Join us at the first pickleball tournament at Shellharbour, between Wollongong and Kiama on the beautiful South Coast of NSW, 1-2 hours from Sydney.

Endless Summer Pickleball NSW Tournament

Saturday 27 November & Sunday 28 November

Shellharbour City Stadium

Shellharbour

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

Saturday 27 November - Women's & Men's Doubles (including hybrid doubles)

Sunday 28 November - Mixed Doubles

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: 16 November 2026

Registrations Close: 14 February 2027

The registration fee is $80 which includes entry into one event. Each additional event is $20 per event. Players may enter a maximum of 2 events.

Participants must have a Pickleball Tournaments account that is linked to a current PA membership and DUPR account.

Players may enter a doubles event without a partner but It is the responsibility of the participant to find a partner who must register within 1 week.

PLAYER ELIGIBITY

Players enter events based on their age as at Dec 31 2026. Players' DUPR skill levels will be used to determine eligibility for events. Players can "play down" in age brackets and "play up" in skill level.

WAITLIST

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.

EVENT FORMATS

All events will be played using a Round Robin format. The top two teams from each pool (four if one pool) will go through to a single elimination pre-medal knock out draw. Winners of the semi finals will compete in the Gold medal match and semi final losers will compete in the bronze medal match.

Traditional scoring method will be used with the following game formats:

First to 15, win by 2 [5 or less players/teams in the pool]

First to 11, win by 2, [6 or more players/teams in the pool]

Pre- Medal (semi finals & quarterfinals), first to 15, win by 2.

Gold medal matches will be best of 3 games, first to 11, win by 2.

Bronze medal matches will be first to 15, win by 2.

COURT ALLOCATION AND RESULT ENTRY

This tournament will be using text messaging service for match & court allocation and digital scoresheets. Please ensure your Pickleball.com profile is up to date prior to the tournament. On tournamnet day don't forget to sign in at the desk and bring your phone and reading glasses to read your text messages and enter your results.

EVENT DETAILS

The venue has 12 taped indoor courts and green Franklin FS Pro balls will be used.

A canteen inside the stadium is available.

It is a condition of entry that all attendees understand that they may be photographed or filmed at the event and that these images may be stored and used by Pickleball NSW, PA or our sponsors on websites, social media and other purposes without express permission or payment.

Withdrawal up to the close of registration will get a full refund.

No refund will be given after the close of registration unless a player withdraws prior to their first event due to medical reasons. Participants must contact the Tournament Director through the Contact Tourney button and provide a medical certificate prior to the event start.

This tournament will comply with the PA Weather Policy.

Pickleball Australia, utilizes the Sports Medicine Australia (SMA) Heat Policy Tool for managing weather conditions, particularly heat. This policy provides guidance and procedures for safe play during hot weather, including when to suspend or cancel play.

https://sma-heat-policy.sydney.edu.au