New Delhi, Dec. 2 -- The Indian Pickleball League (IPBL) - the country's first-ever professional pickleball league - began its inaugural edition with Lucknow Leopards and Chennai Super Warriors asserting their dominance on the opening day at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall, Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium on Monday. Hyderabad Royals also registered a decisive win. Lucknow opened their campaign with a commanding 4-1 victory over Bengaluru Blasters. India's top-ranked player Aditya Ruhela led the charge, outclassing Vietnamese player Phuc Huynh 15-10. Bengaluru briefly clawed back in men's doubles. However, Shelby Bates tore through women's singles 15-5, then paired with Pearl Amalsadiwala for a well-fought 15-13 doubles win. The 21-17 Grand Rally sealed the tie with Ryler Deheart and Bates being awarded the tie's best players. In Tie-2, Hyderabad secured a composed 4-2 win over Capital Warriors Gurgaon, taking all four early matches before Warriors clawed back with a spirited Grand Rally finish. Ben Newell's gritty 15-13 opener established early dominance, followed by a strong men's doubles performance alongside Divyanshu Kataria. The seasoned Megan Fudge delivered the day's closest contest, a thrilling 15-14 singles win, before teaming up with Snehal Patil to claim the women's doubles 15-10. Later in the evening for the last tie of the day, Chennai Super Warriors bounced back from a match down to sweep their tie against Mumbai Smashers 5-1....