This event is the season ending finale of the APC Championship Series. Top finishers from qualifying local APC Championship Series events are invited to participate in this “winner among winners” event.

a. Free opportunity for competition and networking with other members from Ace Pickleball Clubs across the country

b. Opportunity to represent your local Ace Pickleball Club at a national level

c. Opportunity to be an Ace Pickleball Club National Champion

d. Opportunity to win part of the $250,000 minimum prize pool

• At the Ace Pickleball Club in Roswell, GA

• Address: 1425 Market Boulevard, Suite 200, Roswell, GA 30076

• Thursday, January 30, 2025 - Women’s Doubles

• Friday, January 31, 2025 - Mixed Doubles

• Saturday, February 1, 2025 - Team Event

• Sunday February 2, 2025 - Men’s Doubles

There is no entry fee for qualified players to play in the National Championship.

Each registered player and one guest are invited to join us at the National Championship Player Party scheduled for Friday, January 31st from 7-10pm.  The party venue is just 3 miles from the Ace Pickleball Club in Roswell.  Venue details will be provided in future communications.

Please be sure to put this event on your calendar.  Reservations to attend the party are required.  You can claim your reservation for this event any time prior to Friday, January 18th, by clicking here.

The party is free for all attendees and will include food, 2 drinks tickets per person (cash bar beyond that), a DJ and dance floor, a game area with ping-pong and cornhole, and the chance to win some fantastic prizes including:

• Free APC membership for the remainder of 2025 (10 winners)

•  A Titan Pickleball Machine (1 winner)

• Paddles from top manufacturers (many winners)

• Ace Pickleball Club Tour Bags (many winners)

Players must be present to win any of the prizes, so make your plans to be there!

The deadline for registration into this event for members participating in January 4th and 5th events is midnight on Friday, January 10th.

Any players that register for the tournament and then withdraw from the tournament after December 30th will forfeit their right to play in any 2025 Ace Pickleball Club Championship Series events.

Prize payouts for team finishing 1st or 2nd in each Skill/Age Division are as follows:

• 1st place - $1,200 per player

• 2nd place - $500 per player

A limited number of discounted Hotel rooms have been arranged for tournament participants at the following hotels:

• Aloft Alpharetta (Marriot) $101/night – click here for registration

• Home2 Suites (Hilton) $113-$139/night – click here for registration

• Hilton Alpharetta Atlanta $151-$161/night – click here for registration

• DoubleTree by Hilton Atlanta - Roswell $129-159 - click here for registration

Qualified players must be members from the time that they participated in the qualifying Championship Series event until the date of the National Championship.  Failure to maintain membership will disqualify a player from participating in the National Championship.

• If your partner is no longer qualified to play (either no longer a member at APC, has not been a consistent member at APC, or is otherwise unable to participate in the event), you are able to select a replacement player.  Replacement players must meet the following criteria:

  • They must be a current APC member and remain a member through the National Championship dates

  • They must have played in an APC Championship Series event during 2024

    • Their participation must have been in the same event that you are qualified in (Men’s, Women’s, Mixed or Team)

    • Their participation must have been at the same skill level or below as the skill level you qualified for with your previous partner (Open Skill Level replacement players for the Team Event also need to have been drafted in the same 1, 2, 3 or 4 position/slot or lower as the player they are replacing)

    • Their participation must have been at the same age level or higher as the age level you qualified for with your previous partner

• The final Championship Series qualifying tournaments were completed January 4th and 5th at the following 5 APC locations: Enola PA, Solon OH, Vorhees NJ, Jeffersontown KY, and Tucson AZ.  1st and 2nd place winners from these events will have until January 10th to register to play in the National Championship event.

• Currently, we have about 450+ players registered to play in the National Championship spread across the four different competitions.

• Each Skill Level/Age Group bracket will be set and the timing of each bracket will be established following the January 10th registration deadline for the 5 event sites that just completed qualifying play.

• Start times for each bracket will be included in the next Tournament Tuesday email coming out on January 14th.  

The official ball of Ace Pickleball Club will be used for all National Championship matches.

Any paddle that is currently on the USA Pickleball or UPA-A Pickleball list of certified paddles is eligible for play in the National Championship.

When requested by players/opponents, APC Tournament Officials will verify that paddles are not damaged (delaminated or core crushed) or modified in a way that provides an unfair advantage.  Paddles deemed to be non-conforming will be taken out of play.

No, tournament scores will not be submitted to DUPR.

Yes, we encourage friends and family members to come and support the players.

Yes, all courts will be livestreamed on PlaySight for all 4 days of the event.

National Championship Finals Matches in each Skill Level/Age Group will have referees.

• Men’s/Women’s/Mixed Doubles Events:

  • All Skill Level/Age Group events with more than 2 teams registered will play Pool Play followed by a Playoff. 

  • Pools will range between 3-5 teams.

  • In situations where there are only 2 teams registered for an event, those two teams will play a single 2 out of 3 match to 11 to determine the winner.  Win by 1 in the first two games and win by 1 in the third game (if needed)

  • All Pool Play matches will be 2 out of 3 games to 11, win by 1

  • All Playoff matches will be 2 out of 3 games to 11, win by 1 in the first two games and win by 2 in the third game (if needed)

• Team Event:

  • In situations where there are only 2 teams registered for an event, those two teams will play a single match to determine the winner.

  • All Skill Level Team Events with more than 2 teams registered will play Pool Play followed by a Playoff.

  • All Pool Play and Playoff matches will be Rally Scoring games to 25 with No Freeze.

All questions related to the National Championships should be emailed to championships@acepickleballclub.com.  One of our team members will respond to your email as quickly as possible.