India Finishes Fourth at Pickleball World Cup With 41 Medals

Key facts

• India finished fourth among 82 nations at the Pickleball World Cup 2026 held in Da Nang, Vietnam, winning 41 medals including seven golds, 17 silvers and 17 bronzes, an improvement from 7th place last year.
• India sent a 48-athlete delegation that competed in the Kids, Juniors, Open, Seniors and Masters team events.
• The Juniors team finished 4th after losing to Vietnam in the quarterfinals.
• The Open team lost 2-4 to eventual finalists USA in the quarterfinals.
• The Seniors team exited in the round of 16 against New Zealand.
• In individual events, Harsh Mehta won bronze in Open Pro Men's Doubles, Purvansh Patel won gold in U/18 Boys Singles, and Bhushan Akut won three golds in 60+ men's doubles (with Ashok Rohira), 60+ men's singles and 60+ mixed doubles.
• Fayrouz Zaidi won the 40+ women's singles title, while Vivek Reddy won the 40+ men's singles.