The 3rd annual Delray Beach Pickleball is Life Challenge tournament March 6-9, 2025 at the prestigious Delray Beach Tennis Center. CLICK HERE for our Tournament Promo Video! Last year, we welcomed 600 players and awarded a total of $12,600 in Pro prize money along with $19,787 in amateur prizes. It was a tournament to remember, and we’re excited to make this year even bigger! Interested in being part of the action? Sign up to Volunteer Here and help make this event even more amazing! There are skill/age brackets for Singles, Gender Doubles and Mixed Doubles events for Juniors (8-16), Amateurs (17-59), Senior Amateurs (60+), Pros (All Ages), Champions Pro (50+) and Masters Pro (60+).

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:

We work hard to ensure every aspect of the tournament is smooth, enjoyable, and memorable for all participants!

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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 Pro (all ages), Champions Pro (age 50+) and Masters Pro (age 60+) Moneyball brackets for all events with $50/player going towards prize money! The Junior, Amateur and Pro brackets are on different days from the Senior Amateur (60+), Champions Pro (50+) and Masters Pro (60+) brackets. You can only play in one event per day, but because senior players can play down in age you are allowed to play in both senior and non-senior events since they are on different days.

Ivan Lendl Charity Exhibition - 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. You can purchase tickets during the registration or CLICK HERE for general seating, VIP seating or a ProAm ticket to play a game with Ivan.

Sandbagging Policy - 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.

Event Formats - Our goal is to give players the most games possible. Brackets with 4 to 12 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 6 to 8 games. Brackets with 13+ teams will be double elimination.

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

4 teams - Double round robin, teams get 6 games to 11 win by 2. All 4 teams go to playoffs and get more 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 - Two pools of 4 teams, double round robin, teams get 6 games to 11 win by 2. Top 2 teams from each pool 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 3 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 2 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 2 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 2 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.

13 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.

Refund policy without Registration & Weather Insurance - Refunds are available for registration and event fees minus the 3rd party service fees described below if canceled before the cancellation deadline of 2/6/25. Refund requests made after that date and before the start of the tournament will be granted minus a $25 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.

Refund policy with Registration & Weather Insurance - Full Refunds are available for registration and event fees if canceled before the cancellation deadline of 2/6/25. This saves you the 3rd party service fees. Refund requests made after that date and before the start of the tournament will be granted minus the 3rd party service fees described below. This saves you the $25 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 $25 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, see below. Refunds are not granted if you start an event or if the event is rescheduled due to weather on a different date/time during the tournament dates. The Registration & Weather Insurance must be purchased when you register.

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 outdoor event and there is no refund, unless you purchase the Registration & Weather Insurance, for rain or an unforeseen circumstance (flood, power outage, etc.) and the tournament coordinators will do all they can to play matches. If brackets are in mid play when it rains or 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 rain dates.

3rd PARTY SERVICE FEES: 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.

REGISTRATION & WEATHER INSURANCE: During registration you may choose to purchase the $20 Registration and Weather Insurance Policy in the event you have to cancel out of the tournament after the cancellation deadline above. The insurance will also give you a partial refund in case you have to cancel out of the tournament or your event is cancelled due to weather without a make-up day option. See above for details of the refunds if you purchase the Registration & Weather Insurance.

The Pro (All Ages), Champions Pro (50+) and Masters Pro (60+) brackets will essentially be Moneyball's using the additional $50 per player 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 Pro bracket.

Here are the payouts from last year's Delray Beach tournament for Pro players/teams.

31 Men's Singles Players - Total $1,550, 1st $930, 2nd $388, 3rd $233 (per player)

15 Women's Singles Players - Total $750, 1st $450, 2nd $188, 3rd $113 (per player)

28 Men's Doubles Teams - Total $2,800, 1st $1,680, 2nd $700, 3rd $420 (per team)

18 Women's Doubles Teams - Total $1,800, 1st $1,080, 2nd $450, 3rd $270 (per team)

28 Mixed Doubles Teams - Total $2,800, 1st $1,680, 2nd $700, 3rd $420 (per team)

This is an outdoor event and there is no refund, unless you purchase the Registration & Weather Insurance during registration (see refund policy below), for rain or an unforeseen circumstance (flood, power outage, etc.) and the tournament coordinators will do all they can to play matches. If brackets are in mid play when it rains or 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 rain dates.