Archive · 3 Nov 2025
Muhammed Hafeef Wins U-18 Singles Title at Cochin Open Pickleball Championships
Muhammed Hafeef won a big pickleball game for kids under 18!
He played against Mahir Musthafa in a very exciting match that lasted for three sets.
Mahir won the first set, but Muhammed came back strong.
He played really well in the second and third sets, hitting lots of good shots and making Mahir make mistakes.
Muhammed won the final set and became the champion!
This tournament, the Cochin Open, is helping more people in southern India learn and play pickleball.
Muhammed Hafeef defeated Mahir Musthafa to win the Under-18 Men's Singles title at the Cochin Open Pickleball Championships.
The final match took place on Sunday at Picklebots, Ernakulam, and lasted three sets.
Hafeef lost the first set but came back to win the second and third sets with a score of 11-9 and 11-4 respectively.
The Cochin Open is a two-day PWR 200 tournament sanctioned by the Indian Pickleball Association (IPA).
The event aims to promote pickleball's growing popularity in southern India and nurture young talent.
- Who
- Muhammed Hafeef
- What
- Won the Under-18 Men's Singles title in a three-set final
- When
- Sunday
- Where
- Picklebots, Ernakulam
- Why
- To win the Under-18 Men's Singles championship at the Cochin Open Pickleball Championships
- Tournament
- Cochin Open Pickleball Championships
- Event Type
- PWR 200 tournament
- Sanctioning Body
- Indian Pickleball Association (IPA)
- Location
- Picklebots, Ernakulam
- Date
- Sunday
- Category
- Under-18 Men's Singles