<b> RETURNING FOR 2026:</b>
• Singles Events are back! Format TBD, depends upon player registrations.
• Open events with cash prizes are back.
• Open event results will not be reported to DUPR.
• 5 games guaranteed in RR events.
• Referees provided for all matches (subject to availability,)
• USAPickleball Sanctioned. $12 USAPickleball Membership required prior to registration.
This is a USAPickleball sanctioned Tier 1 tournament. USAP membership ($12) valid through July 26, 2026 is required prior to registration. <b><a href="https://usapickleball.org" target="_top">CLICK HERE TO JOIN OR RENEW USAP MEMBERSHIP.</a></b>
This is an outdoor tournament on a 16 dedicated pickleball court complex with permanent nets. Open to players of 3.0 and higher skill levels. Medals may be awarded for all skill or age levels in combined brackets. (Medal classes will be determined based on number of teams registered and bracket format.) All RR and pre-medal matches are 1-15 win-by-2 with Single Elimination playoffs to medal rounds. Medal matches 2/3-11, win-by-two. All players in round robin events will play a minimum of 5 games.
Open and Singles events will be Double Elimination. All USAP rules apply.
IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
PARTNERS: You have 3 days from registration for your partner to register and get added to the event with you. After 3 days, you may be wait listed and may not get back into the event unless/until there is an opening. It is your responsibility to notify your partner.
All events will be played in accordance with USA Pickleball rules and regulations in effect at the time of the tournament. Only equipment approved by USA Pickleball is permitted. Players with unapproved or modified equipment are subject to disqualification. See USA Pickleball website for further information.
Bracket formats (splits, pools, seeding, etc.) are determined at the discretion of the Tournament Director (TD). TD reserves the right to modify brackets, including adding teams to any bracket at any time up to the start of the bracket and at the sole discretion of the TD. TD reserves the right modify play formats at any time up to the start of the bracket and at the sole discretion of the TD.
Players replacing a partner:
Any registered player replacing a partner for any reason must replace that partner with a partner qualified to play in the same skill/age group scheduled to play. New partners can play down in age and up in skill. Any replacement must be a USAPickleball member and registered for the tournament with fees paid.
Bracket changes may be allowed depending on space in a new bracket and whether the schedule has been posted. No bracket changes will be allowed within 14 days of the tournament start date. Replacements need to be known and communicated to kfoster@bendpickleballclub.com by 6pm the day before the bracket is scheduled to play. Replacements can be found on the Players Needing Partners list.
