Pickleball Victoria and Pickleball NSW will select their entire teams, with the exception of 2 Male and 2 Female players from each state.
Register your expression of interest via email with subject Heading "Battle of the Border" to "president@pickleballvictoria.org" or "admin@pickleballnsw.org" by 4.00pm March 12, 2026
Your EOI must include:
1. Evidence of residence eg. Drivers licence
2. Either a snapshot/screenshot/evidence of your current DUPR
The last 4 team spots per state will be on offer to the Winners of the WILDCARD PLAYOFF, to be held at Sneaky Cat Pickleball, Thurgoona on Saturday 28th March, 2026.
WILDCARD PLAYOFF will be Mens or Womens Doubles, with 1 team member being <4.0 DUPR and 1 team member being +4.0 DUPR. There will be a Victorian playoff, and a NSW playoff on the same day.
Winners gain a Team Spot for their state.
Players will be allocated a Team Mate for Gender Doubles and Mixed Doubles, according to their State's selection.
State Captains will allocate who you play against in each round - Ryder Cup Style.
Gender Doubles and Mixed Doubles will be a minimum 5 games per bracket.
Games will be Time restricted, but all points won during your games will go to the teams points tally.
Each player MUST:
Be a member of their state organisation - i.e. Pickleball Vic or Pickleball NSW
Be available for both Gender Doubles and Mixed Doubles
Substitute positions will be limited to 4 registered players for each state. Substitutes will be required to pay 50% of the entry fee, and will be guaranteed 1 Gender Match and 1 Mixed match which will be included in the Team Tally (if they are not called up to replace a player).
Substitutes are only activated on a medical withdrawal.
EVENT CALENDAR:
Friday 24th April -
3pm Start - Mens Dbls - DUPR 3.5-3.99
6pm Start - Womens Dbls - DUPR 3.5 - 3.99
"Grazing Meal" provided around 5.30pm at the venue
Saturday 25th April -
8am Start - Mens Dbls DUPR 4.0+
11am Start - Womens Dbls DUPR 4.0+
12 noon - BBQ light meal provided at the Venue
2pm Start - Mixed Dbls DUPR 3.5-3.99
7pm - Event Dinner Albury - Venue TBA
Sunday 26th April -
8am - Mixed Dbles DUPR 4.0+
12noon - Presentation Ceremony
Sneaky Cat has a great accommodation offering from Quest Apartments Albury and Quest Apartments on Townsend, with fixed reduced rates for players and partners. Please mention "Sneaky Cat" as the corporate booking reference in order to be eligible for these discounted rates.
Players are to nominate shirt size upon registration before 31st March in order to have the correct team shirt available. Shirt included in the registration cost.
Grazing meals at the Venue included in the registration costs.
