Welcome to the 2027 Grand Rapids Pickleball Club Championships

All of the following information will be updated before Registration opens on April 1, 2027!!!

Participants MUST BE MEMBERS OF THE GRPC. To register, join or login to your member account at: www.grpickleball.com, click on the menu (three lines), go to the "CODES" tab, where you can find a registration code. DO NOT SHARE THIS CODE WITH OTHERS.

Players who are found to be registered without a GRPC membership will be removed from the tournament.

August 6, 7 & 8, 2027

The tournament will be held at Belknap Park

This is an OUTDOOR tournament with no indoor backup and no make-up date

You are not considered to be fully registered unless you have a partner and are paid in full. Players needing a partner will be waitlisted.

Having a DUPR account associated with your Pickleball.com profile is required to register. Skill level eligibility and seeding will be based on your DUPR rating.

Schedule of Events:

Friday, August 6th - Men's & Women's Singles; Men's & Women's Doubles (60+)

Saturday, August 7th - Mixed Doubles

Sunday, August 8th - Men's & Women's Doubles (59 and below)

REGISTRATION FEE: $35

EVENT FEE: $20

5 guaranteed games minimum in each division, though last minute player drops cannot be accounted for. At least 4 teams are required to form a division.

Bracket sizes will be unlimited until the tournament is full

You need to be a member of the GRPC to play in this tournament. You can join the club at www.grpickleball.com

Players must register by August 1st at 8AM to receive a free t-shirt with registration.

Ball - TBD

The format will be according to division size listed below. Disregard format information displayed on the "Events" page, as it will not be kept up to date with division size:

4 Teams: RR Best 2/3 to 15

5-6 Teams: RR Best 2/3 to 11

7-8 Teams: RR 1 to 15

9-10 Teams: RR 1 to 11

11+ Teams: Split into two pools, RR following pool size format above, Top two teams from each pool advances to a single elimination playoff bracket

The Tournament Directors reserve the right to add or combine age groups and/or skill levels depending on the number of registrations. Every effort will be made to avoid combining skill levels. Match format is also subject to change.

USAP rules and approved paddle list will be used in addition to paddles on the UPA-A Approved list.

Scores will be uploaded to DUPR.

Pickleballtournaments.com charges a $5 service to anyone who registers for any amateur tournament. This fee is not refundable. The GRPC will withhold a $5 Admin Fee for any refund. Refunds (less fees) will be allowed up until the end of registration, after that there is no guarantee of a refund.

To avoid additional fees from re-entry, refund requests will be processed at the end of the registration period unless a special request is made.

While we will make every effort to dry courts and delay play as necessary in the event of inclement weather, there is no makeup date or indoor backup should event(s) be cancelled. There will NOT BE REFUNDS GIVEN DUE TO POOR WEATHER FOR PLAYERS. By signing up and paying you are agreeing to these terms. For interrupted events, medals will be awarded based on standings after the last fully complete round of play