India’s No. 1 Mihika Yadav Rules Chennai’s First PWR 1000

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India’s first-ever PWR 1000 delivered spectacle and stakes at VGP Golden Beach Resort on East Coast Road (ECR), Chennai, and Mihika Yadav rose to both. The Mumbai native—India’s No. 1 women’s singles player—clinched the Women’s Singles title at The Rise Up Championship (https://theconwaybulletin.com/news/india-pickleball-news/207487/mihika-yadav-clinches-chennai-pickleball-crown-eyes-global-glory-in-2025/) — Pickleball By The Bay 2025, defeating Snehal Kishor Patil 11–8, 11–4.

From Preview Promise to Proven Champion

Days before the event, Yadav told Pickleball Now she would load up her card—open women’s singles, women’s doubles with Gurdleen Singh, and mixed doubles with Amol Ramchandani—calling Chennai “the biggest PWR event India has had so far.” She backed that confidence with composure in the final. “I think I stayed solid throughout the match. Whatever I had planned, whatever I had prepped for, I managed to execute,” Yadav said to Pickleball Now.

A City That Keeps Calling

Chennai isn’t just a venue for Yadav—it’s history. A former professional tennis player with major wins in the city, she framed this title as a homecoming with a paddle. “Chennai has always been very special to me… And now to win a pickleball singles event in this city—very, very special,” she told Pickleball Now. The seaside build matched the moment: “It’s a stunning, stunning facility… by the beach. Kudos to Rise Up Championship,” Yadav added.

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Asia-Forged Form

Yadav’s edge has been sharpened across the region. Earlier this season she competed on the inaugural PPA Tour Asia in Malaysia (https://www.pickle.asia/blogs/ben-johns-set-to-ignite-malaysia-cup-2025-in-kuala-lumpur), Hong Kong (https://www.pickle.asia/blogs/ppa-tour-asia-hong-kong-open-a-weekend-that-roared), and Japan (https://www.pickle.asia/blogs/triple-crown-in-fukuoka-garnett-sweeps-three-long-leaves-with-two)