Southern Pickleball welcomes you to the "2025 Amateur Pickleball State Championship Series" powered by the Carvana PPA Tour! The Series includes a state championship in all 50 states during the 2025 season with medalist qualifying for free and discounted registration to the World Championships to be held in Dallas, Texas.
GOLD MEDALIST – Free Registration
SILVER MEDALIST – 50% discounted registration
BRONZE MEDALIST – 25% discounted registration
Southern Pickleball is excited to host the 2025 Amateur Pickleball State Championships in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Kentucky and Virginia. You can find all the details on these exciting tournaments at both PickleballTournaments.com and SouthernPickleball.com. In addition to qualifying for the World Championships all players that earn medals in these 10 State Championships hosted by Southern Pickleball will earn berths to the 2025/26 Southern Championships. The Southern Championships will be held Dec 31, 2025, to January 4, 2026 at the Worlds Largest Indoor Pickleball Facility, Rhythm and Rally Sports and Events, in Macon, Georgia.
DIVISIONS:
MENS DOUBLES, WOMENS DOUBLES, MIXED DOUBLES
Skill Levels: 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0
Age Groups: 8-34,35-49,50-59,60-69,70+
FORMAT:
4 MATCH GUARRANTEE FOR ALL TEAMS. Brackets 7 teams or less will play Round Robin followed by medal bracket or medal matches. Brackets of 8 or more teams may be split into pools with pools playing round robin with designated number of teams from pool play advancing to medal matches. Brackets of less than 5 teams may be merged to create playable brackets. TEAMS WILL BE AWARDED MEDALS BASED ON THE BRACKET THEY ORIGINALLY REGISTERED FOR BEFORE BEING MERGED.
COST: $80 REGISTRATION FEE INCLUDES 2 EVENTS. Players wishing to play a 3rd event will be charged an additional $40. PickleballTournaments.com also charges a $5 per event non-refundable service fee (not to exceed $10 per player).
The schedule is as follows:
Friday, September 19 - Men's and Women's Doubles 50+, 60+, 70+
Saturday, September 20 - Mixed Doubles 8+,35+,50+, 60+, 70+
Sunday, September 21 - Mens and Womens Doubles 8+, 35+
Competition each day will begin as early as 8:00 AM. Specific start times for each event will be posted and emailed to players approximately one week prior to the event.
The registration cost is $80 and includes 2 events each additional event is $40. Last day to register and be guaranteed a FREE tournament Shirt is September 7th, 11:55pm. If space is still available, registrations after September 7th will incur a $15 late registration fee.
As registration proceeds, tournament management reserves the option to combine brackets as needed if brackets do not fill. If brackets are combined to create playable brackets, awards will be based on the original bracket a player signed up for. Tournament management also reserves the right to convert brackets to double elimination if necessary.
A team must play at the skill level of the higher rated player (or higher) and the age group of the younger player. Age is calculated as of 12/31/2025.
RATINGS
- DUPR ratings will be used.
- Tournament Director reserves the right to move a player to a higher/lower level at their discretion
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You may register and identify your partner or request ""Need partner"". Your partner must register within five days of your registration or the team will be moved to the wait list. When the identified partner registers after the five day grace period, the team will automatically move from the wait list back to the active list if there is a slot available and both teams have paid. NOTE: Your spot in the tournament is not guaranteed until your partner has registered and all fees have been paid in full.
There are no referees. Matches are self-monitored. If a referee is requested, we will do our best to provide one.
