Your Path to Nationals
2025 Golden Ticket Events
Register for Golden Ticket Event
Win Your Bracket At Golden Ticket Event
Opportunity to Register for Nationals
Golden Ticket events provide a path for amateur players to play in the USA Pickleball National Championships, the premier tournament in the sport of pickleball. As featured tournaments where bracket winners earn priority registration access to Nationals, Golden Tickets offer participants an unrivaled player experience, an exclusive gift at USA Pickleball-operated Golden Ticket tournaments and the opportunity to compete at some of the best pickleball venues across the country.
The 2025 Golden Tickets will be hosted by USA Pickleball and in partnership hosted by the Association of Pickleball Players (APP) and UTR Sports (UTR). Only at these tournaments will gold medal winners receive a "Golden Ticket," granting them priority registration for USA Pickleball Nationals.
2025 Golden Ticket Qualifier Events
ATTENTION SPECTATORS
Spectator admission is FREE for all Golden Ticket events. We encourage spectators to attend all Golden Ticket events to cheer on their favorite competitors.
Upcoming Events
February 2025

February 5-9, 2025
Daytona Beach, FL
Pictona at Holly Hill
Registration ends on Jan 28

Registration ends on Feb 16
March 2025

March 12-16, 2025
Macon, GA
Rhythm and Rally Sports and Events

Registration ends on Feb 26
April 2025

April 9-13, 2025
Mesa, AZ
Arizona Athletic Grounds
Registration ends on Mar 28
May 2025

May 14-18, 2025
Overland Park, KS
Elite Tennis and Wellness

Registration ends on Apr 30

May 21-25, 2025
New York, NY
Venue Coming Soon

May 28 - June 1, 2025
Greensboro, NC
Greensboro Coliseum Complex

May 28 - June 2, 2025
St. George, UT
Little Valley Pickleball Complex

Registration ends on May 14
June 2025

June 25-29, 2025
Silicon Valley, CA
The HUB Sports Complex
July 2025

July 1-6, 2025
Newport Beach, CA
Venue Coming Soon
2025 Golden Ticket
Past Qualifier Events
2025 Completed Qualifiers

October 9-13, 2024
Rockwall, TX
Oasis Pickleball Club

October 23-27, 2024
Newport Beach, CA
The Tennis and Pickleball Club
National Partners
Tournament Partners


Golden Ticket Events FAQ
A Golden Ticket event is a highlighted pickleball tournament where category and division winners are granted priority registration access (Golden Tickets) to the USA Pickleball National Championship. If you earn a gold medal at a Golden Ticket event, you have secured a priority registration spot to compete at Nationals.
Golden Ticket events provide a path for amateur players to play in USA Pickleball Nationals, the premiere year end tournament hosted annually in November.