🏆ABPA’S Inaugural Championships!
Get ready for Avalon Beach Pickleball Club’s first-ever championships! This knockout competition will test your skills, strategy, and endurance as you battle for glory on the courts. Whether you’re playing for fun, pride, or the podium, this is your chance to make history!
📅Event Schedule
Preliminary Matches
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the small number of entries received, we won’t need to schedule events on 11th May (Mother’s Day).
- Saturday 10th May | 8.00 AM – 12.00 PM
Finals Day
- Sunday 18th May
- Semi-finals and finals will begin at 10:00 AM, after the regular 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM social session.
- The finals will be followed by a presentation and a celebratory picnic lunch!
🎁Prizes & Perks
- All entrants will go into a draw to win a Six Zero paddle of your choice—but to claim the prize, you must be present when the draw takes place on Finals Day!
- Best dressed team wins $100 OpenSports credit ($50 each)!
🥇Divisions and Events
Open Division
- Men’s Doubles
- Women’s Doubles
- Mixed Doubles
- Men’s Singles
- Women’s Singles
Intermediate Division (Intermediate & Below)
- Men’s Doubles
- Women’s Doubles
- Mixed Doubles
⚠️ Note: Intermediate-graded members may enter either the Open or Intermediate doubles events—but not both.
🎾 Plate events will be run where appropriate.
🏓Match Format
- All matches: One game, first to 15 points
- Finals: Best of 3 games to 11 points (win by 2)
🧑⚖️ Refereeing Duties
To keep things fair and flowing smoothly, all participants will be expected to referee the match immediately after their own.
Don’t worry—you’ll only be calling service foot faults and kitchen line violations.
✅ Entry Details
- Choose your own partner for doubles events OR enter “Need a partner” when you book in and we will do our best to match you with someone.
- Register via OpenSports – make sure to name your partner when booking.
- Entry Fee: $10 per event
- Entries close: Monday 5th May
- All entrants must:
- Be available both days (Sat 10th May & Sun 18th May)
- Arrive at least 15 minutes before your match to avoid a forfeit
- Referee the next scheduled match
Enter now and be part of the action!
Past Pickleball Events
Below are links to some of the events and competitions which have been held in NSW and Australia. Many of our club members have participated in these events, several of whom have brought home medals.
Due to COVID-19, the 2020 Australian Pickleball Championships and some of the other scheduled events in NSW and throughout Australia had to be cancelled.
2022 NSW Open – April 2022, Wahroonga, NSW
2021 NSW Open – April 2021, Wahroonga, NSW
2019 Sydney Doubles Tournament – Dee Why, NSW
2019 Australian Open Championships – Brisbane, QLD
Inaugural NSW Open – April 2019, Wahroonga, NSW
Inaugural Australian Open Championships – Sydney 2018, Marrickville, NSW
First Anniversary of pickleball in New South Wales, Wahroonga, NSW
To download photos from the above links to past events, click once on the photo you want. Click on the down arrow located at the bottom right of the screen to choose your size.
