The league is scheduled to take place from February 5-8, at the Nesco Center,  Mumbai

Mumbai. The World Padel League today announced Sohail Khan Entertainment, one of India’s leading entertainment, events and film production & distribution houses as the owner of Team Panthers, ahead of its highly anticipated India debut. Scheduled to take place from February 5-8 at the Nesco Center, Mumbai, the World Padel League will bring together top global padel players together for the first time in India.

Sohail Khan Entertainment boasts of 14 movies under its banner and is known for delivering hits such as ‘Pyaar Kiya Toh Darna Kya’, Maine Pyaar Kyun Kiya?’, ‘Jai Ho’, ‘Freaky Ali’, ‘Partner’ amongst others. The company is also widely known for organising over 1000+ large-scale on-ground events like ‘Filmfare’ and ‘Zee Cine Awards’ in the past. Owners of the ‘Da-Bangg Tour’ with more than 50 shows so far, they are also the part-owners of the Celebrity Cricket League, as also the owners of Team Mumbai Heroes. As part of the World Padel League, the company has further expanded its footprint into the world of sports as they become a part of the rapidly growing affinity for padel in India.

Meteora Developers, Dubai World Padel League, owned by ID Info Business Serviced Ltd. and powered by Maisour, promises to bring world-class padel action to India, at par with global standards. Featuring 32 elite players across 4 teams, the league is poised to raise the bar and set new benchmarks for the sport in India, making WPL ‘The Greatest Show on Court!’.

Talking about WPL, Sohail Khan said, “The growth of padel in India is quite impressive, with several of our industry peers also playing the sport regularly. It’s a sport that fosters a sense of community, and with the World Padel League making its debut in India, it will undoubtedly elevate the sport to a whole new level. Team Panthers has got some exciting talent from across the globe and we are looking forward to a successful edition ahead!”

Extending a welcome to Sohail Khan Entertainment, Hemali Sharma, Director, World Padel League expressed, “It’s a pleasure to have Sohail and team as part of World Padel League’s India debut. His association with the league is a testament to the growing popularity of padel, and we look forward to elevating the sport to new heights in India. We are excited about the opportunities this collaboration presents and can’t wait to bring power-packed courtside action starting February 5!”

World Padel League will follow a single round-robin format, with each team playing against every other team, during the three league stage days. The top two teams will advance to the finals, to be held on February 8.

Tickets for the highly-anticipated World Padel League are now live on District by Zomato.

New Delhi. India’s challenge at the Yonex-Sunrise India Open 2025 came to an end with the men’s doubles combination of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty went down against world no. 2 Nur Izzuddin and Goh Sze Fei of Malaysia in the semifinals of the HSBC BWF World Tour Super 750 event at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall here on Saturday.

The Indian combination, making a comeback of sorts on the BWF circuit following an injury to Satwik, made a strong start against the Malaysian but struggled to counter the game plan of their opponent at the back end of both games and lost 21-18, 21-14 in 37 minutes.

The third seeds will now face Malaysia Open champions Kim Won Ho and Seo Seung Jae of Korea, who defeated fifth seeds Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik of Malaysia 22-20, 21-19.

On Sunday, Olympic champion An Se Young of South Korea will take on Thailand’s Pornpawee Chochuwong in the women’s singles final while the French combination of Thom Gicquel and Delphine Delrue will aim to clinch their first Super 750 crown against second seeds Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Ya Xin of China.

The women’s doubles final will be played between eighth seeds Kim Hye Jeong and Kong Hee Yong of South Korea and Japan’s Arisa Igarashi and Ayako Sakuramoto.

The KD Jadhav Indoor Hall was packed to the brim in anticipation of another strong showing by Satwik and Chirag. The world no. 9 combination, who had reached the semi-finals of the Malaysia Open Super 1000 last week, started strong and it looked like they were in control of the opening game as they led 15-12. But Goh and Izzuddin began pressing the home favourites at the net and errors started to creep in.

Goh and Izzuddin clinched seven straight points from there on and a smash error from Satwik handed the Malaysians the first game.

In the second game, the Indians lost eight of the first 10 points before a series of five consecutive points brought them back in the match. However, Goh and Izzuddin were quick in attacking the Indians’ serve and scored quite a few quick points to put them under pressure and ensured that the 2022 Asian Games gold medallists could not make a comeback by relying on their big smashes.

“I think we should have closed down in the first game but credit to them they were really good in the service situations, which we didn’t really expect because probably we didn’t prepare for it. Having said that, we should have been little more calmer,” said Chirag.

Earlier, in the women’s singles semi-final, Pornpawee Chocuwong came back from the brink to beat Japan’s Tomoka Miyazaki of Japan 11-21, 24-22, 21-19 while top seed An Se Young was made to work hard for her 21-19, 21-16.

Chochuwong looked down and out while trailing 14-19 in the second game, having lost the opener rather tamely. But she kept pushing herself to retrieve every attacking stroke Miyazaki played to close the gap within a point. She then saved three match points, forcing the Japanese to commit errors at the end of long rallies to force a decider.

In the decider, the Thailand shuttler was the more composed competitor among the two. She was patient on crucial points and that made the ultimate difference in a match that lasted an hour and 13 minutes.

Results:

Men’s doubles:
Kim Won Ho/Seo Seung Jae (Kor) bt 5-Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik (Mas) 22-20, 21-19; 3-Nur Izzuddin/Goh Sze Fei (Mas) bt 7-Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (Ind) 21-18, 21-14

Women’s singles:
8-Pornpawee Chochuwong (Tha) bt 6-Tomoka Miyazaki (Jpn) 11-21, 24-22, 21-19; 1-An Se Young (Kor) bt 4-Gregoria Mariska Tunjung 21-19, 21-16

Women’s doubles:
8-Kim Hye Jeong/ Kong Hee Yong (Kor) bt 3-Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan (Mas) 21-18, 21-18; Arisa Igarashi/ Ayako Sakuramoto (Jpn) bt 4-Li Yi Jing/Luo Xu Min (Chn) 18-21, 21-13, 21-17

Mixed doubles:
Thom Gicquel/Delphine Delrue (Fra) bt 3-Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei (Mas) 21-17, 21-15; 2-Jiang Zhen Bang/ Wei Ya Xin (Chn) bt 4-Goh Soon Haut/Lai Shevon Jemie (Mas) 18-21, 21-19, 21-9

नई दिल्ली. भारतीय महिला खो खो टीम ने शनिवार को इंदिरा गांधी इंडोर स्टेडियम में पहले खो खो विश्व कप 2025 के सेमीफाइनल में दक्षिण अफ्रीका को 66-16 से हराकर एक बार फिर अपनी सामरिक क्षमता का परिचय दिया। ब्लू में महिलाओं ने अटैक और डिफेंस दोनों में शानदार प्रदर्शन किया, जिससे नेपाल के साथ रोमांचक फाइनल मुकाबला तय हो गया।

ब्लू जर्सी में महिलाओं ने चैथरा बी के ड्रीम रन के साथ शानदार शुरुआत की, जो नाजिया बीबी और निर्मला भाटी के डिफेंडरों द्वारा पकड़े जाने के बाद भी जारी रही। उन्होंने दक्षिण अफ्रीका की सिनेथेम्बा मोसिया द्वारा बाहर किए जाने से पहले अकेले ही 5 अंक बनाए। यह उन्हें टर्न 1 के अंत में दक्षिण अफ्रीका के 8 अंकों के करीब ले जाने के लिए पर्याप्त था, जिससे उन्हें मैच की शानदार शुरुआत मिली।

टर्न 2 में रेशमा ने पूरे फॉर्म में खेल दिखाया। भारतीय महिलाओं ने दक्षिण अफ्रीकी खिलाड़ियों को कई बैचों में आउट किया और महत्वपूर्ण अंक अर्जित किए। यह टीम के लिए महत्वपूर्ण साबित हुआ, क्योंकि स्कोर ब्लू जर्सी में भारतीय महिलाओं के पक्ष में 33-10 था।

भारतीय महिला टीम के लिए अपने दूसरे मैच में ड्रीम रन टर्न 3 के अंत में आया। इस दौरान वैष्णवी पोवार, नसरीन शेख और भीलरदेवी ने 5 मिनट तक अच्छा खेल दिखाया। उनके 5 अंक तीसरे टर्न के प्रतीक थे, क्योंकि स्कोर 38-16 था, जिससे उन्हें सेमीफाइनल मुकाबले के अंतिम 7 मिनट में एक मजबूत मंच मिला।

टर्न 4 में दक्षिण अफ्रीकी खिलाड़ियों के लिए सबसे लंबा बैच सिर्फ 1 मिनट और 45 सेकंड तक चला, जिससे भारतीयों ने फाइनल में अपनी जगह पक्की कर ली। नसरीन शेख और रेशमा राठौड़ ने टीम को जीत दिलाई और अंतिम स्कोर 66-16 रहा।

भारतीय टीम रविवार 19 जनवरी को इंदिरा गांधी इंडोर स्टेडियम में फाइनल में नेपाल से भिड़ेगी।

इससे पहले नेपाल की महिलाओं ने सेमीफाइनल मुकाबले में युगांडा को 89-18 से हराकर खो-खो विश्व कप 2025 के महिला वर्ग के फाइनल के लिए क्वालीफाई कर लिया।

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