The Welsh Open – Pickleball

4-7th September 2025

National Indoor Athletics Centre, Cyncoed Campus, Cyncoed Road, Cardiff CF23 6XD and Cardiff Met Tennis Centre, Cyncoed Campus, Cyncoed Road, Cardiff CF23 6XD

pickleb.co.uk are delighted to be the organisers for the first Welsh Open, to be held across two fantastic facilities at Cardiff Metrolpolitan University.

The Natonal Indoor Athletics Centre and Cardiff Met Tennis Centre will both accommodate 30 courts, 750 seats, a retail village, two cafes, and a variety of other provisions.

See welshopen.org for further details.

Tournament Divisions;

Four Skill Levels at;    3.0-, 3.5, 4.0 & 4.5+.

Four Age Bands at;     18+, 35+, 50+ & 60+.

Six Categories: Mens Doubles, Womens Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Mens Singles, Womens Singles & Wheelchar.

The day on which a division will be played will be at the start of the division name when registering.

The  Team Event;

A team is made up of 2 men & 2 women.

One player reigisters the team entry, for the division relevant to the level of the team’s best player.

Each ‘team v team match’ will be four games; 1 mens, 1 womens & 2 mixed .

Each team is guaranteed a minimum of four matches against other teams, for each player to play a minimum of 8 games through the day.

Standard scoring to 11, win by one.

Any 2 – 2 tie will be decided on total points. If these are tied then a mixed doubles race to 5 decider.

The registration fee for the event is £25 and entry to each event is £20 per event entered. (per player)

Schedule:

The schedule will be published a week before the event.

Register on arrival by writing your name in the appropriate box for your team on the printed sheet on the tables, any time before your first game.

Arrive on the right court at the right time for each of your games.

Tournament Directors

The Tournament is being organised by the teams at pickleb.co.uk and Pickleball Wales; Steve, Simon, Paul, Kath, Scott, Phil, Jake, Michaela, Chris, Maisie, Nick and many more.

REGISTRATION

On registering, you will be sent a confirmation email confirming your entries as well as a special link back to the registration website (if it doesn’t come through please check all junk folders before sending through an enquiry to let us know). This will take you to a players needing partners page where you must confirm your registered partners by sending a partner confirmation email. This means both you and your partner must be registered and then confirm your partnership to guarantee your entry as a doubles team into the event. If you have agreed a partnership in advance, you should follow the link in the email and click on the “Send Partner Request” icon next to the name of your proposed partner. They will receive an email asking them to confirm that they agree, and will be given the option to confirm yes/no. This automatically updates our system either way. In the event you don’t have a partner and need to find one, you can use the “Contact” icon next to a player’s name to start a conversation with them via email about potentially partnering up. If you have any queries or concerns then please don’t hesitate to send through an enquiry and we will do our best to get back to you ASAP!

If you choose to add another event after you have registered, you can go back to your original registration confirmation email and use the link provided.  If you need to change an event or withdraw from an event, you should also use this link.

QUESTIONS

Please send an e-mail to [email protected] with any queries.

Tournament Terms & Conditions

By ticking the terms and conditions box in your registration form, you agree to the following:

•              Registration opens and closes at the discretion of the organisers and may change based on demand and capacity.

•              Cancellation and refund requests must be made 14 days before the start of the event.

•              Registration fees are non-refundable but division fees will be refunded up to the deadline above.

•              Tournament director has the discretion to combine categories in the event of too few entries and also to move players between categories, and their decision is final.

•              Submission of Tournament results is at the discretion of the organisers.

•              Agree to follow any Covid-19 related requirements

•              Promise to follow pickleballEngland code of conduct and uphold pickleballEngland values.

•              Signing this waiver:

“I release and discharge, for myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators, the organizers, the facility, its members, employees, and sponsors and all persons associated with the tournament from all claims, damages, rights of action present or future which may arise in connection with my participation in the tournament. I understand that filming and photographs may be taken at this event and I give permission to pickleballEngland to use the creative content to advertise, promote or showcase the event. I understand that it is my responsibility to make it known that I do not wish to have my picture taken or my games filmed. Persons aged under 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.”