The 2026 Alabama Open promises to be an incredible exciting experience for first-time and seasoned tournament players alike!
$70 registration fee includes all events. Price increases to $90 on 1/28/2026 and to $110 on 3/7/2026. Be sure to register early!
<b>USA Pickleball Ambassadors</b> - You play for FREE! Please send an email to jarick@pickleballeventsgroup.org with the events you would like to play. A personal one-time use discount code will be issued. This does not include your partner.
<b>TOURNAMENT FORMAT</b>
* Register for the skill level desired (3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5+). Team skill level will be determined by the player with the highest skill level on the team.
* Brackets will be created by dividing all registrants in the skill level into groups of 4 - 6 teams based on age. Team age will be determined by the youngest player on the team.
* The oldest players will be placed into a bracket and the youngest players will be placed into a separate bracket.
* Medals will be awarded for each bracket.
* Each bracket will be a round-robin with a playoff.
- All matches (round robin and playoff) will play one game to 15 win by 2.
- Top 4 teams will advance to a playoff.
* #1 Seed v #4 Seed in Semifinal #1 and #2 Seed v #3 Seed in Semifinal #2. (2/3 to 11 win by 2)
* Winners play for Gold/Silver. Losers play for Bronze. (2/3 to 11 win by 2)
NOTE: Registration deadline (March 14, 2026) is 2 weeks before the tournament.
Thu (3/26) - All Skinny Singles
Fri (3/27) - Women's Doubles and Men's Singles
Sat (3/28) - Mixed doubles
Sun (3/29) - Men's Doubles and Women's Singles
For doubles events, you are not in the tournament until you and your partner have registered and paid the full tournament fees. For singles events, you are not in the tournament until you have registered and paid the full tournament fees.
<b>DUPR will be used to determine skill levels. Tournament results will be reported to DUPR.</b>
<b>PRIZE MONEY (OPEN BRACKETS)</b>
We will have Senior (50+) and regular (<50) Open brackets for doubles events (men's, women's, and mixed). Singles events will not have Open brackets. The Open brackets will have payouts for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places. The Open divisions are geared toward 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0 players that want to compete against the highest level players.
If an Open bracket does not have enough participants (5 or fewer teams), the Open bracket will be cancelled and you will have the option to either:
A. Have all of the fees refunded
B. Have a partial refund and play in the amateur bracket.
The payout amounts will depend on the registration numbers.
The cost for each Open bracket is $50 in addition to the registration fee.
You cannot play in an Open bracket and skill bracket for the same doubles event.
