The Stockholm RTA 2000 and Indian Open delivered a full slate of finals, with Louis Laville and Mauro Garcia taking gold in Sweden and the Mehta siblings dominating in Hyderabad.
Key Takeaways
- Louis Laville and Mauro Garcia came through a three-game men’s doubles final to win in Stockholm.
- Domenika Turkovic and her partner claimed a dominant women’s doubles title in Sweden.
- Harsh and Naimi Mehta were the standout names at the Indian Open, winning across multiple brackets in Hyderabad.
Two major events on the international calendar produced a busy weekend of results, with title winners confirmed in Stockholm and Hyderabad.
Laville and Garcia Come Through in Stockholm
At the Stockholm RTA 2000 Championships, Louis Laville and Mauro Garcia won the men’s pro doubles title after recovering from a first-game defeat in the final. Up against Jorge Rodriguez and Ignasi de Rueda, they lost the opener 10-12 before responding well to take the second 12-10 and the decider 11-4.
The bronze medal went to Théo Platel and Ben Cawston, adding British representation to the podium across both gold and bronze positions.
Turkovic Leads a One-Sided Women’s Final
The women’s pro doubles final was far more straightforward. Domenika Turkovic and her partner overwhelmed Claudia Caymel and Maria Costantino, taking the title with an emphatic 11-0, 11-1 victory. Swedish twins Alma and Klara Thell-Lenntorp secured the bronze medal on home soil.
Turkovic then added a second title in the mixed pro doubles, partnering Laville to beat Ignasi de Rueda and Maria Costantino 12-10, 7-11, 11-4 in another hard-fought final. That result meant both Laville and Turkovic left Stockholm with double-medal weekends.
The Mehtas Set the Pace in Hyderabad
In India, the Indian Open in Hyderabad brought together more than 1,100 players from 19 countries across 54 categories, underlining the scale of the event within the global pickleball scene.
The standout names were the Mehta siblings. Harsh Mehta partnered with Arjun Singh to win the Pro Men’s Doubles title, beating Ammol Ramchandani and Stavya Bhasin 11-2, 11-3 in a one-sided final.
Naimi Mehta matched that success in the Pro Women’s Doubles. Alongside Isha Lakhani, she recovered after losing the opening game to defeat Pearl and Naomi Amalsadiwala, taking the next two 11-8 and 11-1.
Multiple Titles Seal the Story of the Week
The Mehtas then combined in the Pro Mixed Doubles final and completed another comeback. After dropping the first game 10-11 against Arjun Singh and Naomi Amalsadiwala, they took control of the match to win the next two 11-2 and 11-6.
Across both events, the weekend produced a clear set of headline results, from Stockholm’s cross-border champions to Hyderabad’s family-led sweep. Readers tracking tournament results from around the world had no shortage of standout performances to follow.
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Stockholm delivered hard-fought finals. Hyderabad delivered repeat winners. Together, they made for a full and varied weekend on the international circuit.
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Chris Beaumont
Founder and Editor-in-ChiefChris Beaumont is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of World Pickleball Magazine. Chris follows the global game closely, reporting on the latest news, developments, stories and tournaments from all five continents. He also hosts the World Pickleball Podcast, interviewing people at…
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