<b>Additional Information</b>
<b>FORMAT</b>
<b>REGISTRATION START FOR AMATEUR EVENTS: FRIDAY, 20 FEBRUARY, 2026 at 12:00 PM (GMT+8)</b>
<b>REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR AMATEUR EVENTS: MONDAY, 6 APRIL, 2026 at 12:00 PM (GMT+8) OR WHEN THE ENTRIES ARE FILLED</b>
<b>SCORING</b>
All matches will be side out/traditional scoring.
<b>Amateur Format for Skill/Age Events</b>
Skill levels: 3.5 and above, 3.499 and below only
Age Events: U18, 19+, 35+, 50+
Tentative schedule of amateur events:
14 May, Thursday:
Women's Singles: U18, 50+
Men's Singles: U18, 50+
Mixed Doubles: 35+
15 May, Friday:
Women's Singles: 35+
Men's Singles: 35+
Mixed Doubles: 19+, 50+
Women's Doubles: U18
Men's Doubles: U18
16 May, Saturday:
Women's Singles: 19+
Men's Singles: 19+
Mixed Doubles: U18
Women's Doubles: 35+, 50+
Men's Doubles: 35+, 50+
17 May, Sunday:
Women's Doubles: 19+
Men's Doubles: 19+
All Amateur matches format are:
Round Robin Format: 1 game to 11, win by 2
Elimination Brackets: 1 game to 11, win by 2
Pre-Medal/Semi-Final Matches: 1 game to 15, win by 2
Bronze Medal Match: 1 game to 15, win by 2
Gold Medal Match: 1 game to 15, win by 2
<b>Note Regarding Entry Restrictions</b>
Players are allowed to register for both the Pro and Amateur categories.
However, registering for multiple events held on the same day is not permitted, even across Pro and Amateur categories.
This rule is in place to prevent scheduling conflicts and ensure smooth tournament operations.
Please note that if you register for multiple events on the same day, we will remove your entries for all such days.
In the event a player who plays in both the Pro and Amateur progresses to the Pro Main Draw, then the tournament will immediately withdraw the player from the Amateur category.
<b>PAYMENT</b>
All players will be liable to a pickleballbrackets.com service fee of $5 USD per event with a max of $10 for both amateurs and pros.
<b>AMATEUR PARTNER POLICY</b>
Players must have paid and have a registered and paid partner to be confirmed. Players not paid or without registered and paid partners will be moved to a wait list if the division in which a spot is being held is filled with fully registered and paid teams, or after 7 days post registration.
Please note that if you are playing in a doubles event and your partner does not register within 7 days of when you register, you will automatically be moved to the waitlist. Your spot in the main event will NOT be saved.
If (after you are both registered and paid for the event) there is room in the main event, you will be moved back to the main event. If the event has filled up in the meantime, you will remain on the waitlist until a spot opens up.
<b>AMATEUR PARTNER REPLACEMENT POLICY</b>
After registration is closed, any registered player losing a partner must replace that partner with an already registered player.
If a player’s partner withdraws before a replacement is found, the player will not be allowed to replace their partner. The replacement partner must be eligible to play the event in question.
Players can play down in age and up in skill. Replacements need to be known and communicated to the registration contact/tournament operations desk by 6pm (local time) the day before you are scheduled to play.
*Brackets/Pools seeded by DUPR Rating.
<b>PRO FORMAT</b>
<b>REGISTRATION START FOR PRO EVENTS: FRIDAY, 20 FEBRUARY, 2026 at 12:00 PM (GMT+8)</b>
<b>REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR PRO EVENTS: MONDAY, 6 APRIL, 2026 at 12:00 PM (GMT+8) OR WHEN THE ENTRIES ARE FILLED</b>
Players with a top 20 PPA Ranking will not be eligible to compete in that bracket, unless otherwise invited as a Wild Card.
(Up to two (2) wild card players/teams per bracket may be given to players who have a top 20 PPA Ranking. Wild Cards can be requested by the organisers and is subject to approval by each region’s UPA Standards Committee.)
All players are to sign up via the pro "Qualifier" event.
<b>Registration for Pro Events does not guarantee a slot in the event.</b>
Once registration closes, the size of the qualifiers will be determined, based on the number of entries for each Pro event. PPA Tour Asia endeavours to finalise the players playing in the MAIN DRAW or QUALIFIER at least TWO (2) weeks before the event. Players not confirmed to be in the MAIN DRAW or QUALIFIER will remain on the WAITLIST in the system.
Those remaining on the WAITLIST may still be contacted to participate should there be any withdrawals. The Tournament will refund those on the WAITLIST after the tournament.
Some events may not have qualifiers, if there are not enough players to warrant qualifying rounds.
Eligibility for Pro Qualifiers:
Players ranked outside the PPA Tour Top 20 in a certain category (Singles, Doubles, Mixed) are eligible to enter the Qualifiers in that category.
Players ranked within the Top 20 in a certain category (Singles, Doubles, Mixed) are NOT eligible to participate in the Qualifiers in that category.
Pro Qualifier Format
Single Elimination 2/3 games to 11 win by 2. Qualifier rounds for all events will not overlap with each other, so players may partake in multiple qualifying pro events.
There are NO PPA Points awarded for any Pro Qualifier Event.
Pro Main Draw Format
Single Elimination with a Bronze Medal Match.
All matches are 2/3 games to 11, win by 2.
Tentative Tournament Schedule:
13 May: Qualifying and Main Draw R32 (TBC) for ALL events (Match Schedule TBD)
14 May: Main Draw R16 for ALL events (Match Schedule TBD)
15 May: Main Draw QF for ALL events (Match Schedule TBD)
16 May: Main Draw SF for ALL events (Match Schedule TBD)
17 May: Main Draw Medal Matches for ALL events (Match Schedule TBD)
There is NO Bonus or Back Draw for any Pro Event.
* Official Ball: Joola HC-40
If at any time between the announcement of seeds to the start of the Pro Qualifiers event, a Pro player/pair is unable to participate in the Main Draw, they will be replaced by the highest ranked Qualifier.
For doubles pairs in which only one (1) player is unable to play, the remaining player will be allowed to find a replacement and compete in the Qualifying event.
<b>PAYMENT</b>
All players will be liable to a pickleballbrackets.com service fees for both amateurs and pros.
<b>PRO PARTNER POLICY</b>
Both players in a doubles pair must have registered and paid up, to be fully registered as a doubles pairing. In the event that either player of a doubles pair, have not registered or paid, they will be moved to a waitlist seven (7) days post-registration, when the tournament registration window closes, or when the event is full, whichever comes first.
<b>PRO PARTNER REPLACEMENT POLICY</b>
The deadline to change partners is Thursday at 11:59 PM local time the week preceding the tournament. After the deadline, changing of partners shall not be allowed for any reason.
If a partner must withdraw after the deadline to change partners, the non-withdrawing player must also withdraw from the event that both of those partners were registered to play in as a team.
Once a Player has finalized his or her tournament entry, he or she may change their registered partner without penalty until fourteen (14) days before the start of the tournament.
<b>EVENT CHANGES</b>
Tournament Director has the right to combine events based on either skill, age and/or gender, to provide the best overall playing experience, and also to shorten match formats, including scoring, if there are any scheduling delays.
*Updated 15 April*
<b>TRANSGENDER POLICY</b>
For more information on eligibility of transgender participants, please refer to https://ppatour.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/Transgender-Participation-and-Competition-Policy-for-the-United-Pickleball-Association-UPA.pdf
<b>ANY OTHER MATTERS</b>
If there are any matters not provided by the regulations, the tournament's decision will be final.
