Armaan Bhatia Scripts History At PWR DUPR India Masters

28.10.2024 - 06:57 sports.ndtv.com

India's Armaan Bhatia completed a historic treble yesterday at the PWR India Masters event for Pickleball, winning all three championship finals.

Heading into the final day of the tournament, Armaan Bhatia had qualified for the Finals of the Men's singles, doubles and the Mixed Doubles finals.

After a tough start to the Singles final against Dusty Boyer, Bhatia toiled hard and came back from a set down to win 2-1, claiming the first of his three wins on the night.

The other two finals proved to be quite one-sided as the Indo-Dutch duo of Bhatia and Van Reek won in Mixed Doubles, while Harsh Mehta helped Armaan Bhatia complete the treble in Men's Doubles..

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