India, Dec. 4 -- Chennai Super Warriors became the first team to confirm a playoff spot in the Indian Pickleball League, beating Bengaluru Blasters 4-2 here on Thursday after Lucknow Leopards and Capital Warriors Gurgaon played out a 3-3 draw.

Phuc Huynh gave Bengaluru the ideal launch, outlasting Aman Patel 15-13 in men's singles. Chennai steadied through Mitchell Hargreaves and Harsh Mehta, who edged Huynh and Arjun Singh 15-12.

Roos van Reek then raced to a 15-5 win over Pei Chuan Kao before Bengaluru won the women's doubles to draw level at 2-2. Chennai surged in the Grand Rally and closed out a dominant 21-10 finish to record their fourth straight win.

In the other match, Lucknow sped to an early lead through Ryler DeHeart who def...