Get Ready to Dink on the Emerald Coast!
We’re excited to bring you The Pickle Ball at Diadem Sports Complex Emerald Coast! This will be a 3-day tournament featuring 9 indoor, lighted courts, competitive play, and the opportunity to compete against players from across the area.
Whether you’re coming to battle for the podium, test your skills, or simply enjoy a great weekend of pickleball with friends, we want to see you there!
Help Us Build an Incredible Tournament
Spread the word! The more players and teams we have, the more divisions we can offer without having to combine brackets. Invite your pickleball friends, find your doubles partner, and encourage everyone to sign up.
Although you are registering for a large age-group bracket, divisions may be split or combined based on registration numbers after registration closes. This is a skill/age tournament, and we will do our best to keep players competing against others with similar skill levels and ages.
We will make every effort to keep brackets separate when registration numbers allow and will attempt to avoid brackets with fewer than 5 teams/players.
Skill & Rating Requirements
Registration criteria are based on your current DUPR rating. If you do not have a DUPR rating, you may register using your Panhandle Pickleball Club rating or Self-Rating.
The tournament reserves the right to reevaluate DUPR ratings after registration closes and move players to the appropriate division based on their current rating.
Registration & Fees
There are two Pickleball.com fees, including a $5 fee for each event, up to 2 events. Pickleball.com fees are non-refundable.
For doubles events, both partners must register and pay. This is a 3-day tournament. Registration may be capped at 350 players, or by individual events, once the projected court capacity for a day has been reached.
Don’t wait until the last minute to register! Events can fill before registration closes.
Tournament Format
All play will be conducted using round-robin brackets.
Our goal is for all matches in the under-60 brackets to include both pre-medal and medal rounds; 65+ brackets will play for Gold/Silver and Bronze medals without pre-medal matches.
For the majority of divisions, players can expect a minimum of 6 games, giving you plenty of opportunity to compete, improve, and make the most of your tournament weekend.
Brackets of 3 Teams
Triple Round Robin: top 2 teams advance to medal rounds
Brackets of 4–7 Teams
Single or Double Round Robin: top 4 teams advance to medal rounds
Brackets of 8–14 Teams
2 pools: Single or Double Round Robin with top 2 teams from each pool advance to medal rounds
Brackets of 15–18 Teams
3 pools: Single or Double Round Robin with top 2 teams from each pool advance to medal rounds
Who will take home the GOLD?
Important Doubles Registration Rule
If you are registering for a doubles event and your partner does not register within 3 days of your registration, you will automatically be moved to the waitlist. Your spot in the main event will NOT be saved.
Once both partners are registered and have paid for the event, you will be moved back to the active event provided the day/bracket has not filled. If the event fills before your team is completely registered, you will remain on the waitlist.
Bottom line: Register with your partner and get both registrations completed as soon as possible!
A Weekend of Great Pickleball
Our goal is to make this more than just another tournament. We want it to be a fun, competitive pickleball weekend where players get plenty of court time, meet new players, compete for medals, and enjoy the Emerald Coast. There will be food trucks, a drink cart and vendor opportunities for added enjoyment.
Bring your game, bring your partner, and bring your pickleball crew!
The bigger the tournament, the more divisions we can offer.
The more players, the better the competition.
And at the end of the weekend, someone gets to take home the gold!
Help us fill the courts and make this a tournament players will want to come back to year after year.
The tournament reserves the right to change the day and/or format based on actual registrations, court availability, and other factors.
