YOUTH PICKLEBALL LEAGUE

Events & Championships

Every season
ends on a stage.

City Championships. Regionals. Nationals. Worlds. YPL is built so every registration leads somewhere. Here's the calendar for the founding class.

The road to 2027

The calendar.

Dates marked TBD are confirmed before launch and emailed to every registered family.

  1. Founding Season
    ★ Founding Season · Tampa Bay
    Registration open

    Fall 2026 · 4 Tampa Bay facilities

    Founding Season

    Eight weeks of team play across four Tampa Bay facilities in five divisions (8U, 10U, 12U, 14U, 18U). Founding Players get the launch price ($199), the official jersey and the first Player IDs YPL will ever issue.

    Registration closes
    Date TBD
    Team placement sessions
    Week TBD · by facility and block
    Season opens
    Date TBD
    Week 8 · regular season ends
    Date TBD
    City Championship
    Date TBD
  2. Tampa Bay City Championship
    City Championship

    Fall 2026 · Date TBD · Facility TBD

    Tampa Bay City Championship

    The season finale. Bracketed team championship in every division, seeded by season standings and YPR. Certified officials, live scoring, trophies and the first City Champion titles in YPL history. Champions qualify for the Southeast Regional.

    Entry
    Included with season registration
    Who
    Every team, every division
    Spectators
    Family and friends welcome
  3. Southeast Regional Championship
    Regional

    2027 · Location TBA

    Southeast Regional Championship

    City Champions and top at-large qualifiers from across the Southeast meet for the first YPL Regional Championship. Multi-day destination event with team and individual brackets in every division. Regional Champions advance to Nationals.

    Entry
    $95 per player · qualifiers only
    Qualification
    City Champion team, or at-large by YPR and season points after a completed city season
  4. YPL National Championship
    ★ Nationals · Gold tier

    2027 · Location TBA

    YPL National Championship

    The flagship. Regional Champions and the nation's top-ranked players compete for one National Champion title per division. Full production, featured player content, national rankings on the line. Gold-tier achievement on the Player Passport.

    Qualification
    Regional Champion, or at-large by national YPR ranking and regional points
    Entry
    Announced with the event
  5. YPL World Championships
    ★ World · The vision

    Future · The world stage

    YPL World Championships

    As YPL launches leagues in new countries, National Champions from each will meet for the YPL World Championships. The best youth teams on earth. One title. World Champion. It's where the pathway ends and why it exists.

    The best youth teams on earth. One title.

Event standards

Same bar. Every level.

Applies to every YPL event, from a Week 1 city match to the World Championships.

  • 01Certified officials on every court
  • 02Verified scoring through YPL LeagueOS
  • 03Background-checked coaches and staff
  • 04Consistent rules, formats and uniforms at every level
  • 05Medals and trophies for champions and finalists

The road to 2027
starts this fall.