Presented by Pickleball is Life, this premier outdoor tournament is happening September 5–7, 2025, in beautiful Ventnor City, NJ — just steps from the beach! Whether you're a rising junior, weekend warrior, or elite-level baller, there’s a bracket for you. Join us for three action-packed days of fierce competition, community vibes, and non-stop pickleball fun!

🎾 Friday, Sept 5

🎾 Saturday, Sept 6

🎾 Sunday, Sept 7

🔥 Don’t miss this chance to compete, connect, and play at the shore!

Interested in being part of the action? Volunteer Here and help make this event even more amazing! There are skill/age brackets for Singles, Gender Doubles and Mixed Doubles events for Amateurs (9-49, 50-59, 60+), Open (All Ages) and Senior Open (50+).

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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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 and tournament play history. If a player's DUPR rating with a high reliability rating is above a brackets skill level and/or if the player has competed and won gold at that skill level in a large tournament they will be required to complete at the next skill level. 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 8/5/25. 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 8/5/25. 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. Event 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. Event 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.

Please note: This is an outdoor event and there are no refunds unless you purchase the Registration & Weather Insurance during registration (see refund policy above). This insurance covers cancellations due to rain or unforeseen circumstances such as flooding, power outages, etc.

Tournament coordinators will make every effort to continue play in the event of weather disruptions. If a bracket is in progress when play is interrupted, the situation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to determine whether the bracket can be completed or if winners can be declared.

There are no scheduled rain dates.