Heritage & community
Rooted, civic-pride positioning in a proud district.
02 · The league
A brand-new
pro league
The Karnataka Pickleball Premier League: franchise-based, city vs city, professionally organised. And Tumakuru is on the ground floor.
KPPL at a glance
First-mover advantage
Sponsors who enter at Season 1 attach their brand to KPPL's origin story, and can lock in category exclusivity on Tumakuru Titans before the league doubles in size.
The league
Organiser- 01
A franchise-based, city-vs-city professional league, organised by the Karnataka State Pickleball Association (KSPA).
- 02
Managed by Entropy Sports & Events LLP (ESE), under the recognition and guidance of the All India Pickleball Association (AIPA).
- 03
Season 1 (2026): 7 city-based franchise teams: Bengaluru, Mangaluru, Tumakuru, Coorg, Mysuru, Belagavi and Ballari. 56 players drafted from a pool of 89.
- 04
A clear scale-up roadmap: 8 franchises in Season 2, 10 in Season 3.
- 05
Tumakuru Titans is one of Season 1's founding franchises, carrying Tumakuru's name onto a statewide stage.
Growth roadmap
7 → 8 → 10
First movers get first pick of category exclusivity as new city franchises and sponsors join the league.
Season 1 · 2026 · Now
7
Founding franchises. The Titans are here.
Season 2
8
The league grows to eight cities.
Season 3
10
A statewide league at full scale.
Season 1 · 2026
9–11 Oct at GKVK Campus
Oct09FridayMatch day 1
Oct10SaturdayMatch day 2
Oct11SundayMatch day 3
The venue
GKVK Campus
Bengaluru, Karnataka. Home of KPPL Season 1: all seven franchises, three match days, one arena.
Titans match schedule
Fixtures
Why pickleball
The fastest-growing sport on earth
$0B+
Global market size (2025–26), heading toward $8–9B
0%+
Growth in participation in recent years
#1
Fastest-growing sport in America, four years running
0–55
Core audience age: urban, affluent, active, social
Best fit for brands that want
An audience cricket can't offer
Uncluttered, premium and genuinely new. No legacy sponsor to unseat and no ad clutter to fight through.
Premium visibility
Clean, uncluttered brand presence on and off court.
Youthful & active
An aspirational, fitness-first, highly social audience.
First mover
Own your category in a brand-new sport before anyone else.
