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002: Golden Hour
September 26 – 27, 2026
Better at Pickleball · Olympic Training Center · Chula Vista, CA
DUPR-Rated · Matches contribute to your official ratingRegistration
Register on Maincourt.
Lock your division before it fills.
$60 per player for rated divisions. $110 per player for OPEN divisions. A small Maincourt platform fee is added at checkout.
Official poster
Spread the word.
Share the Golden Hour poster 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
- 3.5
- 4.5+
Mixed Doubles
- 3.5
- 4.5+
45+ Men's Doubles
- 3.0
- 4.0
45+ Women's Doubles
- 3.0
- 4.0
Date
09.26 – 09.27
Saturday + Sunday, 2026
Venue
Better at Pickleball
at the Olympic Training Center · Chula Vista, CA
Schedule
Your wave times.
Two days, four waves each, two divisions per wave across 8 courts, 10:00 AM to 8:00 PM both days.
Saturday · September 26
Wave 1 · 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Singles 4.0 & Singles OPEN
Wave 2 · 12:30 – 3:00 PM
45+ Men's Doubles 4.0 & 45+ Women's Doubles 4.0
Wave 3 · 3:00 – 5:30 PM
45+ Men's Doubles 3.0 & 45+ Women's Doubles 3.0
Wave 4 · 5:30 – 8:00 PM
Mixed Doubles 3.5 & Mixed Doubles 4.5+
Sunday · September 27
Wave 1 · 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Men's Doubles 3.0 & Men's Doubles 4.0
Wave 2 · 12:30 – 3:00 PM
Men's Doubles 3.5 & Men's Doubles 4.5
Wave 3 · 3:00 – 5:30 PM
Men's Doubles 5.0 & Women's Doubles 3.5
Wave 4 · 5:30 – 8:00 PM
Men's Doubles OPEN & Women's Doubles 4.5+
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.
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.
Pool play guarantees every team a minimum of 4 matches, and teams that reach the gold-medal match play up to 7. Every division starts and finishes inside its assigned 2.5-hour wave.
Logistics.
- Official Ball
- Lifetime LT Pro 48
- Paddles
- USA-P or UPA approved paddles only
- Check-in
- Check in at least 30 minutes before your wave's start time
- On-site
- Food and drink vendors to be announced
- DUPR Rating
- Rated divisions are DUPR-rated and results are submitted to DUPR. OPEN results are not. Play at or above your rating, never below. Doubles teams play the higher-rated partner's division. Join 002 Pickleball on DUPR.
Prizes
Real stakes, real rewards.
For every division
Every podium finisher walks away with gear and medals.
Gold, silver, and bronze in every division take home 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 4.5+ & 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.