Red Hot Summer Pickleball Tournament will be hosted by Pickleball NSW over 3 days Friday 11 December to Sunday 13 December at the Doohan Tennis Centre, Oran Park, about 1 hour drive south west of Sydney CBD. This is a Pickleball Australia Tier 2 sanctioned tournament, where players can gain Australian Ranking (AR) points.
This tournament will use the current Global Pickleball Federation rules. They can be found at: https://globalpickleballfederation.org/pickleball-rulebook/
This tournament will also adhere to the PA Participant Code of Behaviour Policy. This can be found at: https://www.pickleballaus.org/tournaments
EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday 11 December - Singles
Saturday 12 December - Gender Doubles
Sunday 13 December - Mixed Doubles (including hybrid doubles)
You can enter a maximum of 1 event per day - that is, a total of 3 events for each player.
Players are guaranteed minimum three games per event. Medals will be awarded to gold, silver and bronze winning competitors in each bracket.
REGISTRATION
Registrations Open: 21 September
Registrations Close: 23 November or earlier if capacity is reached.
The registration fee is $70 which includes entry into one event. Each additional event is $30 per event. Players may enter a maximum of 3 events.
Participants must have a Pickleball Tournaments account that is linked to a current PA membership and DUPR account.
Players may register in a doubles event without a partner but they must find a partner who must also register to secure a position. If your partner does not register within 7 days of your registration, you will be moved from the main draw to the waitlist.
PLAYER ELIGIBITY
You must be a member of Pickleball Australia to enter. Players may enter age events based on their age as at 31 Dec 2026. Singles and Doubles skill based events will be based on a players appropriate singles / doubles DUPR rating at the close of registration.
WAITLIST
Singles: players will automatically be allocated a position in the main draw, UNLESS an event is at capacity.
Doubles: players will automatically be allocated a position in the main draw, UNLESS the event is at capacity. Teams who have both players enter the event, will be prioritised over a player who fails to secure a partner. Teams that do not have both partners registered will be moved to the waitlists after 7 days. Teams will only be moved back after both teams are entered if the main draw is not full.
At the close of registration the Tournament Director will determine if waitlisted players can/cannot be added to the event based on venue capacity at any given time.
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR DISCRETION
The tournament director reserves the right to:
- Review, and possibly alter the rating of players who self-rate below or above their actual rating.
- Move players and teams between skill level brackets if on verification the wrong event has been entered.
- Merge Events with 4 or less entries with another event of closest possible standard.
- Change start times to facilitate smooth running of the tournament.
- Modify events and/or schedules as required due to influences beyond our control (eg extreme weather).
- Accept/reject waitlisted player entries after registration close based on venue capacity at any given time.
