The Jacksonville Amateur Open @ the Paddle Lands
November 7 @ 8:00 am - November 8 @ 5:00 pm EST
Nov 7 2026 – Nov 8 2026
Tournament Description
The Amateur Pickleball Association is the largest amateur player tour in the nation with nearly 150 tournaments planned for 2025 and the only program with PicklePerks where every participant earns money with APA with every registration and event victory! Turn your entry and event results into cash that can be applied to future tournaments and/or apparel. Visit www.APATournaments.com/PicklePerks/ for complete details and join APA for an exclusive player experience in 2025.
This event is open to all players from 2.5-5.0 with events broken down by skill level first and then age division dependent on the total number of teams/players registered within each skill level of play. Formatting includes round-robin play with brackets to follow with the majority of players competing in 7-9 games during this event.
Registration Rates – Early Bird $65 for first event, $45 for second, $25 for third (email director for a discount code for a 3rd event)
Schedule – formatting will typically have Doubles (8am+) on Saturday, Mixed Doubles (8am+) on Sunday, Singles in the afternoon on either day
Format – there is a 6 game guarantee in place; single game round-robin matches played to 11, win by 2, for doubles followed by brackets matches to 15, win by 2; singles matches will include rally scoring to 21, win by 2.
Divisions – to simplify registration, all registrations will be sorted by skill level during the registration process before being sorted by age when and where possible.
Additional Information
APA has a complete Event Formats page describing format expectations, qualifying divisions of play with regards to DUPR ratings, and how seeding/tie breakers work through the link below. It is each players responsibility to review and understand the posted policies prior to completing registration. Please pay close attention to the Qualifying Divisions of Play as our team will push all players to their qualifying division of play based on this information to prevent players from “playing down.” Players with 25+ games posted to DUPR and a 60%+ reliability rating will play at their posted DUPR rating regardless of their assumed abilities. These posted expectations will be applied across the board to all players at all events.
https://apatournaments.com/event-formats/
Refund Policy
All registrations are considered final once payment is processed. There are no refunds once registration has been submitted and registrations are not transferable. A full credit will be made available to participants withdrawing 2+ weeks prior to the originally posted start date for the selected event.
Outdoor events impacted by weather will not have indoor backup plans. A 50% credit will be made available to participants impacted by weather who played no matches. Once matches begin, no credit values will be available. Events that have a change in date prior to the posted start date will have a full credit available to all participants, no refunds.
A refund is an amount processed back to the individual customers credit card. A credit is held with APA for future use towards an event of your choosing with no expiration date.
Players submitting registration without a partner will receive a CREDIT towards a future event should a partner not be located prior to the start of the event. There will be NO REFUND if APA cannot locate a partner.
Players submitting registration after the registration deadline, Tuesday at 6pm on the week leading up to the event, will receive a CREDIT towards a future event if APA cannot add the player to the schedule. There will be NO REFUND if APA cannot make the late registration addition to the tournament.
Players changing partners within 2 weeks of the event start date will need to have the new player complete registration, and payment, in order for the new player to participate. The player being removed will have a credit available towards a future event with APA, less a $15 administrative processing fee. If APA has to locate a partner to fill a void, there will be no credit value available to the player withdrawing within 2 weeks of the event start date.
Prize Money
OPEN Doubles Cash Prize Divisions – all events have a cash prize OPEN division available. This division will accept players of any skill level and any age with cash prizes available for each team up to the following increments (**sold out division – with 14 teams**):
Gold – $1000
Silver – $600
Bronze – $400
Payouts represent Gold – 50%, Silver – 30%, Bronze 20%
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