**EPIC World Championship registration Fees?
Registration fee including 2 events per player, and a gift bag worth over $250.
(a) Qualifying Tournament Winners: $175 (before January 31)
(b) DUPR Top Ranked(by invite only): $175 (before January 31)
(c) Sponsor Exemption / Direct Entry: $888 (full fee)
(d) Generations (Charity competition, no prize purse): $222/team (before March 30) maximum 60 teams
**REGISTRATION AND ELIGABILITY FOR THE EPIC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
THERE ARE 3 PATHS TO ENTER THE EPIC WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
1. Be in the DUPR top-ranked 500 of your country: there are 170 countries on the DUPR platform, making the total pool of qualifying players approximately 85,000 globally! If you match this criteria, you will receive an official invite directly from DUPR which also offers you a further exclusive registration discount. If you believe you qualify under this criteria but did not receive a DUPR invite! please email us at registration@epicworldchampionship.com.
2. Be a local tournament winner: EPIC partners with local tournaments worldwide, allowing their champions to earn a coveted spot at EPIC when those events become official qualifying tournaments. There is no-charge to local tournaments to be a part of the EPIC Network and becoming a qualifying tournament. Have your local tournament organizer reach out to us directly to become a qualifying tournament at Yuki@EPICWorldChampionship.com
3. Sponsor Exemption and Direct entry buy-in: limited spots available to purchase at a premium fee! To see if you qualify for a sponsor exemption, please email Registration@EPICWorldChampionship.com
**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.
**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: DUPR 14 & DUPR 18 (sum of 4 players’ DUPR per team must be below the DUPR division number)
**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 4 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.
** Tournament Schedule:
Tournament will be ran on 4 days:
*Thursday, April 30， 2026 - Men’s Doubles & Women's Double
*Friday, May 1， 2026 - Mix Doubles
*Saturday, May 2， 2026 - Team format of 4×4 (MiLP format)
*Sunday, May 3， 2026 - Championship Sunday
(Medals will be distributed to all first, second and third place finishers.)
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.
** USA Pickleball Credentialed Officials: ALL medal matches will be officiated. During pool play, credentialed official will oversee all competition courts.
