1st Annual Panhandle Smash by Victory Pickleball Series
The Victory Pickleball Series is bringing its unique, player-focused tourney series to Amarillo and we couldn't be more excited! We visited the Netplex facility mid-2025 and have been working on this tournament since!
What you can expect from a VPS tourney:
- 5 game minimum
- EVERY team advances from Round Robin into the Medal Brackets
- LIVE Streaming at least 6 courts the entire tourney
TOURNEY DETAILS
Dates: Friday May 15-17, 2026
Location:
Amarillo Netplex
3723 SW 58th Ave
Amarillo, TX 79110
Events:
Friday - MS and WS. Men's Singles, Women's Singles events on Friday are expected to start around 4pm and are expected to finish prior to 10pm
Saturday - MD and WD. Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles events on Saturday aren't expected to start any earlier than 7am and are expected to finish prior to 9pm.
Sunday - MXD. Mixed Doubles events on Sunday aren't expected to start any earlier than 7:30am and are expected to finish prior to 6pm.
Ball: The 2026 Official Ball for the Victory Pickleball Series is the Vulcan VPro Flight.
Event Skill Qualification: If you have at least 30 games in DUPR, we will use a reliability score of 80 to determine which events players qualify for. A score of 80 or higher will limit players to only those skill events matching their DUPR rating, or higher. A score of 79 or lower will allow players to drop ONE skill level below their DUPR rating. This is a manual fix and requires Tournament Director approval. The process is super simple: Just email Kevin Huff at kevinmhuff@gmail.com and he will take a screenshot of your DUPR and then manually enter you into the event you wish to play in. If you do NOT have at least 30 games in DUPR, you can play at any level though we caution against the stigma associated with playing "down" (aka sandbagging).
Rating Systems: DUPR and VAIR
DUPR submission: All games will automatically go into DUPR at the conclusion of each event. In order to register, players must have a DUPR account (mandatory with pickleballtournaments.com).
VAIR: The Victory Pickleball Series also uses VAIR to establish ratings for its tournament players. All participants that don't already have a VAIR rating need to be in the VAIR system prior to playing in the Panhandle Smash, as all games will be submitted to VAIR at the conclusion of each event.
Please sign up for your free VAIR account here: https://bit.ly/4j6zX7o
Event format:
1. All events will start with Round Robin games (aka "Pool Play") and are one game played to 11, WIN BY TWO for each match.
2. ALL TEAMS from each event will move into a single-elimination bracket to determine our Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal winners. Games are again, one game to 11, win by two except the final Gold/Bronze matches.
3. Gold and Bronze matches are ONE game to 15.
