Pickle in the Land presented by Akron Children's is BACK for the fourth year on November 5-8, 2026 at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland! REGISTRATION OPENS FRIDAY, JULY 24!
2026 SCHEDULE:
Thursday, November 5: 60-69, 70+ Men’s and Women’s Doubles & Open Play
Friday, November 6: Singles
Saturday, November 7: Men’s and Women’s Doubles
Sunday, November 8: Mixed Doubles
TOURNAMENT FORMAT:
4 Guaranteed Matches
Round Robin Pool Play: 1 game to 15, win by 2
Pre-medal matches: 1 game to 15, win by 2
Bronze Medal Match: 1 game to 15, win by 2
Gold Medal Match: Best 2/3 to 11, win by 2
Top teams depending on pool size will advance to a single-elimination playoff. Playoff qualification is based on the number of pools within a division.
All medal matches and select pool play matches will be officiated by USA Pickleball credentialed referees.
First, Second, and Third place finishers receive medals.
IMPORTANT NOTES:
**Tournament Directors reserve the right to adjust, combine, or modify age and skill divisions as necessary based on final registration numbers.
**DUPR ratings are enforced. Participants may be reassigned to a higher skilled division based on their current DUPR rating.
**Partners with different skill ratings must compete in the higher-rated partner's skill division. Partners with different ages must compete in the younger partner's age division.
**Youth/Youth and Adult/Adult partners are the only permissible combinations in all doubles divisions.
