The North Cowichan Pickleball Club presents the Cowichan Valley Winter Rally pickleball tournament, from January 17-18, 2026 at the Queen Margaret's School - Sports Hall indoor courts. A portion of the proceeds from this tournament will be donated to the Queen Margaret's School to further fund the development of their pickleball programming.
REGISTRATION
Registration opens November 29, 2025, at 6:00pm PST.
Enter as a team and ensure that your partner registers and pays within 3 days of you registering. If a partner has not completed his/her registration within 3 days of the first partner registering, the team will be moved to the waitlist. When the identified partner registers and pays, the team will be moved from the waitlist back to the active list if a slot is available.
If you do not have a partner you can click on “Players Needing a Partner” to possibly find one.
Pickleball Tournaments will prevent you from registering in events that are below your DUPR score. If you are wanting to register in an event that is not listed as an option for you, please contact the tournament director to discuss further.
BEFORE YOU REGISTER
To register for this tournament you must have a Pickleball Tournaments account AND a DUPR account. If you do not have a Pickleball Tournaments account and DUPR account, create them before registration opens. Please ensure your Pickleball Tournaments account and DUPR account are connected. See the following link for guidance on how to link these accounts:
https://pickleballtournaments.com/blog/how-to-connect-your-pickleball-com-profile-to-dupr
REGISTRATION FEES
The registration fee is $65.00 and includes your first event. Playing in a second event is an additional $15.00. Pickleballtournaments.com also charges a service fee to registrants. Fees are payable through Stripe only via pickleballtournaments.com.
EVENTS
Saturday January 17, 2026
- Men's Doubles Skill 3.00-3.49
- Women's Doubles Skill 3.00-3.49
- Men's Doubles Skill 3.50-3.99
- Women's Doubles Skill 3.50-3.99
- Men's Doubles Skill 4.00-4.49
Sunday January 18, 2026
- Women's Doubles Skill 4.00-4.49
- Mixed Doubles Skill 4.00-4.49
- Mixed Doubles Skill 3.50 to 3.99
- Mixed Doubles Skill 3.00-3.49
The tournament director and organizing committee may revise the schedule at their discretion to maintain the best possible flow of events. Start times for each category are currently listed to give players a general idea of what to plan for, but please be prepared for start times to be adjusted closer to the event when the total number of teams in each category is known.
DUPR
Results from this tournament will be uploaded to players' DUPR profiles.
EQUIPMENT & CLOTHING
Paddles must be USAPA approved. Check the list of approved paddles at: https://equipment.usapickleball.org/paddle-list/
Protective eyewear is MANDATORY!
If a player is wearing clothing or is playing with a paddle the same colour as the ball, he/she may be asked by the tournament director to change.
Tournament Ball: Onix Pure 2
