Welcome to the 7th Annual 2026 Pueblo El Mirage Kokopelli Klassic Tournament!
Tournament Dates: February 14 – 17, 2026.
A huge thank you to our sponsors - please check out their listings and links on the bottom of this page or on the events page.
SKILL RATING REQUIREMENT FOR THE FIRST DAY OF REGISTRATION 11/6/2025:
One member of your doubles team must have DUPR skill rating that matches the skill level of the event you are registering for, and one team member may play up in level. Example: if you wish to play in a 3.5 event, one partner must have a DUPR rating of 3.5 to be allowed to register for this event, and your partner may play up in level. BEGINNING 11/7/25 AT 12:05 A.M. AZ time: THIS REQUIREMENT FOR ONE PARTNER OF TEAM TO HAVE THE EVENT SKILL RATING REQUIREMENT WILL BE LIFTED.
DUPR skill ratings will be used to seed brackets or pools as necessary for the events. DUPR Skill ratings of registrants will be reviewed within the first three days after Registration closes to review if a team needs to be moved to a different event if a team member's DUPR has changed and they are no longer registered for their current DUPR level. This is only a concern if the player's DUPR is now exceeding the skill rating of the event they registered for. However, if a team's rating has dropped since the time they registered, they may reach out to change their event level as well if they do not want to play up.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
• February 14th (Saturday): Women’s Double’s - 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0
• February 15th (Sunday): Mixed Doubles - 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0
• February 16th (Monday): Men’s Doubles - 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0
• February 17th (Tuesday): Mixed Doubles - 3.0 & 3.5
Age Groups: 35-50, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+ Age as of 12/31/26.
FORMAT: We will be doing Round Robin formats and will attempt to maximize the amount of playtime for our participants! The formats will be based on the numbers of teams signed up for each event. They are subject to change if we have teams drop from their event, or there is a weather event. The Tournament Director reserves the right adjust format or to combine brackets when there aren't enough teams to create an event. Some events may be combined by skill if we don’t have a minimum of three teams (multiple skill-level medals to be awarded).
For events with teams of 8 or more:
o Pool Play with Single Round Robin games 1-15, win by 2,
o Playoff matches of top two teams per Pool, 1-15 win by 2,
o Followed by gold & bronze medal matches.
*The Gold Medal Match will be 2/3 games to 11, win by 2
*The Bronze Medal Match will be 1-15 win by 2.
For events with 3-7 teams:
o Brackets of three teams will be a double round robin, 2/3 games to 11, win by 2.
o Brackets of 4 or 5 teams will be a single round robin, 2/3 games to 11, win by 2.
o Brackets of 6 - 7 teams will be a single round robin, games 1-15 win by 2.
Full Sanctioned USA Pickleball Tournament with Certified Referees for every match. USA Pickleball Membership is required to be active through February 17, 2026. If you need to join or renew your membership, visit usapickleball.org BEFORE you try to register.
DUPR Account is Required. You will need this BEFORE you register.
Registration Requirements: Both players of a doubles team must be fully registered and paid TO FULLY SECURE your team's registration. You may register to hold a spot in an event, but your partner MUST REGISTER WITHIN 3 DAYS to secure your spot. Your space in the event is not secure until both team partners have registered and paid. The system will waitlist your team after 3 days if both partners are not fully registered.
