IPA president Bhullar, Mathur claim 50+ doubles title, beat Jain-Kumar 15-10

Suryaveer Singh Bhullar and Akhil Mathur defeated Ravi Jain and Virendra Kumar 15-10 to clinch the 50+ men’s doubles title at the Indian Pickleball Association–sanctioned PWR 700 Ultimate Pickleball Showdown at Calcutta South Club on February 11, 2026. Bhullar, who also serves as president of the Indian Pickleball Association, partnered Mathur through a day of dominant scorelines to lift the trophy.

The champions began the day with an 11-5 round-robin win over Ravi Jain and Virendra Kumar, then produced an 11-0 rout of Souvik Bakshi and Nabendu Bhattacharjee. Bhullar and Mathur followed those victories with back-to-back identical wins over Ashish Bhuwalka and Rakesh Poddar and over Venkatachalam Gopalan and Sharath Kumar Gudikandula, a sequence that set up a rematch with Ravi and Virendra in the final. The exact scores for the two “identical” round-robin wins were not provided in the available match reports.

Ravi Jain and Virendra Kumar, after the 11-5 opening loss to Bhullar and Mathur, rebounded strongly in round-robin play by defeating Ashish Bhuwalka and Rakesh Poddar 11-0 and then Venkatachalam Gopalan and Sharath Kumar Gudikandula 11-4. That recovery carried them into the final, but they could not avenge their earlier defeat and fell 15-10 to Bhullar and Mathur for second place.

Bhullar and Mathur’s 11-0 win over Bakshi and Bhattacharjee and their unbeaten round-robin run underline their statistical dominance at the tournament. Bhullar’s dual role as IPA president and 50+ champion gives the victory additional visibility for the veteran circuit; the event’s PWR 700 classification also signals higher-stakes ranking implications, although specific PWR points and prize-money details were not disclosed in the reports.

The Ultimate Pickleball Showdown in Kolkata ran multiple age-category draws. The meet also staged a 40+ men’s singles final in which Dhiren Patel emerged victorious over Vinay Sethia, highlighting the event’s breadth across masters divisions. The calendar placement of a PWR 700 event at Calcutta South Club on February 11 indicates growing institutional support for competitive pickleball in India’s veteran ranks.

Key information remains to be confirmed for a full competitive audit: the numeric score for the two identical round-robin wins by Bhullar and Mathur, official match sheets for verification of the day’s sequence, and any prize-money or PWR point allocations tied to the PWR 700 classification. Those details will clarify the ranking and business impact of the result for Bhullar, Mathur, and their rivals on the regional pickleball circuit.