🎸 Rock and Rally for a Cause!
Pickle Jam is not just a weekend filled with thrilling pickleball matches and a Community Benefit Concert—it’s an exciting celebration of our community. This event is all about bringing people together, creating lasting memories, and honoring the incredible individuals who make Southern New Mexico such a vibrant and strong place to live.
No matter if you’re a seasoned pro, a curious newcomer, or a passionate spectator cheering from the sidelines, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Prepare to smash, dink, and rally your way through an exciting tournament filled with friendly competition, high energy, and, most importantly, all in support of a worthy cause 💛.
Proceeds from the event will support the Greatest Needs Impact Fund, held at CFSNM, which has provided critical aid during wildfires, floods, and local crises. It serves as a safety net when disaster strikes—supporting people, animals, and communities in urgent need. Since its inception, it has delivered over $2.1 million in direct aid to individuals, families, small businesses, and nonprofits for both emergency response and long-term recovery. 100% of these critical funds raised to the sub-funds reaches those impacted, helping to ease their burden as they navigate unimaginable loss.
📅 October 10th – Community Benefit Concert at Blue Moon Bar & Grill
Players will receive FREE entry to the concert! (Limited Tickets Available)
📍 October 11th & 12th – Pickleball Tournament at East Mesa Sports Complex (4502 Sonoma Springs Ave.)
This is a NON-SANCTIONED Round Robin Pickleball Tournament following MMP USA Pickleball Rules with playoffs for Gold/Silver/ Bronze Medals. Scores report to DUPR.
***This tournament will report your scores to DUPR if you and your opponents choose to have your scores reported at the time of signup***
Players may play in skill level events at, or 0.5 above their skill level. Source of skill levels can either be your current updated Self-Rating or your Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating (DUPR) at the time of registration.
FREE CONCERT with REGISTRATION: October 10, 2025 - Friday
TOURNAMENT:
October 11, 2025 - Saturday - Men's & Women's Doubles, Ages 19-49, 50+, Skill Levels 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0+
October 12, 2025 - Sunday - Mixed Doubles, Ages 19- 19, 50+ Skill Levels 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0+
In the event of rain there is NO RAIN BACKUP DATE.
This skill/age tournament will play all events in a round robin format with playoffs with some referees for pre-medal matches and the Gold/Silver/Bronze Medal rounds.
AGE BRACKETS WILL BE BROKEN DOWN BASED ON ENTRIES: Additional age brackets may be added based on registrations. Example: 50-55, 55-59, 60-65, 65-69, 70-75, 75-80 & 80+ This will be based on the amount of entries within the age and division. Divisions may need to be combined within skills and age groups. Example 2.5/3.0, 3.0/3.5 4.0/4.5 .
***All gold medal matches are offered at 2/3-11 win by 2 unless the TD needs to make a change due to weather/time issues. We will offer the 1-15 win by 2 as an alternative on a case-by-case basis***
3 teams are a double round robin 1-15 win by 2 switch ends at 8 - all teams to playoffs. The top team based on results will have a bye while the bronze match of the 2nd & 3rd place teams play the bronze match 1-15 win by 2. The winner of that goes to play the gold match with the team that was on the bye.
4 to 9 teams are pool dependent games either 1-11 win by 2 switch at 6 or 1-15 win by 2 switch ends at 8. The top four teams move forward to the playoffs. The top winners from each pool play each other for Gold best 2/3 -11 win by 2, and only switch at 6 on the third game. Both second place winners play for Bronze 1-15 win by 2 switch ends at 8.
10 or more teams are split into pools. The matches depend on the number of teams (see above). Games are either 1-11 win by 2 switch ends at 6 or 1-15 win by 2 switch at 8. Only the top two from each pool move forward. The top team from each pool play each other for Gold best 2/3 -11 win by 2, and only switch ends at 6 on the 3rd game. Both second place winners play for Bronze 1-15 win by 2 switch ends at 8.
Tournament Director reserves the right to combine or split events, change playoffs, or close events when courts are at capacity even if an event is not full, and change format based on enrollment.
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Pickleball Tournaments by AZ Pickleball Chick LLC, Suzanne Remington
