Naveen Beasley in action during a pickleball match
Photo : Naveen Beasley - Instagram
During the T20 World Cup 2024, USA's Saurabh Netravalkar hogged headlines for switching his cricketing career with that of a software engineer for Oracle. The Indian-origin pacer didn't disappoint at all as he terrorized the best of batters during the course of the tournament. This shows a player can even play at the highest level and even perform official duties when required. There is another such player, who is set to dazzle the PWR DUPR India Masters in Delhi and carries the same story.
Sri Lankan-origin and USA pickleball star, Naveen Beasley is not just an regular pickleball player. He also happens to be the Director Of Sales & Marketing of a Manufacturing Tech Company, Advanced Optowave Corporation and just like Netravalkar, he is doing equally well in his professional sporting career as well as the duty of a corporate official.
Achievements
All eyes will be on Naveen as the 24th ranked PPA Singles will surely give a run for the money in the upcoming tournament. At the same time, he is also ranked 50th in the PPA Doubles as well. Known as a fierce competitor, he has achieved quarter-final appearances in both APP and PPA tournaments and even multiple victories over top-10 and top-5 ranked players.
Nicknames
He has earned himself two nicknames so far. He is known as a tournament seed 'killer' and during a match in Virginia Beach, he was mistaken for an Indian for his name and people called him by the nickname of 'Indian Novak' drawing parallels with Serbian tennis great Novak Djokovic.
All-Rounder
Beasley wanted to become a tennis player and even went through tough training in Spain's Barcelona. As he spent a considerable time in Spain, he is quite fluent in the Spanish language. Apart from a being a sports and corporate junkie, he is a skilled musician, who specialises in guitar, drums and even the piano.
The PWR or the Pickleball World Rankings is the joint collaboration of Pickleball League Asia Private Limited and the Times Group to take the game further to new heights. The collaboration has also led to the fruition of the India Masters, which will be part of the PWR 700 event.
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