UPDATE 2026-03-05
Women's doubles 4.5+, age any has been cancelled due insufficient registrations
Mixed doubles 4.5, age any and Mixed doubles 5.0, age any have been merged into a new event Mixed doubles 4.5+, age any. All teams registered in the original events have been moved to the new, merged event.
Welcome to the Global Indoor Spring Pickleball Tournament.
Online registration opens 7:00 am on Monday, March 2nd. Global Fitness members will have a pre-registration option for advance registration. Registration closes at noon on Friday, April 3rd.
Global Pickleball Club is hosting a round robin tournament, indoors at Global Fitness and Racquet Centre, Kelowna, BC. All games will be to 15, win by 2, no cap, with the top 4 teams advancing to playoffs. Events with 2 pools will have pre-medal matches, and events with 1 pool, 1st & 2nd will play for gold and silver, 3rd & 4th will play for bronze, all games to 15, win by 2. This is a sanctioned, level 2 tournament and all medal matches will be officiated.
GENDER DOUBLES AGE GROUPS
For Men's and Women's 3.5 and 4.0 doubles events, players will register in their appropriate skill level. At the time of registration there will only be one age group, e.g., ANY AGE. When registration closes the players will be divided into groups based on the age of teams signed up. The tournament director will determine if the groups are split into events of 5 teams or 10 teams with 2 pools, or some other split, depending on the ages of players signed up.
If a higher skill level does not have 5 teams or a multiple of five teams and the next lower skill level has a wait list, then the highest rated team in the lower skill level will be asked if they wish to play up and a team from the wait list will be incorporated into the lower skill level.
Events with 3 teams registered will default to a double round robin to ensure that everyone plays as much as possible.
Friday April 17 will be Mixed Doubles, 3.0 60+, 3.5 60+ and 4.0 60+. Players who register in these three events can also register for the Mixed Doubles Age any events on Sunday April 19, however priority will be given to players/teams who did not play on Friday. Mens and Women's Doubles will be on Saturday April 18. Mixed Doubles, Age any events will be on Sunday April 19 for all skill levels.
COED SINGLES EVENT - NON-SANCTIONED EVENT
Coed singles events on Sunday, April 19 are open to both genders, all skill levels and all ages. Players will register in one event which will be split into two events, based on DUPR rating, after registration closes. The five players with the highest DUPR ratings will be in one event, the remaining players will be in a separate event. Medals will be awarded separately for each event. Players can register for both mixed doubles and coed singles events on Sunday. This event is not sanctioned by PCO and is offered as an exhibition event only.
The Tournament Director has the right to modify all event formats and categories (including skill levels and age groups) as needed depending on registrations. This includes the right to combine or split events based on registrations.
The tournament ball is the yellow Franklin X. If a player is wearing clothing that is the same colour as the ball, s/he might be asked to change apparel by the Tournament Director. ALL paddles must be listed on the USAPA Approved paddle list. It is the player's responsibility to ensure their paddle is approved. Protective eyewear is strongly recommended.
We encourage all pickleball players, no matter what level you play, to find a pickleball partner and sign up, come out and enjoy a fun, competitive round robin tournament against players of the same skill level. This tournament is open to all players, however Global members will have advanced registration.
All players must have a current Pickleball Canada membership and a Pickleball Brackets profile with a linked DUPR account to register. Tournament results will be submitted to DUPR and will affect player's DUPR rating.
