The NSW Pickleball Championships is the premier pickleball event in NSW. The 3 day tournament will held at the Blacktown Leisure Centre, Stanhope Gardens from Saturday 12 April to Monday 14 April. Any member of Pickleball Australia - including Pickleball NSW - can enter. This is designated as a Tier 3 tournament, where players can gain Australian Ranking (AR) points, by entering specific events, signified by (AR) under the event title.

Blacktown Leisure Centre is a huge modern venue which will boast 25 outdoor pickleball courts and 16 indoor courts. This amazing centre offers a free car park, a café, indoor aquatic centre and many other facilities. It is located next to Stanhope Gardens shopping centre and no more than a 45 minute drive from almost anywhere in Sydney.

The headline schedule of events will be:

Saturday 12 April: Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles,

Sunday 13 April: Mixed Doubles, Para doubles & Hybrid doubles

Monday 14 April: Singles, Skinny Singles, Para singles

Registration is $80 which includes entry into one event. Each additional event costs $20. Players can enter a maximum of 3 events - one per day - unless they enter in hybrid doubles events (in which a disabled player teams up with a non-disabled player), in which case they can enter 4 events. Any players wishing to play 4 events including hybrid events, click the "Contact Tourney" button on the front page of this website with details and we will arrange this for you.

Be proactive to find a partner - someone also looking for a partner, or someone you know who has not registered yet.

PLAYER RATINGS

This tournament uses Pickleball Australia (PAA) Pickleball Brackets ratings NOT DUPR ratings.

FINDING YOUR PAA RATING

1. Go to pickleballtournments.com

2. Search for your name under "players"

3. On your profile (which shows your DUPR ratings), click "clubs"

4. Click PAA and search for your name again.

5. On your PAA profile you will find your (well hidden) PAA ratings.

6. You can change your ratings until you play your first tournament.

Players with disabilities are encouraged to enter mainstream events (with minor rule modifications) in addition to para and/or hybrid events.

Registrations for all events close on 23 March. LATE ENTRIES ARE NOT POSSIBLE.

The venue includes 25 outdoor and 16 indoor courts. Any event could be played on outdoor or indoor courts - players will be advised on the day of their event.

Games will be to 15 points by 2 points in round robin events with up to 5 teams, and up to 11 points by 2 points in round robin events with 6 or more teams.

Open events will based the best of 3 games to 11 points by 2 points with double elimination.

All players will be guaranteed a minimum of 3 games per event.

Green/yellow Franklin X40 balls will be used for outdoor courts. Yellow onix balls for indoor.

Tournament caps will be provided to the first 800 competitors who check in at the tournament.

Referees will control all medal matches plus other games when possible.

Global Federation Pickleball rules will be used. These can be found here: https://globalpickleballfederation.org/pickleball-rulebook/

IMAGES TAKEN DURING THE TOURNAMENT

It is a condition of entry that all attendees may be photographed or filmed at the event and that these images may be stored and used by PAA, PANSW or our sponsors on websites, social media and other purposes without express permission or payment. NOTE: Filming of games requires the permission of all players on the court. If all players agree and the camera is in a fixed location, the device must be positioned at waist height or above.

Full refunds will be provided to players who withdraw for any reason - no questions asked – before close of registration (23 March) - excluding transaction and service fees.

Players who withdraw due to illness or injury after registration closes (23 March) who provide a medical certificate will receive a full refund minus service charges.

General withdrawal after the close of registration (23 March) but before draws are published received a partial refund, with $30 of their registration payment retained to cover admin costs.

Once draws and event times are published, NO refund will be given, except when a medical certificate can be provided - see above.

The event will proceed in all weather conditions.

Accredited first aid providers will be on site during the tournament. In the case of serious injuries an ambulance may be called - at the cost of the injured player.