# Three pickleball tournaments across India this weekend

2026-08-12T23:10:15+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk

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Noida, Chennai, and Odisha will host pickleball tournaments this weekend as India’s domestic circuit expands. The Noida Smash Grand Prix, a PWR 700 event on August 16, is part of a 13-city Pickleball Now Grand Prix and linked to the IPBL Talent Pathway. Only winners of Open Singles categories become eligible for the IPBL Auction or Draft pool, but a maximum of six players across all six designated cities will be shortlisted, with gender split decided by the IPBL Organising Committee. Chennai’s Gorilla Smash Trophy Tour, a PWR 200 event on August 15-16, offers a Rs 3 lakh prize pool across 11 categories at SERV Pickleball. The Odisha Open, an IPA-sanctioned PWR 200 event on the same dates, has 75 players across 13 categories, with Men’s Singles drawing the most entries at 15.

## Coverage

- timesnownews.com <https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/pickleball/noida-smash-grand-prix-2026-article-155597666>
- timesnownews.com <https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/pickleball/chennai-gears-up-for-gorilla-smash-trophy-tour-schedule-categories-prize-money-article-155611491>
- timesnownews.com <https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/pickleball/odisha-open-75-players-to-compete-across-13-categories-in-pwr-200-event-article-155616737>

Tags: Grand Prix, IPBL, Noida, pickleball, PWR 700, talent pathway
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