Association of Pickleball Athletes (APA)
Ontario Grand Slam
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NEWMARKET, WE HEARD YOU!
Yes, it’s happening! We are bringing the APA – Ontario Grand Slam to town! This will be one of our final stops of an incredible 2026 season, and we’re going BIG for Newmarket! Expect a massive tournament, an electric atmosphere, and some of the best pickleball action of the year. Newmarket… are you ready?
We are very excited to welcome you to Grandview Pickleball Club, a premier, state-of-the-art pickleball facility located in Newmarket, Ontario. This facility has 6 spacious 60x34 fully fenced courts, 28 feet high ceilings, washrooms, change rooms, bar with a liquor license, and a MASSIVE viewing lounge to catch all games LIVE action!
BRAND NEW Championship APA rings will be given to all our podium winners!
This will be a skill/age tournament with 19+, 50+, 60+, & 70+ age categories played at 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, OPEN/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. Open EVENT fee will be $35. Pro EVENT fee will be $70. 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!
All participants of the APA Canadian 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.
Tournament will be ran on 5 days:
Wednesday Nov 11 2026 - Mens/Womens Singles
Thursday Nov 12 2026 - Split Age Event (One player over 50, one player under 49)
Friday Nov 13 2026 - Men's/Women's 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, SR PRO- AGE 50+/60+/70+ - Men's/Women's Singles PRO
Saturday Nov 14 2026 - Mixed Doubles 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, PRO - AGE 16+/50+/60+/70+
Sunday Nov 15 2026 - Men's/Women's 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0, PRO - AGE 16+
This event will follow USAPA rules with all medal matches refereed. We will try to ref other games when possible. UPA paddles are approved.
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 5 teams.
