There are thousands of pickleball tournaments around the US and globe. Just look at pickleballtournaments.com for more information. You can search by city, state, keyword, etc. Honestly, it’s not the most user friendly website, however you can get the hang of it as you click around. Below is the official 2022 pickleball tournament schedule.
NOTE: Tournaments that are not part of the National Championship Series (NCS) but offer pre-registration to the National Championship for Gold Medal winners are marked with an ***
Q1 Pickleball Tournament Schedule
1/18 – 1/23 = APP Masters in Boca Raton, FL (NCS Event)
3/22 – 3/27 = Southwest Regional in Mesa, AZ
3/30 – 4/4 = APP Phoenix in Mesa, AZ (NCS Event)
Q2 Pickleball Tournament Schedule
4/28 – 5/1 = Mid-South Regional in McKinney, TX
5/25 – 5/29 = APP New York City in New York City, NY (NCS Event)
5/26 – 5/29 = Middle States Regional in St. Louis, MO
6/3 – 6/5 = North Mid-Atlantic Regional in Cranberry Township, PA
6/6 – 6/12 = Great Plains Regional in Colorado Springs, CO
6/7 – 6/12 = National Indoor Championships in Hoover, AL***
6/16 – 6/19 = Great Lakes Regional in Fr. Wayne, IN
6/21 – 6/26 = Atlantic South Regional in Opelika, AL
6/24 – 6/26 = Atlantic Regional in Portland, ME
6/28 – 7/3 = Newport Beach Championship in Newport Beach, CA (ECS Event)
Q3 Pickleball Tournament Schedule
TBD = Pacific Northwest Regional in TBD, WA
7/20 – 7/24 = Beer City Open in Grand Rapids, MI (ECE Event)
9/7 – 9/11 = APP Atlanta Metro Open in Atlanta, GA (ECS Event)
9/21 – 9/25 = Mid-Atlantic Regional in Myrtle Beach, SC
Q4 Pickleball Tournament Schedule
TBD = West Regional in TBD
11/5 – 11/13 = National Championships in Indian Wells, CA
12/5 – 12/10 = Diamond Amateur Championship In Holly Hills, FL***
USA Pickleball also includes a qualification process.
Tournament Qualification Process
- The 12 Regional Championships will culminate in the new Diamond Amateur Championship taking place December 5-11 at Pictona in Holly Hill, FL. Gold Medalists from the Diamond Amateur Championship will earn pre-registration (Golden Tickets) to the following year’s National Championships in Indian Wells.
- Gold and Silver Medalists from the Regional tournaments will earn pre-registration into the Diamond Amateur Championship at Pictona. All other participants from the Regional tournaments will be eligible for the lottery into the Diamond Amateur Championship.
- Gold, Silver and Bronze Medalists from Regional tournaments will be entered into the lottery for the 2022 National Championships in Indian Wells.
- There will be no pre-registration (Golden Tickets) from the 2022 Regional tournaments to the 2022 National Championships in Indian Wells.
- The National Championship Series (NCS) will be expanded to 6 tournaments in 2022. The NCS events will offer pre-registration (Golden Tickets) to the 2022 National Championships in Indian Wells as did the 2021 NCS tournaments. Only Gold Medalists from the following tournaments will qualify for 2022 pre-registration:
- 2021 Newport Beach Championships (NCS)
- 2021 USAP Mid-Atlantic Regional
- 2021 USAP West Regional
- 2021 Tournament of Champions (NCS)
- 2021 APP Atlanta Metro Open (NCS)
- 2021 APP Hilton Head Open (NCS)
- 2021 USAP National Championships (Indian Wells)
- 2022 APP Masters (NCS)
- 2022 APP Phoenix (NCS)
- 2022 APP New York, NY (NCS)
- 2022 USAP National Indoor Championships
- 2022 USAP Newport Beach Championships (NCS)
- 2022 APP Beer City Open (NCS)
- 2022 APP Atlanta Open (NCS)
- Silver and Bronze Medalists from the 2021/2022 tournaments listed above will be entered into the lottery for the 2022 National Championships in Indian Wells.
Looking ahead to the 2023 season, the following qualifying procedures for the National Championships in Indian Wells will be added:
- Gold Medalists from the 2022 Diamond Amateur Championship at Pictona will receive pre-registration (Golden Tickets) into the 2023 National Championships in Indian Wells.
- Silver and Bronze Medalists from the 2022 Diamond Amateur Championship at Pictona will be eligible for Phase 1 of the 2023 National Championships lottery. If openings remain after Phase 1, all Medalists from the 2023 Regional tournaments will be eligible for Phase 2 of the National Championships lottery.