Sohail Khan Ent. Panthers won a narrow nail-biting match and edged past Game Changers Lions 24-23 in the penultimate league stage match of the Meteora Developers World Padel League on Friday at the Nesco Center in Mumbai. This marked the first win for them in the league stage.

In the mixed doubles, Sohail Khan Ent. Panthers' Javier Leal and Marina Guinart broke Game Changers Lions' Carla Mesa and Gonzalo Rubio on their third serve to take a 4-2 lead before comfortably closing the set 6-4.

In a thrilling men's doubles clash, Sohail Khan Ent. Panthers' Sanyo Gutierrez and Rama Valenzuela fought hard against Game Changers Lions' Jairo Bautista and Daniel Santigosa. The battle remained intense until Game Changers Lions broke their opponents' final serve to clinch the set 7-5, leveling the overall games at 11-11.

In the women's doubles, Sohail Khan Ent. Panthers' Marta Ortega and Sofia Araujo broke Game Changers Lions' Veronica Virseda and Marta Talavan in the opening game to gain an early advantage and go 2-0 up. However, Game Changers Lions responded with three consecutive games to edge ahead 3-2. Sohail Khan Ent. Panthers fought back to force a tiebreak, which saw another tight contest, but Game Changers Lions held their nerve to clinch the set 7-6, securing a narrow 18-17 overall lead.

The last set of the match between Sohail Khan En. Panthers' Javier Barahona and Javier Garcia and Game Changers Lions' Pablo Lijo and Jon Sanz saw a topsy-turvy contest as Game Changers Lions broke Panthers' first serve to go 2-0 up, but Sohail Khan Ent. Panthers immediately responded and broke their opponents and also equalised 2-2. They went on to break Game Changers Lions' last serve to make 6-5 and held their serve to clinch the set 7-5 and eventually close the game with a narrow 24-23 lead.

The match between SG Pipers Cheetahs and Vernost Jaguars is currently underway. With Sohail Khan Ent. Panthers' win, the league is now wide open, and any team can secure a spot in the finals of the Meteora Developers World Padel League, set to take place on February 8.