<b>The Sunshine Coast Open is on 23rd, 24th & 25th October 2026.<b/>
Any member of Pickleball Australia can enter.
This is a Pickleball Australia SANCTIONED tournament.
This tournament is designated as a Tier 2 tournament, where players can gain Australian Ranking (AR) points.
This tournament will use the current Global Pickleball Federation Rulebook.
This can be found at https://globalpickleballfederation.org/docs/GPF-Rulebook-2025-edition.pdf
This tournament will also adhere to the PA Participant Code of Behaviour Policy. This can be found at: https://www.pickleballaus.org/tournaments
The schedule of events will be:
Friday 23rd October Singles/Men's, Ladies, Juniors
Saturday 24th October Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles
Sunday 25th October Mixed Doubles
Registration is $75 which includes entry into one event. Each additional event costs $20. Players can enter a maximum of 3 events
REGISTRATION
Registration Closes: 9th October 2026 @ 10.00pm or earlier if capacity is reached.
- To register you will need to create a free Pickleball Brackets login and profile. Profile must contain your contact number, email & PAA ID number.
Specific details are listed below:
- You may enter more than one event during the tournament, but all events need to be in a different category e.g., Mixed Doubles, Doubles, Singles.
Players may enter a doubles event without a partner but It is the responsibility of the participant to source a partner and have them enter to secure a position.
<b>PLAYER ELIGIBILITY<b/>
Players may enter age events based on their age as at Dec 31 2026. Singles and Doubles skill based events will be based on a players appropriate singles / doubles DUPR rating at the close of registration. Skill Levels: For Doubles, you must sign up at the skill level of the higher-rated partner.
<b>WAITLIST:<b/>
Singles: players will automatically be allocated a position in the main draw, UNLESS an event is at capacity.
Doubles: players will automatically be allocated a position in the main draw, UNLESS the event is at capacity. Teams who have both players enter the event, will be prioritised over a player who fails to secure a partner. Teams that do not have both partners registered will be moved to the waitlists after 7 days. Teams will only be moved back after both teams are entered if the main draw is not full.
At the close of registration the Tournament Director will determine if waitlisted players can/cannot be added to the event based on venue capacity at any given time.
<b>TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR DISCRETION<b/>
The tournament director reserves the right to:
Review, and possibly alter the rating of players who self-rate below or above their actual rating.
Move players and teams between skill level brackets if on verification the wrong event has been entered.
Merge Events with 4 or less entries with another event of closest possible standard.
Change start times to facilitate smooth running of the tournament.
Modify events and/or schedules as required due to influences beyond our control (ie. extreme weather).
Accept/reject waitlisted player entries after registration close based on venue capacity at any given time.
