Welcome to the 2026 Pickleball Alberta Provincials Pickleball Tournament & Junior Championships! To celebrate this Championship, Juniors will be sent a special discount code for $60 off their registration fee.
Plus we are excited to offer Special Olympic Pickleball this year.
** EYE PROTECTION IS MANDATORY FOR ALL JUNIORS AND SPECIAL OLYMPIC PLAYERS **
Tournament Dates: July 16-19, 2026
Pre-Registration Opens: Feb 28, 2026@7AM for Club 315 Members Only.
Registration Opens: March 1st, 2026 @ 8AM
Registration Closes: July 1st, 2026 @ 12PM
Details are as follows:
- Entry Fee: $110.00/player plus $20 per event
- Juniors: $110/player plus $15 per event BUT you will receive a $60 voucher off your registration fee.
BRACKET FORMATS:
1-3 Teams - Combined with another bracket(s) of the same skill level if possible
4-5 teams - Round Robin 1 game to 15, win by 2, based on circumstances (ex. time)
6+ teams - Traditional double-elimination bracket (matches are best 2/3 to 11 on the “A” side of the draw, win by 2). On the “B” side of the draw, each match will consist of 1 game to 15, win by 2.
- Singles events may have a different format than doubles.
- Age events may be modified, combined or expanded based on registration numbers and in consideration of registered player ages.
- Medals will be awarded to the top three teams in each (combined) bracket.
- Tournament Ball will be the outdoor yellow Franklin X40.
This is a PCO Sanctioned tournament hosted by Pickleball Alberta and the Calgary Pickleball Club, at the Club 315 in Calgary, AB. All registrants must be members of Pickleball Alberta and Pickleball Canada.
The 2026 Pickleball Alberta Provincial Championships will be a closed event to all Alberta residents only so as to crown the best-of-the-best players in Alberta at all levels of play. Proof of residency will be required at check in. Any one of these are acceptable documents to prove residency:
- Alberta Birth Certificate
- Valid Alberta Drivers License
- Valid Alberta Health Care Card
- Alberta Identification Card
Eligibility Policy:
In accordance with the Provincial legislation and Pickleball Alberta’s Fairness and Safety in Sport policy, “female-only” divisions will be designated for athletes whose sex assigned at birth is female. Eligibility for female-only divisions where athletes are 12 years of age and older is limited to athletes whose sex recorded at birth is female.
Female-only divisions designated for athletes whose sex assigned at birth is female are junior girls singles and doubles, and women’s singles and doubles categories.
The full policy and FAQ can be found on the Pickleball Alberta website. Resources published by the Government of Alberta are available at https://www.alberta.ca/ensuring-fairness-safety-and-inclusivity-in-sport.
Pickleball Alberta is please to host a Friday Night Festival. Everyone is invited, players and spectators alike. Tickets are $10/person online and $15/person when purchased onsite. Kids under 5 yrs old eat for free. Tickets include a meal, games, and live entertainment. You can purchase your tickets right here on Pickleball Brackets as part of your registration.
