The Columbus Amateur Open @ Paddle Taps

The Amateur Pickleball Association is the largest amateur player tour in the country with nearly 150 tournaments planned for 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 $75 for first event, $55 for second, and $35 for a third (please email to request a third event promo code).

Schedule – formatting will typically have Doubles (8am+) on Saturday, Mixed Doubles (8am+) on Sunday, Singles will take place on one of the two days in the afternoon.

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; 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.

Event Format:

– This event is open to all skill levels as we will set matches based on skill level, then age.
– Select the appropriate Skill Rating during registration so we can match play accordingly.
– Exact format is dictated by attendance with expectations having Round-Robin match play followed by bracket play for all participants.
– Championship brackets will include awards for participants finishing 1st-3rd within their division.
– No partner? Please indicate “need” for your preferred partner during the registration process and we will make every attempt to find a partner for you.
– Complete schedule/draw will be released the Wednesday prior to the start of the event with registration closing on that Tuesday.

Event Policies:

All participants must wear court approved shoes. There are no refunds once registration has been submitted. Please review the terms & conditions link to view available credit policies. This is an indoor event.

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Date:

February 1-2, 2025

Location:

Paddle Taps 535 Lakeview Plaza Blvd. Worthington, OH 43085

Sponsorship

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