The Sydney Winter Indoor Pickleball Tournament is a Tier 2 event hosted by Pickleball NSW and sanctioned by Pickleball Australia.
The tournament will be held over Friday 17 July (Women's & Men's Singles), Saturday 18 July (Men's & Women's Doubles) and Sunday 19 July (Mixed doubles). The venue is the Hawkesbury PCYC in Windsor, a modern facility with 6 indoor basketball courts. It is approximately a 1 hour drive from the Sydney CBD.
Any member of Pickleball Australia - including Pickleball NSW - can enter. To register you will also need a (free) account with Pickleballtournaments.com which requires you to enter your PAA member number via Edit Profile/Association Memberships. As a Tier 2 tournament, players can gain Australian Ranking (AR) points by entering specific events, signified by (AR) under the event title.
Registration is $60 which includes entry into one event. Each additional event costs $30, with the exception of hybrid and junior events which cost $15. Players can enter a maximum of 2 events - one per day - unless they enter in hybrid doubles events (in which a disabled player teams up with a non-disabled player), in which case they can enter 3 events. Any players wishing to play 3 events including hybrid events, click the "Contact Tourney" button on the front page of this website with details and we will arrange this for you.
It is best to register when you have an agreed partner to play with. Be proactive in finding a partner - someone who has registered also looking for a partner, or someone you know who has not registered yet.
The tournament organiser and director reserve the right to change/merge/split skill level or age divisions or to move players into event categories different to the ones in which they entered.
Players with disabilities are encouraged to enter mainstream events (with minor rule modifications) in addition to para and/or hybrid events.
Registrations for all events close on 5 July 2026 - no late entries will be accepted.
This tournament will use the current Global Pickleball Federation rules. They can be found at: https://globalpickleballfederation.org/pickleball-rulebook/
This tournament will also adhere to the PA Participant Code of Behaviour Policy. This can be found at: https://www.pickleballaus.org/tournaments
EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday 17 July
Morning - Men's Singles
Afternoon - Women's Singles
Saturday 18 July
Morning - Women's Doubles
Afternoon - Men's Doubles
Sunday 19 July
Mixed Doubles
Hybrid Doubles
Players are guaranteed minimum three games per event. Medals will be awarded to gold, silver and bronze winning competitors in each bracket.
REGISTRATION
Registrations Open: 7 May
Registrations Close: 5 July or earlier if capacity is reached.
The registration fee is $60 which includes entry into one event. Each additional event is $30 per event. Players may enter a maximum of 3 events.
Participants must have a Pickleball Tournaments account that is linked to a current PA membership and DUPR account. Players may enter a doubles event without a partner but It is the responsibility of the participant to source a partner and have them enter to secure a position.
WAITLIST
Players will automatically be allocated a position in the main draw, UNLESS the event is at capacity. Teams who have both players enter the event, will be prioritised over a player who fails to secure a partner. Teams that do not have both partners registered will be moved to the waitlists after 7 days. Teams will only be moved back after both teams are entered if the main draw is not full.
At the close of registration the Tournament Director will determine if waitlisted players can/cannot be added to the event based on venue capacity at any given time.
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR DISCRETION
The tournament director reserves the right to:
- Review, and possibly alter the rating of players who self-rate below or above their actual rating.
- Move players and teams between skill level brackets if on verification the wrong event has been entered.
- Merge Events with 4 or less entries with another event of closest possible standard.
- Change start times to facilitate smooth running of the tournament.
- Modify events and/or schedules as required due to influences beyond our control (eg extreme weather).
- Accept/reject waitlisted player entries after registration close based on venue capacity at any given time.
