Beat the heat at KPC, some of Canada's finest, climate controlled, indoor courts. The Crystal Head Open will serve as a qualifier for the True North Pickleball Tour Championship this September.

We are incredibly excited to welcome Crystal Head Vodka as our title sponsor, founded by renowned Kingstonian Dan Aykroyd!

"When he’s not busting ghosts or unearthing The Unbelievable in a new nonfiction series on the History Channel, the seemingly ageless Aykroyd’s truest passion when it comes to spirits is Crystal Head Vodka, which he co-founded in 2008 with John Alexander, a renowned American artist and the designer of the liquor’s unique skull bottle."

Please take a second to check out the below links to the Crystal Head website and a great article about Dan, , the brand and more.

https://www.crystalheadvodka.com/

https://www.laweekly.com/dan-aykroyd-cracking-the-creativity-code/

Thanks to Crystal Head and Dan's support each gold medal winner will receive a "head" of vodka signed by Dan! We are also hopeful he will be making an appearance at the event and maybe even present some medals!

This will be a skill/age event with 19, 35, 50, and 65+ age categories played at 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and Open skill levels.

Play will be with the Franklin X40, the official ball of the True North Pickleball Tour.

Format will be round robin feeding into a single elimination medal round. Open events will be play as a double elimination (with a minimum of 6 teams) and will feature prize money for the medalists.

5 minute warm up prior to your first match, 2 minutes for subsequent matches. We will ref as many matches as possible with a focus on medal matches.

This will be a Pickleball Canada Sanctioned event and will follow the official rules of pickleball. You are responsible for ensuring your paddle is on the USAP approved paddle list.

Results will also feed into your DUPR rating.

Tournament director reserves the right to combine events as necessary and to move teams playing up too far if he feels they won't be competitive.

Players must register and pay individually. Your spot will not be secure in the tournament until both partners have done so.

Full refunds minus $10 admin fee available up to June 27. No refunds after that date for any reason including injury, illness, weather or unforeseen circumstances.