Welcome to the 2026 Three Rivers Championship!
The Three Rivers Championship will be held at the brand new LevelUp Pickleball Club in Canonsburg, South of Pittsburgh, in partnership with LevelUp Pickleball Camps. This year's tournament will take place May 21st-24th, 2026 at LevelUp Pickleball Club and the ball we will use is the Franklin X-40.
This is a DUPR rated tournament, and ratings will be used for registration and sign-ups. If you don't have a DUPR rating, you will need to self-rate and will have a DUPR rating after this tournament. You MUST have a DUPR account to play in this tournament. Please sign up on dupr.com for a free account. The tournament director will be reviewing DUPR ratings and may move players to a more appropriate level if necessary.
We are ecstatic to host this tournament at the wonderous LevelUp Pickleball Club in Canonsburg, PA. We will be utilizing 16 dedicated pickleball courts with permanent nets. The entire facility is well lit with air conditioning and large overhead fans to ensure optimal climate for competitive play. There is a beautiful viewing deck that overlooks 8 courts on the left, and 8 courts on the right with high chairs and couches for your pleasure. There are high chairs and couches underneath the viewing deck so you can get up close and personal watching your friends and family play. All gold medal matches will be played on our grandstand court that has additional bleacher seating behind and beside the court.
The parking is free, and we have a full service restaurant with quality food and spirits if you are just watching or after you are done playing. We have bathrooms, water fountains, showers, and locker rooms for your convenience.
Tournament Format:
The tournament will be round robin with the top 4 teams participating in a single elimination playoff. Each round robin match will be first to 15, while the medal matches will be best of 3, first to 11. This format will give everyone more guaranteed matches in an optimal time span to maximize the player experience. The tournament director reserves the right to adjusts brackets and format as needed.
Event Schedule:
THURSDAY, May 21st: Senior Men's and Senior Women's Doubles - ages 50+
FRIDAY, May 22nd: Women's Doubles under 50 and all Men's Singles
SATURDAY, May 23rd: Mixed Doubles - all ages
SUNDAY, May 24th: Men's Doubles under 50 and all Women's Singles
Registration and Fees:
You may register for only one event per day for the purposes of efficient scheduling. That means a maximum of 4 total events at Three Rivers Championship. Medals will be awarded to the top 3 teams in each bracket played. If a bracket is combined, only one set of medals will be awarded to the top 3 teams in the combined bracket.
Early DISCOUNT Registration:
$35 fee (Apr 10th-Apr 23th)
Standard Registration:
$50 fee (Apr 24th-May 7th)
Late Registration:
$65 fee (May 8th-May 14th)
Your registration is NOT COMPLETE UNTIL you have fully paid, partner registered, and partner paid. If you are not fully registered and paid when the event fills, you will be moved to the wait list.
We are expecting a large amount of players for this tournament and will have a maximum number of teams per event per day. We will operate within the flexibility of our facility and court availability, but do have the advantage of indoor lights and climate control. We recommend you signing up with your partner as early as possible to save money, and reserve your spot. If your desired play division becomes full, we suggest you sign up for the waitlist as we may expand the division if there is sufficient teams to create another round robin pool.
Start times will be posted before the tournament start date.
Referees:
We will have certified referees for as many matches as possible, with priority to have referees for medal matches. If you are experiencing difficulty in your match or need assistance, you may request a referee or a volunteer from the club to referee your match.
