Pickleball Depot 2025 BC Provincial Championships
SANCTIONED BY PICKLEBALL CANADA
As a sanctioned tournament it is your CTPR rating which is used to determine your eligibility to enter an event. To find your CTPR see ADDITIONAL INFORMATION below.
EYEWEAR
The Vernon Pickleball Association has a mandatory protective eyewear policy in place as of January 1, 2025. Eyewear must be worn by all players on court. Prescription glasses or sunglasses are acceptable. Players not wearing protective eyewear will be removed from the tournament without a refund.
ATTENTION JUNIORS (U19): Sign up in the 13-49 age group in the event you want to enter. If there are sufficient registrations we will create a junior event.
ELIGIBILITY
Open to Residents of BC (as verified by Driver's License if required)
Must be a Pickleball Canada and Pickleball B.C. member
EVENTS
Women's Singles Brackets: 3.0 - 13-49, 50-59, 60+
3.5 - 13-49, 50-59, 60+
4.0 - 13-59, 60+
4.5 - 13+
Men's Singles Brackets: 3.0 - 13-49, 50-59, 60+
3.5 - 13-49, 50-59, 60+
4.0 - 13-59, 60+
4.5 - 13+
5.0 - 13+
Women's Doubles, Men's Doubles, Mixed Doubles
Categories: 3.0, 3.5, 4.0
Age Groups: 13-49, 50-59, 60-64, 65-69 and 70+ (Except Women's 4.0 has 65+)
Categories: 4.5, 5.0
Age Groups 13-49, 50+
SCHEDULE
Thursday, July 24 - Men's and Women's Singles
Friday, July 25 - Women's Doubles
Saturday, July 26 - Mixed Doubles
Sunday, July 27 - Men's Doubles
Events will run from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily
COURTS
Twenty-four courts: 12 indoors on outdoor surface plus 12 outdoor courts (converted from Tennis). An additional 6 courts will be used at Creekside Park for mixed day on July 26, 2025.
FORMAT
Double elimination.
COST
Registration $90 plus $15 for each event. Payment is only through 'Stripe' within the Pickleball Brackets system. It accepts both credit and debit cards.
ELIGIBILITY TO ENTER AN EVENT
* Age: An older player may play in a younger age group. A younger player may not play in an older age group. Age is determine as of December 31st, 2025.
* Skill Level: The skill level of players is determined by their Canadian Tournament Player Rating (CTPR) AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION. (No adjustments up or down in a competitor's skill rating will occur after the player has registered.)
REGISTRATION
* General registration opens on April 7, 2025, at 7 p.m. and closes on June 20, 2025, at 9 p.m.
* All Registration is through Pickleball.com (Pickleball Brackets) where you must have established a profile.
In doubles events, in accordance with Pickleball Canada directive, a team of the same skill level may play up two skill levels. For example, a team with both players at the 3.5 level may register for 3.5, 4.0 or 4.5. However, a team with one player 3.5 and the other 4.0 can only play at 4.0 or 4.5.
* A pair's status in the tournament is not verified until the 2nd partner registers. Failure of the 2nd partner to register within six (6) days of the 1st player registering may jeopardize the status of the pair.
* You may change partners any time prior to the registration cutoff. However, doing so may put your registration into the wait list.
* Changes may be allowed after registration is cut off, but you can only choose a new partner from those not currently partnered. The Tournament Director must be informed and has the right to veto a new partnership.
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 or split brackets based on event registration.
* change start times
EQUIPMENT
* Paddles must be USAPA approved paddles
* Ball: The tournament ball is Franklin X-40
* Clothing: If a player is wearing clothing that is the same colour as the ball, s/he might be asked to change apparel by the Tournament Director.
OFFICIATING
All matches, where possible, will be refereed.
