* The IAB Pickleball Open Tournament *

February 21, 2026

IAB Men's Doubles Teams

On Saturday, February 21st, Rally Niagara hosted the India Association of Buffalo (IAB) open Pickleball Tournament. Categories included men's intermediate and recreational doubles and mixed doubles. The game play was intense. The president of the IAB, Nathusingh Rathod kicked off the event describing the IAB's history and mission of promoting Indian culture, arts, and heritage through community events, festivals, and charity drives. As a volunteer-led organization, the IAB fosters cultural exchange and serves the local community, while promoting inclusion and social integration.

Game play began with the men's doubles event and it was fast paced and exciting through the round robin and in the playoff elimination. Full round robin standings and elimination brackets below along with gallery of photos:

Round Robin - Brackets (Final).xlsx

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Winners for men's doubles intermediate and recreational levels are as follows:

Intermediate level:

1st place: Rich Mancuso & Asish Khare

2nd place: Mike Hacker & Bobby Majdanik

3rd place: Muhammad Bin Abdullah & Rich Caputi

Recreational level:

1st place: Vikram Kuntamukkala & Ajinkya Buradkar

2nd place: Vikas Mehta & Karthik Dantu

3rd place: Rohit Hanamane & Nathusingh Rathod

IAB Mixed Doubles Teams

Mixed doubles began around 6 PM and it was evident right from the start that participants were ready to give it there all. The round robin play was excellent with no teams going undefeated, meaning it was going to be anyone's game :). A couple of close 11-10 games were played in the round robin with Kit & Kate prevailing over Derek & Heather and Paul & Lisa winning over Rohit & Kankshinee.

Winners for mixed doubles are as follows:

1st place: Kit Myer-Post & Kate Addiss

2nd place: Hetram Sookdeo & Seema Bakshi

3rd place: Daniel Arne & Nicole Komin

We look forward to seeing many of you at the next IAB sports & culturals event. It will be the IAB Open Badminton Tournament at the Bell Sports Center hosted by Rally Niagara. Details and registration can be found on the Rally Niagara and IAB websites.

Gallery of tournament photos: