Pickleball Kingdom launches flagship master club in Gurugram, India
Gurugram’s new Master Club opened with eight indoor courts, free Pickleball 101 classes and on-site catering, putting India on the retreat map.
Pickleball Kingdom India opened its flagship Master Club in Gurugram on June 29, bringing founder and CEO Ace Rodrigues, vice president of business development Jeff Dunlap and DUPR 5.03-rated player Dalton Robinson to the launch. The opening was pitched as more than a ribbon-cutting: it put a premium indoor club in one of North India’s biggest business centers, with the kind of programming traveling players look for when they book around pickleball.
The Gurugram location was built around eight indoor courts, plus equipment and room rentals and on-site catering. Pickleball Kingdom’s club page also promoted free Pickleball 101 classes, open play, coaching, court reservations and event bookings, which gives the site a fuller club profile than a simple pay-to-play facility. That mix matters for retreat planning because it lets a visitor walk in as a beginner, join a session, book court time or bring a group for a corporate outing without leaving the property.
Robinson’s role signals how the company wants the club to function. Rather than just opening another franchise, Pickleball Kingdom brought in a player with a 5.03 DUPR rating to help onboard players and coaches, run skill-development sessions and share habits from more mature pickleball markets. That is the part traveling players will notice first: coaching standards, not just court count.
The launch also sits inside a market that is moving fast. Sportstar reported that registered pickleball players in India rose from about 10,000 in 2021 to roughly 60,000 in 2024, while courts grew from a few hundred at the start of 2024 to more than 1,200 by the end of the year. India’s Sports Ministry recognized the Indian Pickleball Association on April 25, 2025, giving it eligibility for financial grants and authority to regulate, promote and develop the sport nationally.
Pickleball Kingdom India is being handled by BAQ Wizards Pvt Ltd, founded by Bhanu Gulati, Anuj Duggal and Qudrath Ali. The brand says it has more than 400 locations awarded across the United States, and that scale explains the ambition in Gurugram: this is a club designed to move India from scattered recreational play toward a repeatable indoor model with coaching, open play and events under one roof. For players mapping their next pickleball trip, Gurugram now has a legitimate anchor.
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