<b>Welcome to the USA Pickleball Golden Ticket Tournament - Las Vegas?</b>
Golden Ticket Tournaments are a key part of the USA Pickleball competitive pathway, giving players across the country the opportunity to compete, earn Tiered Point System (TPS) points and work toward the ultimate destination: the USA Pickleball National Championships. Whether you're building your TPS standing throughout the season or going for gold at a Golden Ticket Tournament, every event is part of the bigger picture.
For more info about the TPS, please check out <b>https://usapickleball.org/tps/<b/>
<b>All tournament questions should be emailed to TOURNAMENTS@USAPICKLEBALL.ORG</B>
<b>LOCATION</b>
Sunset Park
2601 E Sunset Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89120
Check out their website at <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/parks___recreation/services/sunset-park-pickleball-complex">https://www.clarkcountynv.gov/government/departments/parks___recreation/services/sunset-park-pickleball-complex</a></span>
<strong>PLAYER REQUIREMENTS</strong>
<b>Please make sure you read the notes below as you register. It is the responsibility of each player to read and understand the following information.</b>
All players must have a USA Pickleball membership at the Challenger or Champion level. You will need to include your membership number as part of the registration process.
Join or renew at: <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://usapickleball.org/">https://usapickleball.org</a></span>
All players must have or create a DUPR account. This is the rating system that is used for USA Pickleball sanctioned tournament and where we will report results.
Join or login at: <span style="color: blue;"><a href="https://www.dupr.com/">https://www.dupr.com/</a></span>
This tournament is sanctioned by USA Pickleball at the MMP level. Referees will be present for all pre-medal and medal matches. In 2025 & 2026, USA Pickleball successfully refereed all matches at all USA Pickleball-operated Golden Ticket tournaments!
<strong>REGISTRATION POLICY</strong>
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<li style="margin-left: 30px;"> Maximum team counts may be adjusted during registration as needed. </li>
<li style="margin-left: 30px;"> Players may only play in one (1) division per day. </li>
<li style="margin-left: 30px;"> Players can change skill level or age group until registration closes. No changes after that time.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 30px;"> Please have your tournament profile connected to your own DUPR account. </li>
<li style="margin-left: 30px;"> If players are signed up for a bracket <b>BELOW their DUPR at the time of registration, they will be moved to the correct skill bracket.</b></li>
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<b>Singles Registration</b>
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<li style="margin-left: 30px;">For players in a singles bracket, it means you have REGISTERED and PAID the fees.
<li style="margin-left: 30px;">It is the players’ responsibility to know if they have signed up for Singles. Please check your registration receipt after checkout.
<li style="margin-left: 30px;">Refunds for Singles events will not be given after the withdrawal deadline.
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<b>Doubles Registration</b>
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<li style="margin-left: 30px;">Your spot in a bracket is <b>NOT</b> considered complete until both players are registered, paid, and paired for the event. </li>
<li style="margin-left: 30px;">Players signing up for Doubles events will have 5 days for their partner to also sign up or they will be automatically moved to the Waitlist. Once your partner completes registration you may be moved back to the Main Draw if their is still available space.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 30px;">If you are Needing a Partner, it is your responsibility to find a partner. This is <b>NOT</b> done by the Tournament.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 30px;">Before selecting a player as your partner, you <b>MUST</b> have communicated with that player and agreed to play together.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 30px;">Agreement to play is between partners.</li>
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<b>Schedule:</b>
The tournament schedule will be posted approximately one (1) week before the event begins.
<strong>PARTNER REPLACEMENT POLICY</strong.
Any registered player who loses a partner after registration has closed; they must replace that partner with an already registered player. This responsibility rests with the players.
Replacements can be found on the players needing partners list, which can be found on the tournament page. Please make sure you have spoken with the player and there is an agreement to partner between you both. We would appreciate one email with your partner included to confirm the partnership.
The replacement player must:
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<li style="margin-left: 30px;">have a USA Pickleball membership (Challenger or Champions) and a PickleballTournaments.com profile.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 30px;">meet the skill/age requirements. </li>
<li style="margin-left: 30px;"> pay any related fees for tournament/software fees. Fees are non-transferable.</li>
<li style="margin-left: 30px;">Be able to play the scheduled day of the event.</li>
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Please email new partner information to <span style="color: blue;"><a href="mailto: tournaments@usapickleball.org">Tournaments@usapickleball.org</a></span> no later than 4pm the day before you are scheduled to play. Approved partner changes will receive an email confirmation.
<strong>RULES & EQUIPMENT POLICY</strong>
All USA Pickleball rules apply. Official Rule Book: https://usapickleball.org/what-is-pickleball/official-rules/
Players must ensure their paddle is on the Approved Equipment List:
https://equipment.usapickleball.org
