MetaShot, a Bengaluru-based sports-tech and gaming startup, has partnered with Yudiz Options, an NSE-listed sport growth firm, to launch what it calls the world’s first sensible pickleball sport for MetaShot’s movement gaming console.
Identified for mixing real-world sports activities actions with immersive digital gameplay, MetaShot has developed the brand new title completely for its platform in collaboration with Yudiz Options. The partnership marks the primary time MetaShot has opened its proprietary movement gaming platform and SDKs to an exterior sport growth studio.
Following a 115% year-on-year income progress in FY26, MetaShot is now increasing its imaginative and prescient past gaming titles to turn out to be a bigger platform ecosystem for third-party builders, studios, and sports activities gaming experiences.
The sensible pickleball sport is ready to launch within the US in Q3 FY26, adopted by India. Developed completely for the MetaShot platform by Yudiz Options, the sport integration was accomplished in document time, demonstrating the scalability and flexibility of MetaShot’s expertise stack for exterior builders.
The launch additionally marks the start of MetaShot’s broader platform ambitions, with the corporate planning extra partnerships, new sports activities titles, and a developer funding programme within the close to future.
The announcement follows the success of MetaShot’s cricket title, which has crossed 5 million accomplished matches, highlighting the rising demand for immersive and movement-led gaming experiences.
Chirag Leuva, CEO, Yudiz Options stated, “Partnering with MetaShot to construct the world’s first sensible pickleball expertise is an thrilling alternative for us as a gaming studio. What stood out instantly was the energy of the platform and the way shortly we have been capable of convey a very new motion-based sports activities expertise to life on it. This collaboration represents a bigger shift in gaming, the place studios can now construct experiences that mix real-world motion with related gameplay at scale. Pickleball is step one, and we’re excited concerning the prospects this opens up for future sports activities and interactive experiences globally.”
Prince Thomas, CEO, MetaShot stated, “Our partnership and the chance to open the MetaShot platform to Yudiz Options is a major second for us as an organization. Over the previous few years, we’ve constructed and validated the platform by way of cricket, and this partnership is the primary actual instance of how third-party studios can create solely new experiences on high of our movement gaming ecosystem. Pickleball felt like the proper class to start with given its world momentum and community-driven enchantment. That is the beginning of MetaShot turning into a bigger platform for sports activities gaming innovation.”
The launch additionally faucets into the quickly rising reputation of pickleball globally. Trade experiences estimate that the game now has over 50 million gamers worldwide, whereas the worldwide pickleball market is projected to develop from $2.2 billion in 2024 to $9.1 billion by 2034, at a CAGR of 15.3%. In India, energetic pickleball gamers have reportedly elevated almost 300% within the final three years, with the variety of courts increasing 10–12 instances throughout the nation.
As MetaShot continues its world enlargement, the corporate plans to collaborate with extra studios and builders to convey new sports activities, gaming codecs, and immersive experiences to its movement gaming ecosystem.