St. Louis [Mauritius], April 6 (ANI): Karandeep Kochhar, contemporary from an excellent week in Japan, is worked up about attending to Mauritius for the IGPL Invitational 2026 – Mauritius hosted by Leander Paes, which is the beginning of the 3-leg Africa phase of IGPL 2026.
According to a launch, the 27-year-old Kochhar, who’s flying in straight from Japan to Mauritius, completed tied for fifth in Japan for his second top-5 end in three begins on the Asian Tour this yr.
He can be eager so as to add to his tally of IGPL wins after his success on the IGPL Invitational Dubai.
Even as he acquired himself prepared for the IGPL Invitational 2026 – Mauritius, hosted by Leander Paes, Kochhar mentioned, ‘I’m enthusiastic about attending to Mauritius. I performed there some years in the past (2019) within the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open on the Anahita Course, when it was co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour, the European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. And now to be getting there for the IGPL on the similar golf course is superior.’
The IGPL Invitational 2026 – Mauritius, hosted by Leander Paes, will see India’s high stars, together with Kochhar, Gaganjeet Bhullar, an 11-time Asian Tour winner, Pukhraj Gill, the IGPL Order of Merit topper in 2025, and Aman Raj, a a number of winner on IGPL, amongst others.
Kochhar commented, ‘I’ve mentioned earlier additionally that to place collectively a Tour just like the IGPL, which began not even a yr in the past, truly six months, and to have associations just like the one with the International Series and convey occasions to Mauritius reveals how robust the management is. It is superior and kudos to the management and worldwide Series, Liv Golf, and everybody concerned.’
About taking part in in Mauritius, he added, ‘I performed this golf course perhaps like six or seven years in the past. So I’m wanting ahead to going again, and clearly we’re beginning the workforce format now. Looking ahead to that as nicely.
‘I had an incredible week in Japan, so actually blissful. I did very well, discovered lots about myself. on what I did good and what I can do higher. So sure, I’m now wanting ahead to Mauritius, which is a really lengthy, great distance from Japan. Also, totally different climate situations just about each day and so clearly a bit of drained. But nonetheless, wanting ahead,’ he added.
‘I wish to have a very good end the following few weeks, construct on some momentum after which go to the International Series Singapore. Open with some confidence and attempt to play nicely once more.’Tennis legend Paes has spearheaded the staging of the occasion in Mauritius.
With the workforce format additionally kicking in, Paes’ workforce Flyingman Ventures (Kolkata), comprising Varun Parikh, Kartik Sharma, Syed Saqib Ahmed and Sukhman Singh may also be seen in motion on the occasion.’
Kochhar’s workforce Krishna Auto (Punjab) will comprise Kochhar, Harendra Gupta, Kapil Kumar and C Muniyappa. Kochhar received the 2025 IGPL Invitational UAE in Dubai and earlier on he was the runner-up on the IGPL Invitational Kolkata.
He believes that publicity, plus the brand new tie-in with Liv-backed International Series, might help show the depth of Indian expertise and provides youthful gamers a clearer sense of what the following step appears like.
A agency believer in Indian expertise, Kochhar hailed the partnership between the IGPL and the LIV-Golf-backed International Series, which provides India’s main gamers a clearer route into world-class fields. ‘It’s nice for our gamers again house to have an opportunity to play International Series occasions and hopefully play LIV Golf Promotions and see what can occur from there.’
In brief, as Kochhar mentioned, the IGPL gives a brand new pathway for Indians to get to world occasions.
Kochhar arrives in Mauritius in red-hot type, as he received the Egypt Golf Series – Red Sea Open on the Asian Development Tour in late 2025 and went on to complete within the high 5 on the 2025 ADT Order of Merit to earn a card into the Asian Tour. He then opened the 2026 with a fourth-place end on the Philippine Golf Championship added a tied-Fifth place end in Japan.
The Africa leg will see occasions in Mauritius, South Africa and Congo in addition to one occasion in every of Franchisee’s cities plus two extra worldwide occasions.
The 10 Franchises, every of whom have 4 gamers on their roster are Phoenix (Hyderabad), Atri (Mumbai), Flyingman Ventures (Kolkata), RVR Infra (Delhi), Vimtra Ventures (Chennai), Green Fuels (Vizag), Auro Realty (Goa), GolfKonnekt (Bengaluru), Krishna Auto (Punjab) and Honer Homes Consortium (Gurugram).
The workforce format will see two greatest scores being counted for every spherical, and the factors will accumulate by the season to determine the highest ending groups.
The particular person winners, other than prize cash, additionally play for positions on the IGPL Order of Merit, which might earn them spots in $2 million International Series occasions throughout Asia, Africa and Europe. The season-long International Series Rankings in flip gives a direct pathway to the LIV Golf League. (ANI)