Association of Pickleball Athletes (APA)
The AU Open
Pickleplex Vaughan
THE FIRST 100 PLAYERS SIGNED UP WILL BE ENTERED INTO A DRAW FOR OUR MYSTERY BOX PRIZES. 10 PLAYERS OUT OF 100 WILL BE SELECTED TO WIN A PRIZE! OVER $3000 WORTH OF PRIZES BEING GIVEN OUT! Follow us on Instagram/Facebook @apacircuit to check out our prizes!
Hey APA athletes! WE HEARD YOU! This August we are bringing a tournament BACK to the GTA for the first time since February in Mississauga.
We are excited to bring the APA back to the GTA this summer at Canada's FASTEST growing Pickleball Franchise, Pickleplex. We will be playing at the NEW Pickleplex Vaughan, a *NEW* PREMIER state-of-the-art Facility with 8 spacious 30X60 dedicated fenced indoor courts with professional nets and surface. This venue is right off the 400 Highway.
Tiffany Au: "Hey everyone! I am so excited to announce that I will be running my 1st ever event with the APA as a Tournament Director! I have worked with the APA for over a year now and after learning from Michael Chao, I am ready to run the show! Come join me on this INCREDIBLE journey. This tournament will have all different kinds of levels and brackets to play in to give you the ULTIMATE player experience. Let's GO!"
This will be a skill/age tournament with 19+, 35+, 50+, & 60+ age categories played at 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, OPEN/SENIOR/PRO skill levels. You can play up to 5 events. Tournament directors reserve the rights to combine brackets & change format based on registration numbers. The registration fee will be $70, $15 Per Event/$70 Per OPEN Event. Your spot is not guaranteed in your event until both partners are registered and paid in full. You and your partner both have 5 days to register before being put onto the wait-list. Maximum 8 teams per division except the OPEN/PRO TBD. Spots will fill up quickly, so sign up TODAY!
Thursday August 7th we will be offering SPLIT AGE events Men's/Women's/Mixed. The levels offered are 3.5-/4.0+/PRO. In these events if you are OVER/UNDER Age of 50, you will EITHER have to play with someone Age 50 & OVER, or Age 49 & UNDER. You will be allowed to play in 2 events on this day, one gender doubles and one mix doubles.
Singles is back! Wednesday August 6th. We have age/levels for all participants. PRO singles will be played on Friday August 8th.
All participants of the APA Ontario Circuit MUST have a DUPR account to participate. We will be submitting scores to DUPR. Please create an account on DUPR, if you don't already have one - https://dashboard.dupr.com/signup
Tournament director reserves the right to move teams playing up too far if he feels they won't be competitive. We will be using the DUPR/PickleballBrackets Self rating system. Please make sure you play in the RIGHT skill level, we will be monitoring this. Please note that the PRO events are for OPEN level athletes. For ambitious players with a lower rating, please email the APA Tournament Director for approval to participate. Email @ apacircuit@outlook.com.
PRO QUALIFIER - You have what it takes to be a pro? We will also be hosting a PRO QUALIFIER for finals spots in the PRO division. Men's/Women's/Mixed PRO Qualifier will be played on Friday August 8th. You will be charged the PRO rate of $70. Tournament director has the RIGHT to move players to the QUALIFIER or the MAIN DRAW.
Tournament will be ran on 5 days:
Wednesday August 6 2025 - Men's/Women's Singles 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 - AGE 19+/35+/50+/60+
Thursday August 7 2025 - Men's/Mix/Women's Doubles Split Age - 3.5-/4.0+/PRO - AGE 50+/49-
Friday August 8 2025 - Men's/Women's 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, SR PRO- AGE 50+/60+ - Men's/Women's Singles PRO
Saturday August 9 2025 - Mixed Doubles 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, PRO - AGE 19+/35+/50+/60+
Sunday August 10 2025 - Men's/Women's 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, PRO - AGE 19+/35+
This event will follow USAPA rules with all medal matches refereed. We will try to ref other games when possible.
The 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 5.0 categories will be pool round robins and the top teams in each pool will advance to a playoff round to determine medal winners. Each team will be guaranteed a minimum of 3 games. (Games played to 15, Bronze medal match played to 15, Gold medal round best 2 out of 3 to 11) Games can be up to 11 with a guaranteed minimum of 5 games. All games will be win by 2. PRO/OPEN Division will be a double elimination format with a minimum of 5 teams.
IMPORTANT!
Starting time for each day will be 8AM. Your event can start as late as 7PM. Events can go as late as 11pm Depending on how many participants we have registered, the time can change for each day. Full schedule will be available Sunday Night August 3rd 2025.
