The Salt City Open - the largest amateur tournament in New York State - is back! Games will be held at Erie Canal Pickleball Center. Look forward to a free shirt and some exciting medals!
The goal of the 2026 Powerball PPA Tour State Amateur Pickleball Championship Series is to find the best amateur pickleball players in every state! Medalists qualify for the PPA Tour World Championships that will take place in Mid-November at the Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas, Texas.
The winners across each skill level and age group will earn the title of Amateur State Champion.
Skill Levels: 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0
Age Groups: 18U, 19+, 35+, 50+, 60+, 70+
Playing Divisions: MS, WS, MD, WD, MXD
State Champions (Gold Medalists) receive free registration into the PPA World Championships
and will compete in the exclusive Champions Division brackets to determine the best amateurs
in the country. Second place finishers (Silver Medalists) will receive a 50% off their registration
fee, and third place finishers (Bronze Medalists) will receive 25% off registration fee.
The Carvana Tour PPA World Championships is the ultimate Pickleball celebration with the
world’s top pros competing in a PPA Tour Slam - an estimated 3,500+ amateurs enjoying the
country’s fastest-growing sport and 50,000+ fans taking part in the festival atmosphere of
Pickleball Boulevard. The Championships will once again be the can’t-miss event!
