Pickleball India - BangIt!

🏓 All about pickleball! Join our friendly community to play, have fun, and make friends. Everyone's welcome!

[Surbhi Jain @surbhiskjain]

𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐞. 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐥𝐞❤️

11Point Club is probably the craziest and largest place to socialize in Bangalore right now 🎾🏸⚽🏏

Want to play pickleball, badminton, football or cricket… but don’t have people to play with?

That’s exactly what 11PC solves.
Every weekend, 150+ people are meeting new people through sports they already love.

They come alone.
And leave with entire friend circles.

Then they come back for the next game.
And the game after that.
And slowly, strangers become familiar faces.
Familiar faces become friends.

And those friendships keep getting stronger with every repeat game.

Most sports clubs are built on the assumption that you already have your gang.
But here is the reality -
Life gets busy sometimes.
Friends have different schedules.
Different offices.
Different timings.
Someone canceled at the last minute.
Someone moves away.

And that’s where 11PC becomes special.

𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐮𝐩.

Across pickleball, badminton, football or cricket - there’s always a game happening, always people to meet, always someone saying, “come join us.”

No awkwardness.
No feeling left out.
No need for a group before you arrive.
Nobody cares about your designation, background or what you do.

For 1-2 hours, everyone’s just playing, laughing, sweating, and having fun together. 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.

And honestly, that's why we believe 11PC is more than a sports club, it’s city’s third place ❤️

[Surbhi Jain @surbhiskjain]

A funny thing happened on our new club manager’s first day.

One of our regular players walked up and said:
“Can you book the Prestige pickleball court?”

Our manager looked confused.
He had just joined.
All he knew was that we had courts 1 to 12.
There was no “Prestige court”.

After a minute, he realised the player meant Court 8.
That’s the court where the Prestige branding is placed.

Players had been seeing that branding again and again while playing.

And slowly, in their minds, Court 8 became: “the Prestige court”.

Soon everyone started calling it that.
Even our staff.

That’s the power of repeated real-world exposure.
Online, brands fight for impressions.

But people have learned to ignore most digital ads - a behaviour often called banner blindness, where users automatically filter out anything that looks like an ad.

Physical spaces work differently.
At our sports club in Bangalore, players show up 3–4 times a week, spending 1–2 hours each visit.

Week after week.

Marketing calls this frequency - repeated exposure increases the chances people remember a brand.

And there’s another interesting layer here: the audience.
• IT / tech professionals
• urban, high-spending users
• fitness-conscious
• socially active

We’re also surrounded by offices like Swiggy, Flipkart, Adobe, Wells Fargo, Cisco and hundreds more.
So every evening, the crowd is a mix of:
• founders
• tech professionals
• corporate teams
Exactly the kind of demographic most brands want to reach.

That’s why we already have partners like Prestige, Frido, Boldfit, Nua (upcoming) inside the facility.

And we’re now opening a few more branding partner slots.

Not just standard placements - we actively work with brands to create contextual experiences. For example, with Nua Women, we’re building a special experience inside the women’s washroom.

If your brand wants to show up where Bangalore’s most active people spend their evenings: Comment or DM.

[Surbhi Jain @surbhiskjain]

Share your sports journey. Here is mine:

Both my parents always encouraged me to move and play. My mom even played state-level tournaments in school. My dad also pushed me because he didn’t like the idea of my sitting in front of the TV or books for too long.

I grew up in a house full of boys - 7 boys and me. I was one of the youngest, and whenever I played with them or their friends, I would lose (they were much taller and stronger than me).

Slowly I started thinking, “Maybe I’m just not good at sports.”I carried that feeling into college and never tried any sport because I was scared of feeling embarrassed.

After college, one of my mentors took me to play badminton. He practiced with me patiently for weeks. Once I got the hang of the game, everything changed. I fell in love with sports, and I wished I had tried earlier -my college years would have been so much more fun with sports in them.

Sports have given me so much. I feel alive in a way I haven’t felt before and truly, deeply happy. @shobhitic
and I went on sports dates in the early days, and through all the wins, losses, and teasing, we really bonded. Our wedding card even had sports icons on it (sharing it here!)

I’ve made sooo many friends through sports, and the community I found helped me feel at home in the city. Now I don’t care about how good I am. I just know it’s a journey, and I don’t need to be perfect to start.

[Surbhi Jain @surbhiskjain]

100,000+ member strong.
Yep, that’s 11 Point Club community built in a matter of few months.
We set out to build India's largest pickleball hub. We became much more with:
•⁠ ⁠12 pickleball courts
•⁠ ⁠⁠8 badminton courts
•⁠ ⁠⁠Football & cricket turf
•⁠ ⁠⁠A café that's always buzzing

People are looking for a community. We're building exactly that - "a third space" where community comes alive, and we're just getting started.

Brands: If you want to engage people in meaningful ways, such as hosting events, running sampling, gathering feedback, or activating your community, let's talk.

Friends, if you know a brand that'd crush it here? Tag them below, help us by RTing🙏.

If we partner, coffee + games on us ☕ 🎾 Let's build where the community actually lives.

[Surbhi Jain @surbhiskjain]

11Point Club is now a full multi-sports club - pickleball, badminton, football & cricket all in one place! ⚽🏏🏸

Kicking off our first PAN IIT sports meetup - a perfect way to play, chill, and reunite with IIT buddies again 😄

Register & help spread the word! Link in comments 👇

[Surbhi Jain @surbhiskjain]

Hello Hello, hosting a meetup for founders this Sunday.

​Please join us for a morning full of Pickleball, Networking, & Fun🔥

PS: It's a free event, but please sign up ONLY & ONLY if you are sure of joining (it will help us to plan better).

​Limited spots—RSVP now!

[Surbhi Jain @surbhiskjain]

Our Pickleball Clinics (coaching sessions) have a very different vibe (So far, 630+ people have learnt the basics of pickleball through these sessions).

Join if you want to learn pickleball this weekend. Here are 2 slots:
1. Tomorrow (15th Aug), Open for All - https://t.co/7izs4grBOI

2. 17th Aug, For Women only - https://t.co/F6r33LPBtQ

[Surbhi Jain @surbhiskjain]

“You know we met because of you, right?”
One of them said this to me the other day, referring to the community we’ve been building around pickleball.

I smiled. “Yeah? How’s it going?”
Them: “Great. We’re a team of X now, at Y run rate.”🥹

And while I was genuinely happy for them, I found myself circling back to a quiet question that had been on my mind: 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐈 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞?

Because when you're building something mission-led (a “third space” for belonging in our case), there’s no clean dashboard for it.
No KPIs for magic.
No metric for serendipity.

But then, someone tells you they met their cofounder here.
Or that their mornings feel lighter.
Or that they finally feel like they belong somewhere.

And for a moment, you pause.
You feel it.
That the thing you once only dreamed of… is becoming.
Slowly. Quietly. Authentically.

I think I want to start tracking these moments better.
Not for a report.
Not to prove a point.
Just to remind myself what real value creation looks like when you’re building something with heart.

[Surbhi Jain @surbhiskjain]

From an empty plot to 17 courts.
From 0 to 10,000+ visitors in just 3 months.
And we’re only getting started.

At 11Point Club, we set out to build more than just a sports venue; we wanted to create a third space.

A place that feels like a second home.
Where people show up for sport, but stay for the stories, friendships, and belonging.

Since launch:
🏓 Built 17 courts across pickleball, badminton & more
🎾 Welcomed 10,000+ unique visitors
🎉 Hosted individuals, creators, founders, alumni, corporates, friends, and families
🙌 Seen full courts almost daily with energy that refuses to slow down

Now, we’re actively looking to expand.
If you:
1. Run a sports facility and want to drive stronger footfall, revenue, and community - we’d love to partner
2. Have a large space in Bangalore (10,000–50,000 sq ft land, warehouse, or rooftop).

Think of us as your operating partner, community builder, and growth engine - all rolled into one. Let’s build more spaces where people come alive through sport.

DM me or write to: [email protected]

If this resonates, please RT/comment.

[Pickleball India - BangIt! @bangitsports]

Join for Ladies Dink n Dive 4.0

[Surbhi Jain @surbhiskjain]

Hosting a women-only meet-up over pickleball this coming weekend.
Agenda: Network, learn a new sport, and have a fun morning. Reply if you would like to join or tag relevant folks.

[Surbhi Jain @surbhiskjain]

Excited about it, do join if you are available on Friday evening.

[Surbhi Jain @surbhiskjain]

I am going to be in BLR and miss home on Holi😔
If you are also not going home, let’s do something together. Let’s miss home a little less this time.

Planning something at 11point club with Gujjia, Samosa, Thandai, and colors of pickleball, want to join?

[Surbhi Jain @surbhiskjain]

JD & link to apply: https://t.co/fXdczqQPzj

[Surbhi Jain @surbhiskjain]

Do you want to build and lead India's largest community?

If yes, this role is for you— JD & link to apply in comments.

@11pointclub

[11point club @11pointclub]

Dink is a soft, controlled shot that gracefully arcs over the net and lands in your opponent’s court.
Opening soon!🔥
@surbhiskjain @bangitsports

#11pointclub #pickleball #Bengaluru

[Surbhi Jain @surbhiskjain]

We ( @bangitsports ) are looking for someone with high agency for an ops role.

Please help by tagging the right people in your network or by RT 🙏

More details in comments.

#hiringalert

[Surbhi Jain @surbhiskjain]

We need people who:
- Make social media worth scrolling
- Build communities that matter
- Create content people actually want to see

Apply here: https://t.co/hmY1jHix2k

[Shobhit Bakliwal @shobhitic]

Duroflex is probably the first company in BLR to have a pickleball court in their offices

[amol bolta hai @AmolSrivastava_]

Good pickleball picture, bad pickleball games (for me) 😭🥰

@bangitsports @surbhiskjain

[Surbhi Jain @surbhiskjain]

If you crave the thrill of creation 🌟
If you seek challenges that spark endless ideas 💡
If you want to shape, not just follow 🎨
If you're ready to write your own story ✍️
If you dream of a founder’s journey 🚀

Then this is where you belong, join us, and let's build it together 🤝
We are hiring for the Chief of Staff role. Link in comments.