2026 TUCSON SENIOR OLYMPIC FESTIVAL Pickleball Tournament

Players must be 50 years old or older by December 31, 2026. There is a $40.00 registration fee and a $25.00 per event fee. All fees and waivers must be submitted prior to the start of the tournament.

This is NOT a sanctioned tournament.

Online registration, payment, and waiver are required on this site - nothing to mail! You cannot register for other Tucson Senior Olympic Festival events on this website.

This is a ROUND ROBIN non-sanctioned skill/age tournament for seniors, with only 2 age brackets: 50+ and 70+. All games will be 1 to 15 win by 2, with playoffs for events with more than 4 teams. Games that have playoffs may or may not have referees for pre-medal matches for the Gold/Silver/Bronze Medal rounds.

This skill/age tournament will play all events in a round robin format with playoffs for all pre-medal matches and the Gold/Silver/Bronze Medal rounds. The initial age brackets are 50+ and under 70+.*** Based on entries, divisions may need to be combined within skills and age groups. Example 3.0/3.5, 4.0/4.5 etc.

Tournament Director reserves the right to combine or split events or close events when courts are at capacity even if an event is not full, and change format based on enrollment.

Brackets are limited to not more than 15 teams per skill/age event or when the tournament director deems the courts are at capacity for the day. Additional teams will be put on the waitlist and admitted if space permits.

Mixed Doubles: Friday, January 23, 2026

Men's & Women's Doubles: Saturday, January 24, 2026

You have one day for your partner to sign up before being moved to the waitlist. Order on the waitlist is determined by the date and time of the first player of the team's registration. Therefore, entry of the team is not complete until BOTH team members create their online registrations & pay their fees. You will automatically be moved back into the event once your partner registers and pays, if there is still room in the event.

NOTE: The Tournament Director reserves the right to combine or split events, close events when courts are at capacity even if an event is not full, and change format based on enrollment.

TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Suzanne Remington

The Tournament ball Franklin X-40 Optic Yellow.

Check-in opens each day at 8:00 am, and play starts at 9:00 am. Check in at least 30 minutes prior to your event start time each day.

Event start times will be posted on this webpage the week of the tournament.

Rain delay makeup date – Sunday, January 25th.

This tournament is NOT a qualifier for the National Senior Games.

No refunds after January 12, 2026 unless event is cancelled or you did not get in from the waiting list.

There is a $5 non-refundable administrative fee for all refunds. In addition, the non-refundable PickleballBrackets.com service fee of $5-10 is nonrefundable.

Any weather related information will be posted here.