Association of Pickleball Athletes – Canadian Circuit (APA)
The Masters
The Dink Den Pickleball Club (Cobourg)
ATTENTION ALL!
APA – The Masters has FINALLY landed in the beautiful town of Cobourg!
Huge shoutout to Derek Monroe, Trish, and Keith St. Jean for all the hard work put into building this amazing facility!
We’re excited to welcome you all to The Dink Den Pickleball Club in Cobourg! A premier, state-of-the-art facility featuring 8 spacious, fenced courts with professional nets and surfaces. Enjoy the chill cottage/cabin vibes—perfect for a tournament getaway! The club also offers a pro shop, a massive viewing lounge, and clean bathrooms for your comfort. Plus, Cobourg is known for having one of the best beaches in Ontario!
CHAMPIONSHIP RINGS ARE BACK! All medalist will receive a BRAND NEW 2026 APA RING!
This will be a skill/age tournament with 19+, 35+, 50+, 60+, 65+ 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. 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!
DUPR Rating Chart:
3.4999 & under → 3.0
3.999 & under → 3.5
4.499 & under → 4.0
4.999 & under → 4.5
5.0+ → Pro
Wednesday June 10th will be SINGLES where we have age/levels for all participants. PRO singles will be played on Friday June 12th.
Thursday June 11th 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.
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 June 10 2026 - Men's/Women's Singles 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 - AGE 18+/35+/50+/60+
Thursday June 11 2026 - Men's/Mix/Women's Doubles Split Age - 3.5/4.0/4.5/PRO - AGE 50+/49-
Friday June 12 2026 - Men's/Women's/Singles 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, SR PRO - AGE 50+/60+/65+
Saturday June 13 2026 - Mixed Doubles 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 5.0 PRO/SR - AGE 18+/35+/50+/60+/65+
Sunday June 14 2026 - Men's/Women's 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 5.0 PRO - AGE 18+/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.
