Association of Pickleball Athletes – Canadian Circuit (APA)
Ontario Cup
Hosted @ SMASH Pickleball Facility (London)
EARLY bird ENDS February 1st. After February 1st, registration fee goes from $70 to $80.
BIG NEWS - We’re excited to officially announce that the APA Ontario Circuit has rebranded to become the APA Canadian Circuit, marking a new chapter of national growth and expansion.
We are very excited to welcome you to SMASH, a PREMIER state-of-the-art Pickleball Facility with 9 spacious dedicated fenced indoor courts with professional nets and surface. This club will have a bar, restaurant, and THE SMASH STORE - Shop All Things Pickleball.
After an incredible first Ontario Cup in 2025 with 550+ players, we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve renewed our contract and are coming back to Smash Pickleball in London to host once again!
This will be a skill/age tournament with 19+, 35+, 50+, and 60/65+ age categories played at 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, OPEN/SENIOR/PRO skill levels. You can play up to 5 events. Tournament directors reserve the rights to combine brackets & change format based on registration numbers. The registration fee will be $70, $15 Per Event/$70 Per OPEN Event. Your spot is not guaranteed in your event until both partners are registered and paid in full. You and your partner both have 5 days to register before being put onto the wait-list. Maximum 8 teams per division except the OPEN/PRO TBD. Spots will fill up quickly, so sign up TODAY!
CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS ARE BACK! All medalist will receive a BRAND NEW 2026 APA RING!
Thursday March 5th we will be offering SPLIT AGE events Men's/Women's/Mixed. The levels offered are 3.5/4.0/4.5/PRO. In these events if you are OVER/UNDER Age of 50, you will EITHER have to play with someone Age 50 & OVER, or Age 49 & UNDER. You will be allowed to play in 2 events on this day, one gender doubles and one mix doubles.
Singles is back! Wednesday March 4th. We have age/levels for all participants. PRO singles will be played on Friday March 6th.
All participants of the APA Ontario Circuit MUST have a DUPR account to participate. We will be submitting scores to DUPR. Please create an account on DUPR, if you don't already have one - https://dashboard.dupr.com/signup
Tournament director reserves the right to move teams playing up too far if he feels they won't be competitive. We will be using the DUPR/PickleballBrackets Self rating system. Please note that the PRO events are for OPEN level athletes. For ambitious players with a lower rating, please email the APA Tournament Director for approval to participate. Email @ staffapa@outlook.com.
NEW — We heard you, and we listened!
As the fastest-growing sport continues to evolve, so does the LEVEL of play.
We’re excited to introduce our FIRST-ever 5.0 divisions for the 19+ age group!
We know the jump from 4.5 to PRO is a big one, so we’ve added this NEW 5.0 division to bridge the gap and keep competition fair and exciting.
💰 Cash payouts for EVENT WINNERS
💵 $35 per 5.0 event
This division is going to fill fast — don’t miss out!
Tournament will be ran on 5 days:
Wednesday March 4 - Men's/Women's Singles 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 - AGE 19+/35+/50+/60+
Thursday March 5 - Men's/Mix/Women's Doubles Split Age - 3.5/4.0/4.5/PRO - AGE 50+/49-
Friday March 6 - Men's/Women's Doubles 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 PRO/SR - AGE 50+/60+/65+
Saturday March 7 - Mixed Doubles 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 PRO/SR - AGE 19+/35+/50+/60+/65+
Sunday March 8 - Men's/Women's Doubles 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 PRO - AGE 19+/35+
This event will follow USAPA rules with all medal matches refereed. We will try to ref other games when possible.
Tournament Format:
The 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 5.0 categories will be pool round robins and the top teams in each pool will advance to a playoff round to determine medal winners. Each team will be guaranteed a minimum of 3 games. (Games played to 15, Bronze medal match played to 15, Gold medal round best 2 out of 3 to 11) Games can be up to 11 with a guaranteed minimum of 5 games. All games will be win by 2. PRO/OPEN Division will be a double elimination format with a minimum of 6 teams.
