USA Pickleball Unveils New Golden Ticket Tournament Format and Schedule for 2024

USA Pickleball will have a new format for its Golden Ticket tournaments in 2024, the only guaranteed path for amateur players to play in the 2024 national championships.

As featured tournaments where bracket winners earn pre-registration access to nationals, Golden Ticket events offer participants the opportunity to compete at some of the best facilities around the country. The 11 Golden Ticket events in 2024 will be hosted by USA Pickleball, the Association of Pickleball Players and UTR Sports.

The 2024 Golden Ticket tournament schedule is as follows:

• March 6-10: APP Sacramento Open (Sacramento, California)
• March 20-24: APP Miami Open (Miami)
• April 3-7: USA Pickleball Golden Ticket (Mesa, Arizona)
• April 15-21: USA Pickleball Golden Ticket (Las Vegas)
• May 1-5: USA Pickleball Golden Ticket (Rockwall, Texas)
• May 7-12: APP Cincinnati Open (Cincinnati)
• May 22-26: APP New York City Open (New York)
• May 29- June 2: UTR Sports Macon Open (Macon, Georgia)
• June 5-9: USA Pickleball Golden Ticket (Virginia Beach, Virginia)
• July 3-7: APP Newport Beach Open (Newport Beach, California)
• July 10-14: UTR Sports Denver Open (Arvada, Colorado)

Gold medal winners at the tournaments will earn a “Golden Ticket” for the opportunity to pre-register for nationals.

“As we kick off 2024 and continue to enhance the player experience at our events, the USA Pickleball team is thrilled to share the exclusive set of 11 tournaments that will serve as our community’s opportunities to punch their ticket to Pickleball Nationals this year,” said Mike Nealy, USA Pickleball chief executive officer. “It is our highest priority to provide the best tournament experience possible for our amateur players attending these tournaments around the country.”