Event Days & Times
Friday - TWO OPTIONS - You can only pick one:
1. Normal Men's & Women's Singles - REGISTER HERE
2. The Dink Minor League Pickleball Team Event - REGISTRATION INFO BELOW
Saturday - Gender Doubles
Sunday - Mixed Doubles
Daily Tournament Schedule:
8AM - Earliest possible start time, NOT all divisions will start at 8AM
Tournament Fee Breakdown (Friday, Saturday & Sunday events) - Each player must register and pay separately:
- First 100 Players Registration Fee - $45
- Normal Registration - $70
- Late Registration (begins Oct. 20, 2025) - $80
- Event Fee - $30
- Service Fee (we do not keep this) - $5-10
We will not have the exact bracket start times until after registration closes.
*Registration for Friday's The Dink MiLP Team Event is separate from Friday's Singles, Saturday's Gender Doubles and Sunday's Mixed Doubles. A player cannot play in The Dink MiLP and singles on Friday.
The Dink MiLP Price: $70.00 per player (must register and pay as a team) - this is completely separate from the Cincinnati Open tournament fee.
The Dink MLPlay™ FORMAT
The Dink Minor League Pickleball is team competition where teams of 4 players (2 women and 2 men) compete against each other using the MLPlay™ format: team matches are composed of four 21-point games (rally scoring), one women’s doubles, a men’s doubles, and the final two games consisting of mixed doubles. If both teams are tied at 2-2 after the 4 games are played, they’ll go to a Dreambreaker™! In a Dreambreaker™ one person from each team plays singles against the other team’s player, switching players every four rallies until someone gets to 21 and wins by two points.
To participate in MLPlay™ register here >> LINK COMING SOON!
DUPR ratings will be used to determine bracket placements.
We reserve the right to move players/teams into their appropriate skill bracket based on their DUPR rating at the time of the tournament (regardless of rating at the time of registration).
Scores will be uploaded to DUPR.
Bracket Formats
Brackets with 4 or more teams could take 4-6 hours to complete, please plan accordingly
3 teams/players (only if necessary, we will try to combine any 3 team/player divisions with the closest age division possible)
- Double-RR, games 1 to 15
- Top 2 teams advanced to Gold Medal match, 2/3 to 11 win by 2
- 3rd place team automatically receives Bronze medal
4 team bracket
- Single-RR, games 1 to 15
- Semi-final (all 4 teams) - 1 to 15
- Bronze - 1 to 15
- Gold - 2/3 to 11
5-7 team bracket
- Single-RR, games 1 to 15
- Semi-final (top 4 teams) - 1 to 15
- Bronze - 1 to 15
- Gold - 2/3 to 11
8-9 team team bracket
- Single-RR, games 1 to 11
- Semi-final (top 4 teams) - 1 to 11
- Bronze - 1 to 11
- Gold - 2/3 to 11
10-12 team bracket
- 2 pools, Single-RR, games 1 to 15
- Semi-final (top 2 teams from each pool) - 1 to 15
- Bronze - 1 to 15
- Gold - 2/3 to 11
Format is subject to change at anytime.
If a bracket is unable to finish due to weather and enough matches have been played to determine placements, we will use approved USAP rules to determine placements.
USAP rules will be followed. USAP approved paddle list will be used - NOT UPA-A.
