Indian Pickleball Association (IPA)
The pickleball federation in India
The Indian Pickleball Association (IPA) is India's official National Sports Federation (NSF) for pickleball, recognised by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports in April 2025, and it is also recognised by the Global Pickleball Federation and its Asian confederation, the Asian Pickleball Association (APA). It runs national rankings (a published point-allocation system), sanctions tournaments (state selection trials feeding national events, plus open tournaments with prize money), grades and affiliates clubs/academies into tiers (Level A/B/C), runs coach and referee certification with named partners, and coordinates state-level affiliated associations across a reported 27 states. It selected India's first official national team for the Pickleball World Cup. Site-reported numbers: 500+ professional players, 100+ IPA ranking tournaments, 50,000+ players, 27 states covered.
Getting a licence
A licence is needed to play official pickleball competitions in India.
Through the IPA website's Player Registration and Club Affiliation process; fee not published on the pages checked (subpages are a JavaScript app that could not be read beyond the homepage in this research).
Competitions and rankings
Other bodies: All India Pickleball Association (AIPA).
From the federation’s own website and its international federation, checked in September 2026.
The other racket-sport federations in India
The pickleball federation in other countries
United Kingdom · PBE
United States · USAP
Spain · RFET
France · FFT
Italy · FITP
Germany · DPV
Netherlands · KNLTB
Belgium · TPPWB
Portugal · PTPICKLE
Sweden · SvPF
Denmark · DTF
Ireland · PI
Saudi Arabia · SFA
Qatar
Kuwait
Egypt
Canada · PC
Mexico · FEMEXPB
Argentina · AAP
Australia · PA
Philippines · PPF
Malaysia · MPA
Singapore · SPA