Armaan Bhatia climbs high on Day 3 of the PWR DUPR India Masters
Armaan Bhatia climbs high on Day 3 of the PWR DUPR India Masters
Notably, Armaan Bhatia captivated with his game on Day 3 of the PWR DUPR India Masters at DLTA in New Delhi. He secured a spot in the 3 Pro (Open) Finals.
Notedly, energy and enthusiasm were at peak at the PWR DUPR India Masters, as India’s Armaan Bhatia managed to secure a spot in his third Finals match of the tournament.
At the high-intensity semi-final match on Saturday at the Delhi Lawn Tennis Association (DLTA), Armaan, along with his Mixed Doubles partner Roos Van Reek, won in the semifinals defeating the Indian-Australian duo of Vishal Masand and Sarah Burr.
After two days of intense battle in the Pro (Open) Men’s Singles and Doubles categories, Armaan secured his place in two finals on Sunday, October 27, and this third semifinal win only goes to show his unmatchable prowess at the game.
Talking about his upcoming matches tomorrow, as per Armaan, he is looking forward to playing against Danni (E Townsend) amidst their Pro (Open) Mixed Doubles on Tuesday. They have some fun banter on the court, so the game will be fun.”Adding that “Winning all three matches will certainly be his favourite thing!
According to tournament Director Mihir Khandelwal, they were truly thrilled to witness pickleball’s popularity grow. Indian athletes are ruling the game and serving as true inspiration for budding players – Armaan’s three wins is a case in point!”
In the Pro division on Day 3, fans witnessed India’s Armaan Bhatia and the Netherlands’ Roos Van Reek play their best games of pickleball ever, as they defeated the Indian-Australian duo Vishal Masand and Sarah Burr in an impressive 11-5 in the first game and an 11-1 in the second. Also making it for the finals were the Australian pair of George Wall and Danni E. Townsend, who won their matches fair and square against Australian-American pair of Emilia Schmidt and Casey Diamond, who put up a tough fight. Wall and Townsend scored 11-8 and 11-9 in the nail-biting semifinal as they finally secured the win.
As per Pranav Kohli, CEO of PWR, day 3 of the PWR DUPR India Masters is a testament to the fact that India will reach the stars when it comes to pickleball. Regardless its newness, India has some amazing talent, proven by our finalist Armaan Bhatia, competing in three of the five finals on Tuesday and are hopeful that his achievements, and those of other remarkable players from India and abroad, are only bringing pickleball fans together and convincing more people to play the sport.
With an outstanding third day, the PWR DUPR India Masters maintained its high standard for the finals to come.
The full schedule:
Pro (Open) Women’s Singles – Sofia Sewing vs Kao Pei-Chaun (4:00 pm), followed by
Pro (Open) Men’s Singles – Armaan Bhatia vs Dusty Boyer, followed by
Pro (Open) Women’s Doubles – Roos Van Reek/ Kaitlynn Hart vs Yuchieh Hsieh/ Xiao Yi Wang Beckvall, followed by
Pro (Open) Mixed Doubles – Armaan Bhatia/ Roos Van Reek vs George Wall/ Danni E. Townsend, followed by Pro (Open) Men’s Doubles – Roman Estereja/ Mitch Hargreaves vs Harsh Mehta/Armaan Bhatia
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