Amod Pradhan.
Results: Final Round:
The Big Dinks bt BM Smashers 5-2(Open Doubles 1: Anish Rane/Aaryan Sutar bt Aarin Mali/Tanish Belgalkar 11-07;Open Doubles 2: Mihir Thombre/Nakul Ogale bt Aniket Shinde/Pratik Dharmadhikari 11-03; Mix Doubles 1: Yogesh Bhogashetti/Shrishti Khatod lost to Riaan Mali/Isha Pathak 07-15; Senior Doubles: Kaustubh Valimbe/Saurabh Prabhudesai bt Amol Mehendale/Jaya Patankar 15-12;Open Doubles 3: Bhagyshree Deshpande/Ayaan Jamenis bt Vedant Khatod/Neehil Darda 15-11; Open Doubles 4: Sumeet Kalkar/Anand Apte lost to Amar Shroff/Siddharth Badamikar 09-11);
Other Prizes:
Best Pair Bronze: Bhagyshree Deshpande/Ayaan Jamenis;
Best Pair Silver: Mihir Thombre/Nakul Ogale;
Best Gold Pair: Anish Rane/Aaryan Sutar;
Best Mixed Double Pair: Gautam Lonkar/Madhura Tembe;
Best 52 Plus Pair: Tushar Nagarkar/Sanjeev Gholap;
Best Female Player: Vaijayanti Marathe;
Best Male Player above 30: Ishant Rege;
Best Male Player Under 30: Eshaan Lagu;
Best Senior Player: Tushar Nagarkar;
Player of the tournament: Aryan Sutar.
