Hyderabad, Oct. 17 -- Hyderabad Pickleball League (HPL), India's first city-based franchise pickleball competition, made a debut last Friday evening at the Re'serve Sports Arena, Kokapet with its opening Matchday hosted by the Keerthi Warriors, owned by Keerthi Reddy and co-owned by Olympic medallist Saina Nehwal.

The launch featured high-octane matches, a vibrant fan experience, and fans setting a benchmark for pickleball as a spectator sport, a release said. Happening from October 10 to December 13 in a round-robin format across eight franchises, HPL introduces a unique home-game model where each team hosts a showcase event, blending top-level competition with community engagement, it added.

The action opened with Dasos Dynamos and Th...