Join us for the Inaugural Quinte Pickleball Association Fundraising Tournament at the NEW fabulous outdoor Pickleball courts in Belleville Ontario. The QPA proudly presents the ONIX Spring Slam sanctioned by Pickleball Canada.

Friday May 30 - Sunday June 1

69 Centre Street, Belleville ON

Clifford ‘Sonny’ Belch park, aka Hillcrest Park

Courts 1-4

Friday May 30 will feature Men's doubles and Women's doubles ages 65+ skill levels <3.0 and 3.5-4.0, along with some of the <49 action!

Saturday May 31 will begin with Mixed doubles 3.0 ages 65+, and then go on to feature Men's and Women's doubles ages 50-64 skill levels 3.0 and 3.5-4.0, along with more <49 action!

Sunday June 1 is our Mixed GOLD MEDAL SUNDAY in which all round robin games for all 4 divisions that day are played first, with all medal round matches following later that afternoon. We want to highlight you! ALL gold medal and bronze medal matches will be played consecutively, for all to watch!

Capping off GOLD MEDAL SUNDAY will be our 'Grand Finale Match' which consists of a Co-Ed Open 4.5+ to determine the best team in the area. Co-Ed means the team can be 2 men, 2 women, or mixed. The gold medal winners will each receive a $250 VISA gift card.

Play will be with the ONIX Durafast 40 outdoor pickleball.

Format will be a 3 game round robin feeding into a single elimination medal round amongst the top 2 teams in two divisions of 4.

There will be a 5 minute warm up prior to your first match, and 2 minutes allotted for subsequent matches.

We will ref as many matches as possible with a focus on medal matches.

Events begin at 8am all three days and up to 5:30 pm, ending between 7:30 and 8:00pm daily.

This will follow the official rules of pickleball but may not be a Pickleball Canada sanctioned event; we have applied and are awaiting their decision.

Registrants will be able to play up in skill or down in age if you so choose. Our 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.

Each player must register and pay individually through pickleballbrackets.com. Your spot in the tournament is not secure until both players are registered and paid in full.

This is a competitive event, proceeds being donated to the Belleville General Hospital Foundation and Gleaners Food Bank

$70 Early Bird/ $75 regular INCLUDES entry into 1 (ONE) event- further events $20 each

May 30/31/June 1- 8am-8pm

4 Outdoor Courts/ permanent nets- fully lit for evening play

Onsite washrooms/ water fountain/ plenty of free parking on surrounding streets

Age Groups: <49/ 50-64/ 65+

Skill Groups: <3.0/3.5-4.0/4.5+(Belleville Open)

Men's/Women's/Mixed Doubles

Round Robin Play- 3 game Minimum

Medals for Gold/Silver/Bronze

Food Truck and Beverages onsite.

This is a Fundraising event for the Belleville General Hospital and Gleaners Food Bank.

The tournament directors reserve the right to expand team numbers or reduce age groups depending upon the demographic of the registrants.

This is the INAUGURAL QPA tournament and marks the first of its kind in Belleville, Ontario.

This is an OUTDOOR event so please dress accordingly and prepare yourself for the elements.

Refunds are for the amount you paid LESS $10 which will be granted for withdrawals prior to May 16 at 8pm. Please note if you withdraw and then re-register you will pay the service fees again.

The $10 covers the administrative fee, the balance will be added to the donations moneys.

Service fees are non-refundable.

There are no refunds beginning May 16 at 8pm until registration closes on May 23 at 8pm.

The winning team in the gold medal match at the Open level 4.5+ will win two (2) VISA gift cards worth $250 each.

We are hoping it's going to be a great weekend, with plenty of sunshine and no rain!

However, in the event of rain, we have secured the gymnasium of St. Theresa's Catholic School for Saturday and Sunday, which is conveniently located within a 5 minute drive of the park. We are still working on securing a back up venue for the Friday.

This is an OUTDOOR event so please stay hydrated should it be a warm day and protect yourself from the sun.

There is a hydration station located on the premises with fresh water.

Tournament directors Mitch Brown and Paolo Giuliani are both CPR and ACLS certified, however neither one of them hope to use their skills that weekend! So be smart :)