Pickle in the Land, presented by Nature Stone Flooring, is back this December 13-15 at Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland!
Registration is now CLOSED!
Division starting times will be released on Monday, December 9th, 2024, and opening draws will be released at 12:01am on Friday, December 13th, 2024.
NEW in 2024:
All matches will be played on Pickle Flex Pro, a Har-Tru product. All 24 courts will be professional grade pickleball hard court surfaces!
Guaranteed Number of Matches: 3 matches guaranteed. Please see tournament format below.
Ball Type: Joola Primo
Expansion: PITL will be using Hall A +B in the Convention Center. This means more room between courts for matches and spectators.
USA Pickleball Credentialed Officials: ALL medal matches will be officiated. During pool play, one (1) credentialed official will oversee three (3) competition courts.
Vendors: With more space and more participants, we will be hosting a vendor village for sport specific brands and products. More to be announced soon!
RESN Broadcast: Rock Entertainment Sports Network will be live broadcasting from Pickle in the Land on Friday and Saturday! Broadcasts live from a championship court will air from 4pm-7pm and will feature a full play by play and color commentating crew. The network will be available on channel 22.1 through free over-the-air broadcasts and the parties intend for it to be available through major cable, satellite and virtual pay-TV platforms throughout Ohio.
Tournament Format:
Pool play – round robin – best to 15, win by 2 (guarantee minimum of 3 matches).
• Pools of 12* teams or less, top 2 from each pool advance to tournament play. (*could change depending on total number registered)
• Pools of 13* teams or more, top 1 from each pool advance to tournament play. (*could change depending on total number registered)
Tournament play bracket – best to 15, win by 2
Championship match – best 2 out of 3, first to 11 win by 2
Medals will be distributed to all first and second place finishers.
All participants will receive a Pickle in the Land t-shirt AND a special giveaway item with their registration!
Pickle in the Land is not a ticketed event - it is free and open to the public.