Q: What is WSOPICKLE?

A: WSOPICKLE is a doubles pickleball event where participants register as an individual to find out who is the BEST pickleball player, regardless of one’s assigned doubles partner(s).

• 27 players in total, all rated 5.0 or higher (no age restrictions and open to both men and women)

• Players are randomly assigned to a POD – each POD has 9 players

DAY 1 Qualifiers:

• Each of the 27 players will play a total of 8 doubles games, each with a unique partner within his/her POD

o All games are to 11 points, win by 1

• The Top 3 in each POD from DAY 1 advance to DAY 2 (the FINAL pod of 9 finalists)

DAY 2 Second Round (day session):

• Each of the 9 players will play a total of 8 games, each with a unique partner within his/her POD

o All games are to 11 points, win by 1

o The final 9 players will be “in the money” and competing for their individual share of the prize pool

o Top 4 from Day 2 advance to the Final Four in the Day 2 evening session

DAY 2 Final Four (evening session)

• Each of the 4 players will play a total of 3 games, each with a unique partner on the final court

o All games are to 11 points, win by 1

o The TOP PERFORMER from the Final Four will receive 50% of the $10,000 prize pool, or $5,000!

With the goal of providing a competitive alternative pickleball event, WSOPICKLE I, hosted across three country clubs in Boca Raton, featured 81 players, both professional and amateur, competing over three days in March of 2023. Andrei Daescu etched his name in history with his dominant victory on that inaugural weekend.

Rounding into form, WSOPICKLE II featured 27 professional and semi-professional pickleball players playing across two days in front of a captured crowd of members and guests at the Polo Club of Boca Raton. Mark Dancuart proved his mettle by separating himself from the pack with his impressive final plus/minus score.