Welcome Picklers!

We hope you register for the 2025 Fraser Valley Open tournament held on Saturday, August 9 and Sunday, August 10 at the South Surrey Athletic Park. This tournament will be a PCO sanctioned, outdoor tournament and offers $20,000 in prize money for the 5.0 events. Please read the prize money information below.

Event brackets will be:

Friday, August 8: 55+ Women's and Men's Skill Doubles (55+ 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0)

Saturday, August 9: Mixed Doubles 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0

Sunday, August 10: Women’s AND Men's Doubles 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0

Event Registration Policy

To register for an event, both player may be rated 1.0 below the event they would like to enter. For example, to enter a 4.0 event, both players may have a 3.0 rating.

PCO Membership

ALL participants must have a current Pickleball Canada (PCO) Membership to play in this tournament. To avoid registration complications, we highly recommend that you have an active, paid for PCO membership before registration opens on Saturday, February 15.

Tournament Fees

Registration Fee for all players: $75

All 5.0 Events – MD 5.0, WD 5.0 and MXD 5.0: $75 per event

All other events 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5 events: $15 per event

Prize Money for the Open Events

1st Place: $3,000 per team

2nd place: $2,000 per team

3rd place: $1,500 per team

CTPRatings will be used.

Refund Policies:

If you withdraw from the tournament prior to July 12, we will retain a $10 service fee. If you withdraw between July 13 and August 1, we will retain a $25 service fee. No refunds will be provided if you withdraw after August 1.

Enter as a team and make sure your partner registers within one day of you registering or you will automatically be removed from the event and put on the waitlist. Priority will be given to full teams. If you are on the waitlist, and your partner registers, you will be added to the event provided there is space.

FYI: Pickleball Brackets lists teams on the waitlist in alphabetical order of the first person of the team that registered. NOT IN ORDER OF REGISTRATION. However, teams will be moved from the waitlist into the event in order of registration! This is a feature of Pickleball Brackets and is out of our control.

Event formats will be double elimination.

You are guaranteed to play, at least, two matches or two games to 11 and one game to 15, per event.

BEFORE YOU REGISTER

All registrants must have a valid Pickleball Canada Membership to play in this tournament. Please ensure your Pickleball Canada Membership number and your skill level are up to date in your pickleballbrackets.com profile before registering for this tournament. If you are not a Pickleball Canada member, you can become a member at https://pickleballcanada.org/

If you can't remember your Pickleball Canada number, check here: https://secure.pickleballcanada.org/login/

The Tournament Director may modify the format depending on registration numbers.

ONLINE registration only. Registration is not complete until BOTH partners have registered, signed the online waiver, and PAID; online payment via PayPal using a credit card. When the maximum per event is reached based on fully registered/paid teams, others will be added to the waitlist.

In the case of waitlists, teams will take priority over individuals.

COMPLETE registration means: Both partners have registered, signed the waiver and paid in full.

The Tournament Committee reserves the right to place players in the Skill Group based on their current CTPR/UTPR/USAPA rating skill groups based on registration. The Tournament Committee has the right to make changes to the tournament, combine divisions, or change and alter the format depending on the number of registrations received.

It is each player’s responsibility to ensure their paddle is USAPA approved as non-compliant paddles are subject to Match Forfeiture.

18 outdoor courts (12 permanent courts - 6 portable)

South Surrey Athletic Park, 14601 - 20 Avenue, Surrey, BC

Players are encouraged to bring:

- their own portable chairs

- hat or umbrella for personal shade

- we are planning on having Food Trucks in attendance to offer food and drinks. If you have dietary concerns or restrictions then consider bringing your own food and drinks.

- water will be available for purchase or the nearest water refill station is located inside the Recreation Centre, a two-minute walk from the venue.

If the tournament cannot be played because of inclement weather, Provincial Health guidelines or another unforeseen situation beyond the control of tournament organizers, registrants will be refunded their fees minus a $25.00 administration fee.

CTPRatings will be used.

The following payout will be in effect for MD 5.0, WD 5.0 and MXD 5.0:

1st Place - $3,000; 2nd Place - $2,000; 3rd Place - $1,500

$500 bonus to team in first place if a 5.0 event has 8 or more teams.

A minimum number of eight teams must register for a 5.0 event for the above payout to be in effect. If this is not the case by the registration deadline of July 11, 2025, the tournament committee will contact players who registered for the 5.0 event(s) and give them the option of withdrawing from the tournament and receiving a full refund OR participating in a 4.0 or 4.5 bracket with an adjusted, lower event fee (5.0 players will receive a full refund).

If the tournament cannot be played because of inclement weather, Provincial Health guidelines or another unforeseen situation beyond the control of tournament organizers, registrants will be refunded their fees minus a $25.00 administration fee.