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002: Cold Snap
November 14 – 15, 2026
Better at Pickleball · Olympic Training Center · Chula Vista, CA
The final 002 event of the year.
DUPR-Rated · Matches contribute to your official rating- 16
- Divisions
- 8
- Courts
- $4,000
- In Cash Prizes
Registration
Register on Maincourt.
Lock your division before it fills.
$60 per player for rated divisions. $110 per player for OPEN divisions. Doubles teams register together. A small Maincourt platform fee is added at checkout.
Paddle raffle
Register by Thursday, October 29 at 11:59 PM and you're automatically entered to win a paddle. Every division you sign up for is another entry. Live draw October 30.
Official art
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Share the Cold Snap art on your story, in your group chat, anywhere.
Designed for sharing. Save the image, post it to your story, send it to the doubles partner who hasn't committed yet.
Divisions
Pick your division.
All divisions are DUPR-rated, except the OPEN divisions.
Singles
- 4.0
- OPEN
Men's Doubles
- 3.0
- 3.5
- 4.0
- 4.5
- 5.0
- OPEN
Women's Doubles
- 3.0/3.5
- 4.0
- 5.0
Mixed Doubles
- 3.5
- 4.0
- 4.5+
45+ Men's Doubles
- 3.5
45+ Women's Doubles
- 3.5
Date
11.14 – 11.15
Saturday + Sunday, 2026
Venue
Better at Pickleball
at the Olympic Training Center · Chula Vista, CA
Schedule
Your wave times.
TentativeTwo days, four waves each, two divisions per wave across 8 courts.
Saturday · November 14
Wave 1 · 10:00 AM
Singles 4.0 & 45+ Women's Doubles 3.5
Wave 2 · 12:30 PM
Singles OPEN & Women's Doubles 4.0
Wave 3 · 3:00 PM
Mixed Doubles 4.5+ & 45+ Men's Doubles 3.5
Wave 4 · 5:30 PM
Mixed Doubles 4.0 & Mixed Doubles 3.5
Sunday · November 15
Wave 1 · 10:00 AM
Men's Doubles 5.0 & Men's Doubles 4.0
Wave 2 · 12:30 PM
Men's Doubles OPEN & Women's Doubles 5.0
Wave 3 · 3:00 PM
Men's Doubles 4.5 & Men's Doubles 3.0
Wave 4 · 5:30 PM
Men's Doubles 3.5 & Women's Doubles 3.0/3.5
This schedule is tentative and may change once registration closes and divisions are finalized.
How it runs
Format and logistics.
The format.
Pool play into single-elimination playoffs. Each division runs two pools of five into an eight-team playoff bracket.
4 matches guaranteed, up to 7 if you reach the gold medal match. Every division finishes inside its 2.5-hour wave.
Logistics.
- Official Ball
- Lifetime LT Pro 48
- Paddles
- USA-P or UPA approved
- Check-in
- 30 minutes before your wave
- DUPR Rating
- Every rated division is DUPR-rated. Divisions are built for players within 0.5 of the rating (Mixed Doubles 4.0 is for players 3.5 to 4.5). 45+ divisions require both partners to be 45 or older. Join our DUPR club →
Prizes
Real stakes, real rewards.
For every division
Every podium finisher walks away with gear and medals.
Every gold, silver, and bronze finisher gets a 002 medal and branded 002 gear.
Plus, a $4,000 cash pool
First-place teams take home cash on top of the hardware.
Men's Doubles OPEN
$1,000
1st place
Singles OPEN
$600
1st place
Women's Doubles 5.0 & Mixed Doubles 4.5+
$300
1st place
All other divisions
$150
1st place
Prize payouts reflect full 10-team divisions. Reduced payouts may apply for smaller brackets after registration closes.
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All divisions, formats, wave times, and prizes shown reflect full divisions of 10 teams. Anything that doesn't fill may be adjusted, combined, or closed, and prizes for under-filled divisions may be adjusted accordingly. Final brackets and payouts are locked once registration closes.