India, Dec. 8 -- Mumbai Smashers scripted a miraculous turnaround from being at the bottom of the table to becoming champions of the inaugural edition of the Indian Pickleball League (IPBL). Mumbai capped off their run with a 5-1 win over Hyderabad Royals in the final at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall on Sunday.

DUPR World No.3 Quang Duong ensured he finished IPBL without a blemish in the singles category with a scintillating two-way display, dominating the back-court and the kitchen-line, which refers to the seven-foot line on either side of the net from where the players can't volley. Duong later returned with his men's doubles partner Ammol Ramchandani, edging Hyderabad duo Ben Newell and Divyanshu Kataria in a gritty battle 15-10 to put M...