USA Pickleball Golden Ticket – The Path to Nationals – Greensboro

The 2025 USA Pickleball Golden Ticket Series is the ONLY path to qualify for the 2025 Biofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships. There are 18 events that you may choose to play in across the country.

For more information about the Golden Ticket Series, please see our website at: https://usapickleball.org/goldenticket/

Understand the UTR-P: https://support.universaltennis.com/support/solutions/articles/9000234183-understanding-the-pickleball-algorithm-utr-p-

Need Help getting signed up? https://support.universaltennis.com/support/solutions/articles/9000237586-how-to-register-for-a-usap-sanctioned-event

UTR can answer many of your questions about the UTR-P rating and how to use the UTRsports.net website at: https://support.universaltennis.com/support/solutions/9000115381

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IT WILL ANSWER MOST QUESTIONS. IT IS THE PLAYER'S RESPONSIBILITY TO UNDERSTAND ALL USAP RULES, KNOW IF THEIR PADDLE IS ON THE APPROVED LIST, WHAT COSTS THEY MUST PAY, AND WHAT DATES THEIR EVENTS PLAY. PLAYER TAKES

ALL RESPONSIBILITY TO FIND PARTNERS FOR DOUBLES EVENTS. ALL PLAYERS MUST BE CHAMPION LEVEL USA PICKLEBALL MEMBERS ($60/year). Your USA Pickleball membership must be valid through the last day of the tournament (Jan. 26, 2025)

Memberships may be obtained/renewed at www.usapickleball.org

Players must register between February 25, 2025, and May 18, 2025 in order to participate. Payment is required at the time of registration. No exceptions.

• Players must have a UTR profile on www.UTRsports.net
• Players may sign up without a partner and will be placed on the Waitlist until a partner is communicated to the Registration Manager at tournaments@usapickleball.org
• A team is not fully registered until both players have registered and paid.
• Teams will not be admitted to the Main Draw of a doubles event until both players have fully registered and paid AND there is room left in the Main Draw
• Division maximum numbers may be adjusted as waitlists form during the Registration period.

Fees

• Entry fee is $125
• Division fee is $40 per division + $5 Verified Fee by UTR
• Weather & Registration Insurance is $28 and is listed as a Division you may select during registration
• All divisions cost $5 less if you choose to sign up as a UTR Power member
• Withdraw Fee is $25

Weather & Registration Insurance $28

• If a player withdraws from the tournament and all divisions before May 18, 2025, 11:30 pm EST, they will be refunded minus a $25 withdrawal fee and any UTR service fees (usually $1.99 per player). If a player withdraws AFTER the May 18, 2025, deadline, no refund is given unless the player has purchased the Weather & Registration Insurance.

WITHDRAWAL POLICY

A withdrawal fee of $25 will be charged if you withdraw from all registered divisions.

Additional Information

• Players withdrawing from the tournament must notify USAP at tournaments@usapickleball.org by end of the day 5/18/25 in order to be eligible to receive a refund of their tournament fees minus a $25 withdraw fee and any service fees charged by the UTR software.