This is our 5th Annual MARTIN LUTHER KING TOURNAMENT at Armory Pickleball!
This year's tournament will be held at our new courts at Armory Pickleball FERNDALE (5339 Barrett Rd. in Ferndale, about 8 miles north of our Armory Pickleball Bellingham location)
FRIDAY JANUARY 15 - SATURDAY JANUARY 16 - SUNDAY JANUARY 17 - MONDAY JANUARY 18, 2027
****$500 cash prize for the winners of the 5.0+ Mixed Doubles Event!****
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION OPENS ON October 12 at 6:00 AM - Register early to save $10 per player and ensure your place in the tournament.
- If verified BEFORE registering, Armory Pickleball Members get $15 off registration. (See below.*)
- The registration fee includes one event. A second event is $27 more per player. A third event is $20 more per player
- Regular Registration begins November 16 at 7:00 AM ($10 more than Early Bird Registration)
- Late Registration begins December 21 at 7:00 AM ($10 more than Regular Registration)
- REGISTRATION CLOSES ON Sunday, January 10 at 11:55 PM.
T-Shirts: Tournament T-Shirts are available for $20! If you would like a T-Shirt, please select "Yes" to opt in, and choose a shirt size from the options presented.
FULL TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY 1/15
70+ Mixed Doubles, 3.0-3.49 (rally scoring)
60+ Mixed Doubles, 3.0-3.49 (rally scoring)
55+ Mixed Doubles, 3.5-3.99 (sideout scoring)
55+ Mixed Doubles, 4.0-4.49 (sideout scoring)
SATURDAY 1/16
3.0-3.24 Women's Doubles, all ages (rally scoring)
3.25-3.49 Women's Doubles, all ages (rally scoring)
3.5-3.74 Women's Doubles, all ages (rally scoring)
3.75-3.99 Women's Doubles, all ages (rally scoring)
4.0-4.49 Women's Doubles, all ages (sideout scoring)
4.5+ Women's Doubles, all ages (sideout scoring)
SUNDAY 1/17
3.0-3.24 Mixed Doubles, all ages (rally scoring)
3.25-3.49 Mixed Doubles, all ages (rally scoring)
3.5-3.99 Mixed Doubles , all ages (sideout scoring)
4.0-4.49 Mixed Doubles, all ages (sideout scoring)
4.5-4.99 Mixed Doubles, all ages (sideout scoring)
5.0+ Mixed Doubles, all ages (sideout scoring) CASH PRIZE EVENT!!
MONDAY 1/18
3.0-3.49 Men's Doubles, all ages (rally scoring)
3.5-3.99 Men's Doubles, all ages (rally scoring)
4,0-4.49 Men's Doubles, all ages (sideout scoring)
4.5+ Men's Doubles, all ages (sideout scoring)
NOTES:
- Pickleball Brackets charges a $5 +7.99% service fee for registering for each of the first TWO events. To avoid paying an unnecessary service fee, if you are wanting to CHANGE events, be sure to drop the first event BEFORE adding the new event. If you add the new event first and then drop the first event, you will be charged a second event service fee. No extra service fee is charged for signing up for more than two events.
- A player may play at a higher level (play up), but may not play down (sand bag). Pickleball Brackets uses DUPR scores to determine which events are open to each player. Additionally, to maintain a competitive event, we have set up the 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0 events so that players below a .5-increment threshold are not eligible to sign up.
- A minimum of 5 games are guaranteed. Number of games played and points per game will depend on registration. Our goal is to maximize the number of rallies each team gets to play, and the number of other teams each team gets to play, while staying on schedule to ensure that each event starts on time. Pool play will be round-robin (each team plays every other team in your pool). Under special circumstances and with advanced notice, we may use waterfall format (playing 4 best matches before the medal round).
There is Free Parking at the Courts. Facility parking is limited, so we encourage players to carpool and to arrive early.
