Welcome to Parkland Pickleheads 2026 Season Opener Tournament.
** EYE PROTECTION IS MANDATORY FOR ALL JUNIORS **
** New for 2026 Sanctioned Picklehead Tournaments **
The 4.5 (Any) events will be ‘OPEN,’ no age restriction. However, all participants must have a DUPR rating of at least 4.5. Prize money will be awarded to the Gold ($300), Silver ($200), and Bronze ($100 winners) in each event: Men’s, Women’s, and Mixed.
4.5 Age-restricted events will not be awarded prize money and players with a DUPR rating of 4.0+ may register.
Tournament Dates: June 19-21, 2026
Registration Opens: April 7, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
Registration Closes: June 1, 2026 @ 7:00 pm
This is a Pickleball Canada sanctioned tournament. DUPR ratings will be used for this tournament so please ensure you have a DUPR account and rating before registering.
Details are as follows:
- Entry Fee: $65.00/player plus $20.00 per event.
- Friday: Women's Doubles 8:00 am-7:00 pm
- Saturday: Mixed Doubles 8:00 am-7:00 pm
- Sunday: Men's Doubles 8:00 am-7:00 pm
FORMAT:
Round-robin format with the top four teams from each division participating in a playoff/medal round.
SCORING:
1st to 15 points for round robin format, win by 2.
Medal matches - Gold - Best 2 out of 3 games, to 11 points win by 2. Bronze - 1 game to 15, win by 2.
Teams must play at the skill level of the highest rated partner and in the age category of the youngest player. Players are not allowed to play at a lower level than current DUPR Rating.
- All Matches will be refereed.
- Medals will be awarded to the top three teams in each (combined) bracket.
- Tournament Ball will be the outdoor yellow Selkirk Pro S1.
** Please ensure you are familiar with the new player/referee rules for 2026**
