Tournament Registration
- To pre-register for the event, please CLICK HERE
- Registration is only confirmed once payment is done at the registration counter at Red Space, Taipei.
Entry Requirements
- Tournament entries are only open to players who have:
- Played an APT event before or
- Have already registered for an APTC 2026 event
- Pairs must have less than a combined DUPR rating of 5.799
- Players who don’t have a DUPR rating will be given an auto rating of 2.5
Mechanics
- Time: 8AM - 1PM
- Venue: DOPE Pickleball Club (also known as DOPE 水獺綠洲匹克球俱樂部)
- Format: Mixed Doubles
- Max no. of teams: 16
- Max no. of players: 32
- Mixed team gets 1 point advantage against a 2-man team
- 2-women team gets 2 point advantage against 2-man team
- Prizes: 1st, 2nd, 3rd.
- Finish: Light lunch + awards
Tournament Format
- GROUP STAGE
- 4 groups of 4.
- Every team plays 3 matches.
- 24 group-stage matches total.
- KNOCKOUT
- Top 2 teams per group advance.
- 8 teams → Quarterfinals → Semifinals → Final.
- PODIUM
- 3rd-place playoff between semifinal losers.
- Trophies awarded to 1st, 2nd & 3rd.
- Top 2 teams from each group advance to the quarterfinals
- Quarterfinal matchups: A1 vs B2; B1 vs A2; C1 vs D2; D1 vs C2.
- This avoids an immediate rematch between teams from the same group.
- Group ranking: match wins → point differential → head-to-head → total points scored → tournament director tiebreak.
Match Scoring
- GROUP STAGE
- 1 game to 11.
- Win by 2.
- Cap at 15
- KNOCKOUT STAGE
- Quarterfinals / Semifinals / 3rd place:1 game to 15, win by 2, cap at 17.
- Final: Best of 3 games to 11.