Recap

002: HEAT WAVE.

July 25–26, 2026 · Better at Pickleball, Olympic Training Center · Chula Vista

200+: Players
12: Divisions
66: Podium Finishers

DUPR-Rated Tournament · Every match counted toward official ratings.

Moments

Through the lens.

Results

The podium.

Every medalist from July 25 to 26, 2026. Twelve divisions, two days, 36 podium finishes.

Day 1 · Saturday, July 25

Men's Singles 4.0

Gold: Ryan McBride
Silver: Ryan Rambeau
Bronze: Arash Shay

Singles OPEN

Gold: Drake Palm
Silver: Ben Daniels
Bronze: Anthony Miller

Mixed Doubles 4.0

Gold: Michelle Okhremchuk / Aries Wong
Silver: Julia Owens / Andrew Tolentino
Bronze: Emmaline Neville / Robert Neville

Mixed Doubles 3.0/3.5

Gold: KCLyn Withers / Jonathan Withers
Silver: Kristi Gadalla / Victor Roman
Bronze: Victoria Ralis / Jesus Franchini

Women's Doubles 4.0

Gold: Francesca Guidali / Paola Osuna
Silver: Kristey Wimbish / Paulette Cruz
Bronze: Camryn Ferrer / Alexa Arroyo

Day 2 · Sunday, July 26

Men's Doubles 3.0

Gold: Jesse Goff / Dillyn Ledezma
Silver: Christian Enriquez / Brandon Torio
Bronze: Erik Huynh / Kyle Norton

Men's Doubles 3.5

Gold: Aldwin Mariano / Alex Kang
Silver: Erik Huynh / Jeff Cantilang
Bronze: Alejandro Gomez / Sean Odonnel

Men's Doubles 4.0

Gold: Joshua Mitchell / Joshua Feeler
Silver: Tristan Anderson / Ethan Fune
Bronze: Conrad Santos / Jon Delmundo

Men's Doubles 4.5

Gold: Jimmy Bledsoe / Mario Figueroa
Silver: Zachary Prantil / Tony Huang
Bronze: Johnny Castaneda / Michael Mau

Men's Doubles 5.0

Gold: Jose Leon / Jack Hay
Silver: Shae Neville / Maddox Collier
Bronze: Anthony Miller / Jordan Hurd

Men's Doubles OPEN

Gold: Anthony Miller / Trevor Law
Silver: Brian Heraldez / Jorge Alvarado
Bronze: Joseph Mendoza / Marcus Yandall

Women's Doubles 4.5+

Gold: Francine Capule / Tracy Orourke
Silver: Ivy Bewley / Audrey Reyes
Bronze: Mali Woods / Ali Terwilliger

Official poster

The poster.

The artwork that announced Heat Wave, still here for anyone who wants a copy.

If you played Heat Wave, this one is yours. Save it, print it, keep it with the medal.

Download poster

Divisions

The 12 that ran.

All divisions were DUPR-rated, except the OPEN Cash Prize divisions.

Men's Singles

4.0
Singles OPEN(CASH PRIZE)

Men's Doubles

3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
OPEN(CASH PRIZE)

Women's Doubles

4.0
4.5+

Mixed Doubles

3.0/3.5
4.0

Date

07.25 – 07.26

Saturday + Sunday, 2026

Venue

Better at Pickleball

at the Olympic Training Center · Chula Vista, CA

Schedule

How the weekend ran.

Saturday · July 25

Wave 1 · 10:00 AM
Men's Singles 4.0
Wave 2 · 12:30 PM
Singles OPEN & Mixed Doubles 4.0
Wave 3 · 3:00 PM
Mixed Doubles 3.0/3.5 & Women's Doubles 4.0

Sunday · July 26

Wave 1 · 10:00 AM
Men's Doubles 3.5
Wave 2 · 12:30 PM
Men's Doubles 3.0 & Men's Doubles 4.5
Wave 3 · 3:00 PM
Men's Doubles 4.0 & Men's Doubles 5.0
Wave 4 · 5:30 PM
Men's Doubles OPEN & Women's Doubles 4.5+

Wave times as played. Women's Doubles 3.0/3.5 and Mixed Doubles 4.5+ were on the original schedule but did not fill, so they never ran.

How it ran

Format and logistics.

The format.

Pool play followed by single-elimination playoffs. Each division ran as brackets of teams competing in round-robin pool play (games to 11, win by 2). Pool standings set the playoff seeding.

Every team played at least 4 matches. Teams that reached the gold-medal final played up to 7 matches total. Every non-OPEN division was DUPR-rated, with results submitted within 7 days of the tournament.