When

Registration opens

Oct 1 2026

8:00 AM EST

Registration ends

Feb 24 2027

12:00 PM EST

Registration Cost

USD $75.00

Per player

Guaranteed games per player: 4

Price changes to USD $80.00 Dec 1st

Where

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Boca Paddle

50 W Jeffery St

Boca Raton, FL, 33487

Tournament Description

<big>🏓 Pickleball Is Life proudly presents the 2027 Boca Open at the all-new Boca Paddle!</big>

Our premier winter tournament returns after welcoming an incredible 615 players last year. The 2027 Boca Open moves to its new home at Boca Paddle by City Pickle in Boca Raton, Florida, from February 25 – 28, 2027. The impressive 100,000-square-foot indoor and outdoor Boca Paddle features 14 indoor courts, one covered outdoor stadium court, and four outdoor courts, making it one of South Florida’s premier pickleball destinations. We are honored to host the first tournament at this incredible new facility!

<big>♥️ Ivan Lendl Charity Pickleball Exhibition & Pro-Am</big>

Ivan Lendl is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. On Thursday evening of the tournament, he will host a special charity exhibition alongside top professional players to benefit his Adaptive Sports Program, which supports kids and adults living with physical disabilities continue to play sports.

You can purchase tickets during the registration or <a href="https://pickleballislife.life/lendl" target="_blank" style="color: #0000EE;">CLICK HERE</a> to secure general admission, VIP seating, or a Pro-Am ticket to play a game with Ivan. Individual and corporate donations are also welcome and greatly appreciated.

<big>🆚 The Boca Open is a Round Robin Tournament!</big>

At Pickleball is Life tournaments our goal is to maximize the number of games each player plays. Brackets with 4–14 players/teams will use a round-robin format followed by playoffs. Players that make the playoff will play 4–8 games, while players that do not advance to the playoffs will play 4–6 games. See below for more details on bracket formats.

<big>📺 Live Stream</big>

Catch all the action on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/PickleballisLife?sub_confirmation=1" target="_blank" style="color: #0000EE;">Pickleball Is Life YouTube Channel</a>! We live-stream many matches and record most courts, so you can share your matches, highlights, and victories with friends and family during or after the tournament.

<big>🏆 Prizes & Payouts</big>

<ul>

<li>🥇🥈🥉place winners in all brackets receive prizes.</li>

<li>Last year we had over $20,000 worth of prizes including paddles, pickleball bags, eyewear, water bottles, gift cards, hats and other gear from Selkirk, Vulcan, CRBN, Diadem, Gearbox, Onix, Engage, DingK, Udrippin, Pure Science Labs, Dink Eyewear, PB5Star and restaurants in Delray & Boca Raton.</li>

<li>The first 400 players get a $50 gift card for an Engage performance paddle.

<li>The Open Division has awarded up to $12,600 in prize money in past years.</li>

</ul>

This year, we’re raising the bar once again—making the Boca Open bigger, better, and more exciting than ever before. Don’t miss it!

<big>🎟️ Registration</big>

Registration includes the following and is $75 before Dec 1, $80 before Jan 15, $85 after. So register early to save some money! Seniors receive a $10 discount and Juniors receive a $15 discount.

<ul>

<li>Tournament Shirts: Players can choose from a variety of tournament shirt styles, including short sleeve, racerback, muscle shirt, long sleeve ($15 extra), or quarter-zip ($20 extra).</li>

<li>Amazing Prizes: Winners will take home medals and exciting prizes from our sponsors, including paddles, pickleball bags, water bottles, gift certificates for pickleball gear and restaurants, and more! Last year, the Boca Open tournament awarded over $20,000 in amateur prizes across all 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.</li>

<li>Player Hospitality: Enjoy complimentary snacks, fruit, and water in our well-stocked hospitality tent, available to all players.</li>

<li>Referees for Key Matches: Referees will be present for Open and Senior Open matches, as well as most amateur medal matches, ensuring a professional and fair competition.</li>

<li>Live Streaming: We know you love to watch your matches! We live stream and record multiple courts on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PickleballisLife?sub_confirmation=1" target="_blank" style="color: #0000EE;">Pickleball is Life YouTube channel</a> and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BocaOpen" target="_blank" style="color: #0000EE;">Boca Open Facebook Page</a>. Many of the matches will be available to watch after the tournament.</li>

</ul>

<big>💰 HOW TO SAVE MONEY</big>

<ul>

<li>Sign Up Early: Prices increase on Dec 1 and again on Jan 15.</li>

<li>Volunteer: Sign up to volunteer and receive a $25 refund. <a href="https://pickleballbrackets.com/a5_U/pbt/rerv.aspx?s=2&eid=5deefe95-60e5-4bef-8fc7-dec18071b995" target="_blank" style="color: #0000EE;">Volunteer Here</a></li>

<li>Ambassador Program: Get 4 friends to register and give them a $5 discount code and you receive a $20 discount. Email pickleballismylife@gmail.com to receive a discount code to share with friends and family.</li>

<li>Social Media: Post that you registered for the tournament with a link to our registration page and encourage your friends to do the same and receive a $5 discount code.</li>

NOTE: See discount limitations and more details under additional information.

</ul>

<big>🏆 Events & Divisions</big>

Skill/Age Brackets: Singles, Gender Doubles, Mixed Doubles & Split-Age Co-Ed Doubles

<ul>

<li>Juniors (8-12, 13-16)</li>

<li>Amateurs (17-34, 35-49, 50-59)</li>

<li>Senior Amateurs (60-69, 70-74, 75+)</li>

<li>Family Coed Doubles (one Junior & one Adult)</li>

<li>Split-Age Coed Doubles (one player under 50 & one player 50+)</li>

<li>Champions Open (Senior Pro, 50+)</li>

<li>Masters Open (Super Senior Pro, 60+)</li>

</ul>

<big>📅 Schedule By Division</big>

Amateurs (ages 9-34, 35-49, 50-59)

<ul>

<li>Thursday, Feb 25 Split-Age Coed Doubles (one player under 50, one player 50+)</li>

<li>Friday, Feb 26 - Men's, Women's Singles</li>

<li>Saturday Feb 27 - Men's & Women's Doubles & Family Doubles (1 Junior & 1 Adult)</li>

<li>Sunday, Feb 28 - Mixed Doubles</li>

</ul>

Senior Amateurs (ages 60-69, 70-74, 75+)

NOTE: We will create and 80+ bracket if we get enough 80+ players to register.

<ul>

<li>Thursday Feb 25 - Senior Men's & Women's Doubles</li>

<li>Friday, Feb 26 - Senior Mixed Doubles</li>

<li>Saturday, Feb 27 - Senior Split-Age Coed Doubles (one player under 60, one player 60+)</li>

<li>Sunday, Feb 28 - Senior Family Doubles (1 Junior & 1 Senior) & Senior Men's & Women's Singles</li>

</ul>

Open (all ages)

<ul>

<li>Thursday, Feb 25 Split-Age Open Coed Doubles (one player under 50, one player 50+)</li>

<li>Friday, Feb 26 - Men's, Women's Open Singles</li>

<li>Saturday Feb 27 - Men's & Women's Open Doubles </li>

<li>Sunday, Feb 28 - Mixed Open Doubles</li>

</ul>

Senior Open Champions (50+) and Senior Open Masters (60+)

<li>Thursday Feb 25 - Senior Open Men's & Women's Doubles</li>

<li>Friday, Feb 26 - Senior Open Mixed Doubles</li>

<li>Saturday, Feb 27 - Senior Open Split-Age Coed Doubles (one player under 50 or 60, one player 50+ or 60+)</li>

<li>Sunday, Feb 28 - Senior Open Men's & Women's Singles</li>

</ul>

Juniors (ages 8-12, 13-16)

<ul>

<li>Thursday, Feb 25 Split-Age Coed Doubles (one player under 50, one player 50+)</li>

<li>Friday, Feb 26 - Junior Mixed</li>

<li>Saturday Feb 27 - Boys & Girls Junior Singles & Family Doubles (1 Junior & 1 Adult)</li>

<li>Sunday, Feb 28 - Boys & Girls Junior Doubles</li>

</ul>

<big>📅 Schedule By Day</big>

Thursday Feb 25

<ul>

<li>Senior Amateurs Men's & Women's Doubles (ages 60-69, 70-74, 75+)

<li>Senior Open Men's & Women's Doubles Champions (50+) and Masters (60+)</li>

<li>Amateur Split-Age Coed Doubles (one player under 50, one player 50+)</li>

</ul>

Friday Feb 26

<ul>

<li>Amateur & Open Men's & Women's Singles - Amateurs (ages 9-34, 35-49, 50-59) and Open (all ages)</li>

<li>Senior Amateur Mixed Doubles (ages 60-69, 70-74, 75+)

<li>Senior Open Mixed Doubles Champions (50+) and Masters (60+)</li>

<li>Junior Mixed Doubles (ages 8-12, 13-16)</li>

</ul>

Saturday Feb 27

<ul>

<li>Amateur Men's & Women's Doubles (ages 9-34, 35-49, 50-59) </li>

<li>Open Men's & Women's Doubles (all ages)</li>

<li>Senior Open Split-Age Coed Doubles (one player under 50 or 60, one player 50+ or 60+)</li>

<li>Senior Amateur Split-Age Coed Doubles (one player under 60, one player 60+)</li>

<li>Family Doubles (1 Junior & 1 Adult)</li>

<li>Junior Boys & Girls Singles (ages 8-12, 13-16)</li>

</ul>

Sunday Feb 28

<ul>

<li>Amateur Mixed Doubles (ages 9-34, 35-49, 50-59)</li>

<li>Open Mixed Doubles (all ages)</li>

<li>Senior Amateur Men's & Women's Singles (ages 60-69, 70-74, 75+)</li>

<li>Senior Open Men's & Women's Singles Champions (50+) and Masters (60+)</li>

<li>Junior Boys & Girls Doubles (ages 8-12, 13-16)</li>

<li>Senior Family Doubles (1 Junior & 1 Senior)</li>

</ul>

<big>❤ The Pickleball is Life Tournament Experience:</big>

We work hard to ensure every aspect of the tournament is smooth, enjoyable, and memorable for all participants! With years of experience playing in pickleball tournaments and running them, we’re dedicated to providing the best possible experience for every player. Here’s what you can expect from our tournament:

<ul>

<li>Round Robin Play: Most brackets are run as Round Robin, followed by a single-elimination playoff for the top teams, ensuring every player gets 4 to 8 games (see full details below).</li>

<li>Players Enter Scores: We use Pickleball tournaments.com new feature that allows players to enter scores on their phones, which allows you to complete your bracket efficiently.</li>

<li>Fair Play: We carefully monitor all brackets to prevent sandbagging by reviewing players' DUPR and tournament histories (see details below).</li>

<li>Amazing Prizes: Winners will take home medals and exciting prizes from our sponsors, including paddles, pickleball bags, water bottles, gift certificates for pickleball gear and restaurants, and more! Last year, our Boca Open tournament awarded over $20,000 in amateur prizes across all 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners.</li>

<li>Tournament Shirts: Players can choose from a variety of tournament shirt styles, including short sleeve, racerback, muscle shirt, long sleeve (extra cost), or quarter-zip (extra cost).</li>

<li>Player Hospitality: Enjoy complimentary snacks, fruit, and water in our well-stocked hospitality tent, available to all players.</li>

<li>Referees for Key Matches: Referees will be present for Pro and Senior Pro matches, as well as most amateur medal matches, ensuring a professional and fair competition.</li>

<li>Convenient Payment Options: We accept Venmo, Zelle, PayPal, and credit card payments for easy registration. If you don't have a Venmo account <a href="https://get.venmo.com/VFcXmt5wyZb" target="_blank" style="color: #0000EE;">click here to signup</a>.</li>

<li>Food Options: Boca Paddle has a full restaurant and bar run by Farm's Table!</li>

<li>Results Tracking: Tournament results will be immediately submitted to DUPR. Please join the <a href="https://dashboard.dupr.com/dashboard/browse/clubs/7723730438" target="_blank" style="color: #0000EE;">Pickleball is Life DUPR Club</a>.</li>

</ul>

<big>Tournament Brackets</big>

Adult amateur brackets include skill levels: 2.5 to 5.0 with age levels 9-34, 35-49, 50-59, Senior Amateur age levels 60-69, 70-74, 75+. Junior brackets have age levels 8-12 and 13-16. There are Open (all ages), Champions Open (age 50+) and Masters Open (age 60+) Moneyball brackets for all events with this year $60/player going towards prize money! The Junior, Amateur and Open brackets are on different days from the Senior Amateur (60+), Champions Open (50+) and Masters Open (60+) brackets. You can only play in multiple event per day if the bracket times don't overlap. The senior players can play down in age so you are allowed to play in both senior and non-senior events since they are on different days.

<big>Tournament & Pickleball is Life Facebook Pages</big>

Follow the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DelrayBeachPickleballisLife" target="_blank" style="color: #0000EE;">Boca Open Facebook Page</a> to get regular updates on the tournament. All tournament videos and pictures will be published here! Also follow the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BocaOpen" target="_blank" style="color: #0000EE;">Pickleball is Life Facebook Page</a> to get regular updates on other Pickleball is Life tournaments.

Additional Information

<big>Ivan Lendl Charity Exhibition & ProAm - </big> On Thursday night of the tournament there will be a charity exhibition hosted by Ivan Lendl and top Pros to support Ivan's charity, the Adaptive Sports Program, which help kids and adults living with physical disabilities continue to play sports. You can purchase tickets during the registration or <a href="https://pickleballislife.life/lendl" target="_blank" style="color: #0000EE;">CLICK HERE</a> for general seating, VIP seating or a ProAm ticket to play a game with Ivan. Individual & Corporate charity donations are accepted. Ivan Lendl is widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, he was ranked world No. 1 in singles for a then-record 270 weeks, won 94 singles titles, won eight major singles titles and was runner-up 11 times, making him the first man to contest 19 major finals.

<big>VIP Tournament Seating - </big> There will be VIP court side seating for the main stadium court. You will receive a tournament shirt (email pickleballismylife@gmail.com your shirt size), have water and snacks at your table all day. You can purchase tickets during the registration or <a href="https://pickleballislife.life/shop/ols/categories/boca-open" target="_blank" style="color: #0000EE;">CLICK HERE</a>. Make sure to select the VIP Seating.

<big>Sandbagging Policy - </big>Our goal is to make sure you are competing against players at the same skill level and age. All brackets will be checked for sandbaggers by checking the player's DUPR, PBR and tournament play history. If a player's rating and/or has competed and won gold at a certain skill level they will be required to play up. We have created a fair amount of age levels and as long as we can get four teams/players in a specific skill level/age level we will allow that bracket to go forward and not combine brackets.

<big>Bracket Formats - </big>Our goal is to give players the most games possible. Brackets with 4 to 14 teams will be round robin with playoffs, giving teams that don't make the playoffs 4 to 6 games and teams that make the playoffs 5 to 8 games. Brackets with 15+ teams may be double elimination, round robin with three or more pools, or split by another set of age categories. Amateur playoffs will use games to 15 win by 2 for the bronze medal match and best 2 or 3 games to 11 win by 2 for the gold medal match. Open bracket playoffs may use best 2 or 3 games to 11 win by 2 for all playoff rounds.

Bracket Size - Bracket Formats: (for singles its players instead of teams)

4 teams - Single round robin, games to 15 win by 2. All 4 teams go to playoffs, all teams get 6 games.

5 teams - Single round robin, teams get 4 games to 15 win by 2. Top 4 teams go to playoffs and get more games.

6 teams - Single round robin, teams get 5 games to 15 win by 2. Top 4 teams go to playoffs and get more games.

7 teams - Single round robin, teams get 6 games to 11 win by 2. Top 4 teams go to playoffs and get more games.

8 teams - Single round robin, teams get 7 games to 11 win by 2. Top 4 teams go to playoffs and get more games.

9 teams - Two pools of 4 and 5 teams, single round robin, teams get 3 or 4 games to 15 win by 2. Top 4 teams from each pool go to playoffs and get more games.

10 teams - Two pools of 5 teams. Teams get 4 games to 15 win by 2. Top 4 teams from each pool go to playoffs and get more games.

11 teams - Two pools of 5 and 6 teams. Teams get 4 or 5 games to 15 win by 2. Top 3 teams from each pool go to playoffs and get more games.

12 teams - Two pools of 6 teams. Teams get 5 games to 15 win by 2. Top 3 teams from each pool go to playoffs and get more games.

13 teams - Two pools of 6 and 7 teams. Teams get 5 or 6 games to 11 win by 2. Top 3 teams from each pool go to playoffs and get more games.

14 teams - Two pools of 7 teams. Teams get 6 games to 11 win by 2. Top 3 teams from each pool go to playoffs and get more games.

Round robins have a single elimination playoff round, format decided by the tournament director.

15 and higher teams will play double elimination with the consolation draw able to win gold.

For brackets with 3 or less teams, the tournament director will need to combine brackets by age and/or skill level to make the bracket viable.

NOTE: Depending on a variety of factors, the tournament director may make changes to these bracket formats.

Discount Limitations & Program Details: You can only receive a discount from one of our discount programs. The discount only applies to the registration fees. Discount does not apply to the pickleballbrackets software fee, tournament insurance, extra tournament shirt or extra fee for long sleeve or quarter zip, tickets for the Ivan Lendl Charity Exhibition, VIP tournament seating, or any Pickleball is Life gear for sale. Ambassador Program Details - we create a custom discount code for you (you can select the code or we will create one) that you give out to your friends. This saves your friends $5 on their registration. Please email us when you have 4 friends registered and we will refund you $20 or give you a $20 discount code to use. Volunteer Discount Details - after the tournament when you have completed at least one volunteer slots we will refund you $25. Social Media Discount Details - you must post to Facebook or Instagram a statement that you are registered for the Boca Open tournament on Feb 25-28 with link to this registration page before the start of the tournament. You must send us an email with a link to your post and we will refund you $5.

Refund Policy

<big>TOURNAMENT INSURANCE: </big>During registration you may choose to purchase the $25 Tournament Insurance Policy in the event you have to cancel out of the tournament after the cancellation deadline of 2/1/27. The insurance will also give you a partial refund (see below for details) in case you have to cancel out of the tournament after the deadline or the tournament or your event is cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances like an earthquake, flood, tornado, power outage, etc. which makes running the tournament unsafe.

<big>Refund policy without Tournament Insurance - </big>Refunds are available for registration and event fees minus the 3rd party service fees described below if canceled before the cancellation deadline of 2/1/27. Refund requests made after the deadline of 2/1/27 and before the start of the tournament on 2/25/27 will be granted minus a $30 processing fee to cover the purchase of shirts, medals, balls, etc. and minus the 3rd party service fees described below. There are no refunds after the tournament starts.

<big>Refund policy with Tournament Insurance - </big>Full Refunds are available for registration and event fees if canceled for any reason before the cancellation deadline of 2/1/27. This saves you the 3rd party service fees described below. Refund requests made after 2/1/27 and before the start of the tournament on 2/25/27 will be granted minus the 3rd party service fees described below. This saves you the $30 processing fee. After the tournament starts and if you have not played any events in the tournament then refunds of the registration and event fees will be granted minus a $30 processing fee and minus the 3rd party service fees described below. Without insurance you would receive no refund in this scenario. After the tournament starts and if you have already played in an event in the tournament then refunds of just the un-played event fees will be granted, not the registration fee since you competed already. Without insurance you would receive no refund in this scenario. Refunds are only granted if you are injured prior to starting an event or if the event is completely canceled without it being rescheduled. Refunds are not granted if you start an event or if the event is rescheduled due to unforeseen circumstances on a different date/time during the tournament dates. The Tournament Insurance must be purchased when you register and can not be purchase at a later date.

Brackets may be combined by age and/or skill at the discretion of the tournament director. Refunds will be issued as quickly as possible, but could occur after the conclusion of the tournament. This is an indoor event with some outdoor courts and there is no refund, unless you purchase the Tournament Insurance, for unforeseen circumstance (earthquake, flood, tornado, power outage, etc.) and the tournament coordinators will do all they can to play matches. If brackets are in mid play when an unforeseen circumstance occurs the situation will be evaluated on a case by case basis to determine if the bracket may be finished or if winners may be determined. There are no alternate dates for the tournament.

<big>3rd PARTY SERVICE FEES: </big>Include 1) payment fee (i.e. credit card fee or Venmo Services fee) and 2) the PickleballBrackets Software Fee, which is non-refundable as stated at checkout.

Prize Money

The Open (All Ages), Champions Open (50+) and Masters Open (60+) brackets will be Moneyball's using the additional $60 per player from the event fees to fund the prize money. Payouts will be 60% going to Gold, 25% going to Silver and 15% going to Bronze. Total prize money depends on the number of players registering for each Open bracket.

<big>Prize Money Payout Example:</big>

Assuming these number of Open players/teams in a bracket the payout would be:

18 Singles Players - Total $1,080, 1st $648, 2nd $270, 3rd $162 (per player)

20 Doubles Teams - Total $2,400, 1st $1,440, 2nd $600, 3rd $360 (per team)

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