Priya Atlee and filmmaker Atlee have acquired the Bengaluru franchise within the World Pickleball League (WPBL). The workforce shall be named Bengaluru Jawans. Co-founded by former Indian Tennis gamers Gaurav Natekar and Arati Ponnappa Natekar, the World Pickleball League kicks off on January 24 and options 48 gamers from India and internationally taking part in for six franchises.
The Bengaluru Jawans workforce consists of Indian pickleball participant Vrushali Thakare, generally known as Hammer Thakare, together with Jack Foster, Katerina Stewart, Trang Hyunh McClain, Marcelo Jardim, Alejandra Bobaria, Felix Grunert, and Mauro Garcia.
Atlee and Priya, who’re trying ahead to the World Pickleball League beginning on January 24, expressed their pleasure about buying the Bengaluru franchise, “Leisure has at all times been our ardour, and we’ve been lucky to inform tales that join with individuals on a deeper degree. Sports activities, like cinema, have the facility to evoke feelings, construct communities, and encourage change. The World Pickleball League stood out to us as the right mix of each worlds—a tasty mixture of high-energy sport and vibrant leisure. This league is redefining how we expertise sports activities in India, and we’re thrilled to be part of its journey to create a singular platform that celebrates athleticism, tradition, and neighborhood. We share a deep religious reference to Bengaluru, a metropolis the place we have now been warmly embraced by the love and help of numerous followers and pals. Town’s distinctive appeal and rising significance in our lives proceed to go away a long-lasting impression.”
Welcoming Priya and Atlee to the WPBL household, Gaurav Natekar, co-founder and CEO of the World Pickleball League, Stated, “The World Pickleball League is a celebration of every thing that makes sports activities and leisure so compelling—ardour, power, and neighborhood constructing. Priya and Atlee’s entry into the league with Bengaluru Jawans provides unimaginable momentum to our imaginative and prescient of making a platform that transcends conventional sport and presents followers a one-of-a-kind expertise. Their experience in storytelling and leisure completely enhances WPBL’s purpose of redefining how sports activities is consumed in India, and we’re excited in regards to the journey collectively.”
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