Boopathy Sakthivel dominates Mukesh to win Chennai open singles title

Boopathy Sakthivel made the Open Singles final look routine in Chennai, beating Mukesh 15-7 to claim the Dinked PWR 200 title and add another major result to his growing domestic run.

The final, staged on April 18-19 at a tournament carrying Rs 1,00,000 in prize money, was described as largely one-sided, with Boopathy keeping his lead throughout. The Dinked event was sanctioned as an Indian Pickleball Association PWR 200 stop, and its format brought Open Men Singles and Open Women Singles together into one Open Singles draw, while Open Men Doubles and Open Women Doubles were also merged into a combined Open Doubles category.

That matters because the open bracket is where the strongest players are supposed to separate themselves, and Boopathy did exactly that. A 15-7 result does more than fill out a bracket line. It points to a player who was controlling tempo, protecting the middle of the court and preventing Mukesh from finding the kind of scoring run that can flip a final in pickleball. In a field built to test the top end of the Indian circuit, Boopathy answered with a match that never really felt in doubt.

Chennai now has another headline attached to his name, and the result strengthens the sense that he is becoming one of the players to beat in India’s domestic game. Boopathy already won the Men’s Singles Open title at the Coimbatore Pickleball Open on August 23-24, 2025, where he called the competition "very intense" and said it would prepare him for higher-level tournaments. That event drew more than 300 players across 10 categories and was hosted by Coimbatore Super Smashers, a sign of how quickly the state-level calendar is expanding.

Boopathy’s latest win also fits into a wider ranking picture. PWR describes itself as a unified global ranking system for pickleball players, and its rankings page lists Boopathy among the top men’s players. Taken together, the Coimbatore title, the Chennai final and his place in the ranking ecosystem suggest a player building form in public, not just collecting trophies.

For challengers heading into the next run of regional events, the challenge is now clear. They will have to break Boopathy’s rhythm early, keep him from dictating the center of the court and make the final uncomfortable from the first few points. In Chennai, that never happened, and the scoreline reflected the gap.