What are the EPIC World Championship registration Fees?
Full standard registration fee is $222 per player and includes two(2) events per player, and a guaranteed 3 matches per event plus an incredible EPIC Athletes gift bag worth over $250!
DISCOUNT CODES
There are currently a limited number of discounts available when you use the following partner codes:
1. "RECLUB" - Registration discount of $72 (Very limited number of discounts left)
2. "DUPREPIC" - Registration discount of $72 and limited only to players that received an invite from DUPR
ALL REGISTERED PLAYERS RECEIVE
Athletes gift bag valued at over $250 that contains:
- EPIC custom collectors pickleball bag
- Exclusive EPIC World Championship Athlete shirt
- EPIC World Championship hat co-branded with Joola
- An incredible Joola bag
- Special EPIC collector items
- Local tourism discounts
- Sponsor gifts
- Exclusive Collector World Championship Athlete medal
- Champions medal (winners only)
- Champions trophy (Champions only)
- Exclusive hotel room discounts
- Official invite to the exclusive athletes welcome dinner for you and a guest (cost and details TBC by March 1)
- Access to exclusive pickleball clinics and sessions (additional fees may apply)
- Access to official pickleball referree certification classes held on-site (additional fees may apply)
- Daily door prize draws and contest entries!
ESCALATING PRIZE PURSE
The prize purse starts at a guaranteed $50,000 (USD) and escalates from there to an estimated $75,000 total purse. Champions also receive a voucher for a 2night/3day (cabin for 2 people) cruise on Star Cruise Genting (valued at over $1,800)!
OTHER BONUS PRIZES:
- 104 JOOLA paddles as prize giveaways, comprising a mix of Perseus Pro IV and 3S paddles
REGISTRATION AND ELIGIBILITY FOR THE EPIC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
All players must have a singles and doubles DUPR 4.99 or lower as of Jan 31st, 2026 to be allowed to register.
PRIZE POOL BREAKDOWN for EPIC World Championship
ESCALATING PRIZE PURSE
Prize purse distribution (assuming $75,000):
Women’s doubles, Men’s doubles, Mixed doubles (3.0 - 3.7)
First place: $1600
Second place:$800
Third place: $400
Fourth place: $200
Fifth - Eighth place: $100
Women’s doubles, Men’s doubles, Mixed doubles (3.7 - 4.3)
First place: $2000 + THREE DAYS CRUISE
Second place:$ 1500
Third place: $800
Fourth place: $400
Fifth - Eighth place: $200
Women’s doubles, Men’s doubles, Mixed doubles (4.3 - 5.0)
First place: $3000 + THREE DAYS CRUISE
Second place:$ 2000
Third place: $1000
Fourth place: $500
Fifth - Eighth place: $300
Advanced team:
First place: $8000
Second place: $4000
Third place: $2000
Fourth place: $1000
1 MVP WILL WIN THREE DAYS CRUISE
Intermediate team:
First place: $4000
Second place: $2000
Third place: $1000
Fourth place: $500
1 MVP WILL WIN THREE DAYS CRUISE
Tournament Schedule:
Tournament will be ran on 4 days from April 30 - May 3
Competition times each day are (subject to change due to weather)
7:00 am - 12:00 pm
2:30pm - 9:00pm
Day 1: Thursday, April 30, 2026
Men’s Doubles & Women's Double (Round robin and time-permitting, early knock-out brackets)
Day 2: Friday, May 1,2026
Mixed Doubles and knock out brackets up to semi-finals
Men’s Doubles & Women's Double (knock-out brackets up to semi-finals)
Day 3: Saturday, May 2, 2026
Team format of 4×4 (MiLP format round robin up to semi-finals) Advanced and Intermediate divisions
Day 4: Sunday, May 3, 2026
Championship Sunday all remaining semi finals and Championship
(Winners Medals will be distributed to all first, second and third place finishers.)
What are the divisions available at EPIC World Championship?
This will be a skill tournament played in divisions of:
(a) DUPR 3.0-3.7
(b) DUPR 3.7-4.3
(c) DUPR 4.3-5.0
(d) Team format: Intermediate and Advanced
Sum of 4 players' DUPR prer team must be meet eligibility requirements:
Intermediate : Max Total 15.300 * Individual player max DUPR: 4.00
Advanced: Max Total 18.300 * Individual player max DUPR: 5.00
What are formats for the EPIC World Championship events?
All divisions will compete in a round robin format, guaranteeing plenty of play for every team and player, the top teams in each pool will advance to a playoff round to determine medal winners.
Please note that the tournament organizers reserve the right to move players into different divisions if necessary and to merge divisions in order to create a fair and competitive experience for all participants.
1) Gendered & Mixed Doubles:
Scoring: RALLY
Pool Play Format: 1 game to 21, win by 2
Playoffs: 1 game to 21, win by 2
Bronze Medal Match: 2/3 games to 15, win by 2
Gold Medal Match: 2/3 games to 15, win by 2
2) Team Format:
Scoring: RALLY
WD/MD/MX1/MX2 games to 21
- Teams compete against each other in Matches.
- A Match consists of four Games.
- The first two games are one women’s doubles game and one men’s doubles game, and then two mixed doubles games.
- If two teams are tied after these four games, the singles tiebreaker is played, with a rotational system involving all four players.
- Teams first play each other in group or round-robin play, and then the top teams square off in a playoff bracket format.
- There will be a match to determine the 3rd place team.
- Regardless of outcome, all four games will be played in a match during round robin/group play.
- During bracket play, teams can opt out of playing the 4th game if one team has won the match with 3 consecutive game wins.
- After the round robin/group play is completed, top teams will play a bracket playoff. Due to multiple round robin scenarios and bracket playoff scenarios, the Tournament Director for each event will announce the format for bracket playoffs.
Seeding order for playoffs:
#1 Matches Won,
#2 Head to Head (if only 2 teams tied and they played against each other),
#3 Point Differential. Point differential is the difference between points earned (scored) vs points against (scored against). PE − PA = PD. PA is the points scored by the other team.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
** All participants of the EPIC World Championship MUST have a DUPR account to participate. We will be submitting scores to DUPR. Please create an account on DUPR, if you don't already have one - https://dashboard.dupr.com/signup
** Tournament director reserves the right to move teams playing up too far if she/he feels they won't be competitive. Please make sure you play in the RIGHT skill level, we will be monitoring this.
** Doubles Policies: Partners with differing skill levels must play in the higher partner's skill category.
** Tournament directors reserve the rights to combine brackets & change format based on registration numbers.
** Your spot is not guaranteed in your event until both partners are registered and paid in full. You and your partner both have 5 days to register before being put onto the wait-list.
