Join us for the 6th Annual CT Pickleball Minnesota Summer Kickoff, hosted at Chip’s Pickleball Club in Eagan! Get ready for an unforgettable weekend of top-tier competition, community building, a vibrant vendor village, food & drinks, and of course amazing pickleball.
Let's break our own previous record of 598 participants! 💥
🏓 Tournament Formats
Regular Events
- Guaranteed 5 games per team
- Format: Pool play → all teams advance to single-elimination playoff bracket
- Pool play games: First to 11, win by 2
- Playoff games: First to 15, win by 2
- Gold & Bronze medal matches: Best 2 out of 3 games to 11, win by 2
Cash Game Events
- Format: Double-elimination bracket (no pool play)
- Match format: Best 2 out of 3 games to 11, win by 2
- Backdraw games: First to 15, win by 2
- Backdraw teams can come around to win gold
- Payout: $1,000 winner-take-all per division
- Minimum requirement: A minimum of 6 teams per division is required to enable cash payout. If the minimum is not met, the division may be cancelled or combined with a regular (non-cash) event at the tournament director's discretion
🎯 Daily Event Limit
To ensure smooth scheduling and a great player experience:
- Players may register for a maximum of ONE (1) main event per day.
👵👴 Senior Events (Ages 50+)
We are excited to offer dedicated Senior Events (Ages 50 and Up) on Friday for players looking for age-specific competition. Senior players are also eligible to compete in their standard doubles events later in the weekend—you do not have to choose one or the other.
For example, a player may compete in:
- Men’s Doubles 4.0 (Ages 50+) on Friday, and
- Men’s Doubles 4.0 on Sunday
This format allows senior players to enjoy additional competitive opportunities while still participating in the main draw events. All senior events follow the same high-quality formats, rules, and standards as regular events.
📅 Schedule of Events
- Friday, May 22: Singles (NEW!) & Senior Doubles
- Saturday, May 23: Mixed Doubles + Dink skills competition (NEW!)
- Sunday, May 24: Gender Doubles + Power skills competition (NEW!)
- Monday, May 25: Gender Doubles
🔥 Skills Competition (Saturday & Sunday Night Spotlight)
We’re turning prime-time evenings into must-watch moments with two Skills Competitions open to all skill levels. These events are fast, fun, and designed for bragging rights. Skills competitions are optional add-ons and do not count toward the one-event-per-day limit.
🧠 Dinking Competition
When: Saturday, May 23 | 6:00 PM
Format: Two-player teams
Registration: Only ONE player per team needs to register
Entry Fee: $15 per team
Prize: $50 gift card for the winner (jumps to $100 if more than 24 teams to sign-up)
How the winner is determined:
- Teams will compete to see which partner pair can dink the longest rally without an error
- The team with the longest successful dink rally wins
- Based on entry numbers, the competition may be run in multiple rounds, with top teams advancing to a final round to determine the winner
💥 Power Competition (Serve Speed Challenge)
When: Sunday, May 24 | 6:00 PM
Format: Individual competition
Entry Fee: $15 per player
Prize: $50 gift card for the winner (jumps to $100 if more than 24 players to sign-up)
How it works:
- Serve speed will be measured using a radar gun
- Each player receives a minimum of 5 serve attempts
- The player with the fastest recorded serve wins
- Based on entry numbers, the competition may be run in multiple rounds, with top teams advancing to a final round to determine the winner
- Let’s settle it once and for all… who is the most powerful pickleball player in Minnesota?! 🚀
📍 Location
Chip’s Pickleball Club
980 Discovery Rd
Eagan, MN 55121
- Chip’s Pickleball Club is a premier indoor pickleball facility featuring high-quality courts, ample spectator space, a full café & bar, workout and stretching areas, and a wellness zone with sauna and cold tub access. It’s the perfect venue for a high-energy, community-driven tournament weekend.
💰 Pricing
Registration Fees (required for all players)
- Early Registration: Feb 14 – Apr 14 | $10
- Regular Registration: Apr 15 – May 15 | $20
Event Fees
- Regular events: $75 per player, per event
- Cash game events: $99 per player, per event
- Pickleball Tournaments software fee: $5 per event (max of 2 events)
🎽 Register by April 14 to receive a free tournament shirt!
🤝 Partner Registration Policy
If your partner does not register within 7 days of your registration, you will be moved to the waitlist and your spot in the main draw will not be held.
Once both partners have registered and paid:
- If space is available, you will be moved back into the main event automatically
- If the event is full, you will remain on the waitlist until a spot opens. If a spot does not open, you will receive a full refund
⏰ Start Times & Event Duration
- Divisions may start as early as 8:00 AM or as late as 4:00 PM
- Start times will be emailed no later than Sunday, May 17 at 5:00 PM
- Event length varies by division and performance—the more you win, the longer you play
- Events typically last half a day to a full day
- We strongly recommend keeping your entire event day open
📊 Divisions & DUPR (Sandbagging Policy)
- Please register for the appropriate division based on your DUPR rating
- Players without a DUPR rating are expected to self-rate honestly
- Tournament directors reserve the right to move players based on DUPR and discretion
- Teams must register based on the higher-rated partner
- Example: DUPR 3.20 + 3.67 → must register for 3.50–3.99
- DUPR scores will be submitted for all events
🏆 Awards & Rules
- Prizes donated by our sponsors awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers
- USAPA rules and equipment guidelines will be followed
- Primary ball: Franklin X-40
- Timeouts: Teams are limited to one 1-minute timeout per game
💪 Player Perks
All registered players receive:
- Full access to Chip’s workout & warm-up areas
- One free drop-in to Chip’s wellness area (sauna + cold tub, $19 value)
- One free drink voucher for Chip’s Café & Bar ($10 value)
- Free tournament shirt for players registered by April 14 ($30 value)
- Junior discounts available for players 18 and under (email us for details)
