Age: 8-16
Skill: <5.5 DUPR Rating

Registration Fee: $75
Event Fee: $25

• Boys Singles 12U
• Girls Singles 12U
• Boys Singles 14U
• Girls Singles 14U
• Boys Singles 16U
• Girls Singles 16U

• Boys Doubles 12U
• Girls Doubles 12U
• Boys Doubles 14U
• Girls Doubles 14U
• Boys Doubles 16U
• Girls Doubles 16U

• Junior Mixed Doubles 12U 
• Junior Mixed Doubles 14U
• Junior Mixed Doubles 16U 

Junior PPA events with 8 teams or more (8+ players for singles) will play the following format:

Double Elimination with No Come-Around (i.e. if a team loses a match, the best they can do from there is win Bronze and cannot come around for a chance to win Gold).

• Main Draw: 2/3 games to 11, win by 2
• Consolation: 1 game to 15, win by 2
• Bronze Medal Match: 2/3 games to 11, win by 

Junior PPA events with less than 8 teams (less than 8 players for singles) will play the following format:

Round Robin

3 teams: Double Round Robin, No Playoffs.
4 teams: Single Round Robin with Playoffs for top three teams.
5 teams: Single Round Robin with Playoffs for top three teams.
6 teams: Single Round Robin with Playoffs for top three teams.
7 teams: Single Round Robin with Playoffs for top three teams.
8+ teams: Double Elimination with No Come-Around

• Pool Play: 1 game to 15, win by 2
• Playoff Seeding determined by Matches Won, followed by Point Differential tiebreaker
• Bronze Medal Match: 1 game to 15, win by 2
• Gold Medal Match: 2/3 games to 11, win by 2

*Events may be combined or canceled if there are less than 3 teams in Doubles or less than 4 players in Singles. Tournament organizers possess the right to combine events to provide the best overall playing experience, given the circumstances.

*Brackets seeded by DUPR.

NATIONAL

Grand Slams

• 1,000 points awarded to first-place winners
• Most prestigious Junior tournaments of the year
  • The Masters (Palm Springs, CA)
  • Atlanta Slam
  • Las Vegas Slam
  • Pickleball World Championships (Dallas, TX)

Points Structure:

1. 1st Place: 1,000
2. 2nd Place: 800
3. 3rd Place: 600
4. 4th Place: 400
5. 5th Place: 200
6. 6th Place: 100
    Appearance: 50

REGIONAL

Regionals

• 500 points awarded to first-place winners
• Popular locations across the PPA Tour

Points Structure:

1. 1st Place: 500
2. 2nd Place: 400
3. 3rd Place: 300
4. 4th Place: 200
5. 5th Place: 100
6. 6th Place: 50
    Appearance: 25

STEP 1: REGISTER TO PLAY 

Head to PickleballTournaments.com and sign up before the registration deadline to secure your spot!

STEP 2: CHOOSE YOUR TOURNAMENT

Navigate to the PPA TOUR under the “Tours & Series” section. Browse and select the tournament you’d like to participate in.

STEP 3: SELECT YOUR EVENT

Junior PPA will offer age-based events ranging from ages 8-16.
Players are only allowed to participate in one event per day.

STEP 4: CHECK OUT

Please read and agree to terms of service to complete registration. Confirm payment and click submit to checkout. 

All registered Junior PPA players will receive a FREE Grounds Pass for the week of the event. The PPA Tour Grounds Pass is included in the registration fee. 

In addition, registration will come with one complimentary grounds pass for a parent or guardian age 18 or older to accompany them on the day that they play. To claim, a parent or guardian must be present when the player that they are accompanying checks in. 

Juniors are encouraged to watch the best professional pickleball players in the world.