Frequently Asked Questions

Tickets will go on sale Early August.

• Events will be Double Elimination with Consolation bracket and no return to Winner’s Bracket.
• Once a team has a loss in the Winners bracket, they move to the Consolation bracket. All teams who lose a second match will be eliminated from competition.
• The final two teams in Winner’s bracket will play for Gold/Silver. The final two teams in the Consolation bracket will play for Bronze.
• Winners bracket matches are best 2 out of 3 games to 11, win by 2 points with side out scoring.
• Consolation bracket matches are 1 game to 15 points, win by 2 points with side out scoring.
• Medal matches are best 2 out 3 games to 11 points, win by 2 points with side out scoring.
• Some divisions may play a Round Robin format. This is the discretion of the Tournament Director.
• Round Robins will be single round robin (with matches being best 2 out of 3 games to 11 points) with final standings being determined by the following criteria: 1) most match wins, 2) head-to-head wins, 3) point differential, 4) head-to-head point differential.

• Divisions need to have a minimum of 8 teams for doubles or they may be combined with another skill/age division.
• Events for Age Groups 65 and older will be combined by AGE FIRST. Example: Mixed Doubles 3.0 (65-69) has 3 teams, Mixed Doubles 3.5 (65-69) has 1 team and Mixed Doubles 4.0 (65-69) has 4 teams. The combined bracket would be Mixed Doubles 3.0/3.5/4.0 (65-69) with 8 teams.
• Events for Age Groups under 65 will be combined by Skill Level First. Example: Men’s Doubles 4.0 (30-39) has 4 teams, Men’s Doubles 4.0 (40-49) has 5 teams, we would combine the two age groups at the same skill level to be a combined division of Men’s Doubles 4.0 (30-39, 40-49) with 9 teams.

• All players must have played in a qualifying 2025 Golden Ticket tournament to be eligible.
• A list of those tournaments is available at https://usapickleball.org/goldenticket/

All eligible players will receive an email with a personalized link that they MUST use to sign up for the tournament.

Golden Ticket winners register first under our Priority Registration (view registration dates). For a guaranteed place in the tournament, Golden Ticket winners and their partners MUST complete registration within this time period. Golden Ticket winners may still register during other registration tiers, but they are not guaranteed a spot if they do not register during Priority Registration.

Of course. All Silver and Bronze medal winners from qualifying events are able to register in the Tier 2 window (view official registration dates). These players will be placed onto a “waitlist” initially and then selected for their events in a randomized Lottery selection. We hope to place as many players into their events as each day’s schedule will allow.

Yes. All players who played in a qualifying Golden Ticket tournament are eligible for the 2025 National Championships.

If there is still room in the tournament after Tier 2 Registrations, we will open registration to all qualified players in the Tier 3 Registration window and use a Lottery selection process (view official registration dates).

As a Golden Ticket winner, you can select any player who is qualified to play as your partner. This means any player who has played in a 2025 Golden Ticket tournament and meets the requirements for the division you wish to play. Remember, players can play up in skill and down in age. Be sure to list your partner during your Priority Registration sign up, that way if they are not also a Golden Ticket winner, you can “invite” your partner to register before the next registration Tier starts. Your partner must also sign up and complete payment during the Priority Registration period for your team to make sure they get their spot before the Tier 2 registration period.

Not during the Priority Registration or Tier 2 period, players can only sign up for the event that they won their medal in. For example, if you won a Golden Ticket in Mixed Doubles and Singles and a Bronze in gender doubles, you may register for only Mixed Doubles and Singles during your Priority Registration period. You would be eligible to sign up for your gender doubles during the Tier 2 registration period (view official registration dates). If you are signing up during Tier 3, you may sign up for any event that you meet skill/age requirements for and has capacity to accept new registrations.

Players who are eligible will receive an emailed invitation prior to each Tier of registration opening. They need to use the link provided in the invitation to register for the 2025 USA Pickleball National Championships. Click here to view official registration dates.

All players who played in a 70+ (or higher) age division at a Golden Ticket tournament are considered a Golden Ticket winner for the events that you played in at 70+ or higher. Example: You are 74 years old and played in a 70-74 Mixed Doubles division. Congratulations! You are eligible to register in the Priority Registration Golden Ticket group for Mixed Doubles. If you are 70+ years of age and played in an age group younger than 70+ and did not win a gold medal, you are not eligible to sign up during Priority Registration, but are eligible for Tier 2 or 3.

No. Players are not allowed to play in more than one event per day.

During Priority Registration and Tier 2 players may only register for events (Doubles/Singles) that they won their medal in or were invited by a partner to play in. You will be allowed to sign up for the skill/age division that they are at the time of registration. We will be using the player’s UTR-P at the time they register. Players are welcome to play in a higher skill level or a younger age group. Your chosen partner must meet the critreria of the division that you have chosen to compete. If Tier 3 registration opens, qualified players will be allowed to sign up for any event they wish to compete in. Skill and age criteria will still be what they players UTR-P and age are at the time of sign up.

• Yes. We are offering Pro events just like previous years. We are also offering Champion Pro (50+) & Masters Pro (60+) events.
• Players who wish to compete in these events do not need to qualify for those events.
• Click Here to View Official Pro Registration Dates
• If a player chooses to compete in a Pro, Champions Pro, or Master’s Pro event they are not eligible to play in any amateur events.
• Players who sign up for a Masters Pro event may also play in a Champions Pro event. A player wishing to play in both the Pro and Champions Pro can also sign up for both as long as the events are not on the same day.

• Yes. We will offer Junior Boys/Girls Singles and Doubles and Junior Mixed Doubles. All the Junior Doubles (Boys/Girls and Mixed) events will play on the same day. Junior players wishing to play in both may need to email the Registration Manager at nationals@usapickleball.org to get help selecting both events.
• Click Here for official registration dates for Wheelchair and Junior Events.
• We will also have Wheelchair Co-Ed Singles, Doubles and Wheelchair Hybrid Doubles.
• The Junior and Wheelchair events do not have any qualifying requirements.

• All players must have a USA Pickleball Champion level membership ($60) valid through the last day of the tournament (November 23, 2025). Renew your membership at usapickleball.org.
• All players must also have a UTR profile claimed on UTRsports.net to able to complete registration. Any Pro, Junior, Wheelchair players must also meet these requirements.

• Entry fee for Amatuers is $250 with division fees of $65 per division.
• Pro Entry fee is $250 with division fees of $130 per division.
• Champion Pro Entry fee is $250 with division fees of $125 per division.
• Master’s Pro Entry fee is $250 with division fees of $120 per division.
• Wheelchair Entry fee is $250 with division fees of $25 per division.
• Junior Entry is $120 and division fees of $25 per division.

• Tier 1 Golden Ticket Winners: Aug 4-18, 2025 (Gold Medalists and their chosen partners)
• Tier 2 Silver/Bronze Medalists: Aug 29 – Sep 8, 2025 (Lottery selection)
• Tier 3 Sep 15-22, 2025 *if necessary (Lottery selection)
• Pro, Junior, & Wheelchair Registrations – Sep 15 – Oct 6, 2025
• Withdraw for Refund – Oct 26, 2025, is the last day to request a refund minus the $30 withdraw fee.
• View Official Registration Page

There will be 48 dedicated pickleball courts at Barnes Tennis Center and 12 overflow courts. Yes- that is MORE courts than last year’s Nationals.

We are excited to build out a championship center court at Barnes Tennis Center that will elevate the experience for both players and spectators.

There will be on-site food and beverage options in addition to a variety of local food truck cuisine.

Rest assured we have you covered! Limited paid parking available on-site and we will provide a FREE shuttle and FREE parking just 5 minutes away.

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