The Professionals Pickleball Association is the governing body for pickleball that is primarily hosted in the United States of America. It hosts tournaments across 16 states of the country.
The number of tournaments on the tour can either be an Open 1000, Cup 1500, or a Slam 2000. The numbers at the suffix denote the number of ranking points that the winners in each category get. This article focuses on the Slam 2000 events.
The Slam 2000 events are the highest tier of tournaments. There are four events in total that are held in Texas, Palm Springs, and two events in Atlanta. A Slam 2000 event features tournaments played in men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles format.
The tournament follows a progressive draw where each round of the elimination draw is played per day. It starts with the qualifiers held on Monday, Round of 64 on Tuesday, and so on such that the finals coincide with Sunday. Players who win the event receive 2000 ranking points. The runner-up, third place finish, and fourth place finish are worth 1600, 1200, and 800 points respectively. A finish in the quarterfinals, round of 16, round of 32, and round of 64 is worth 400, 200, 100, and 50 points respectively.
The total prize pool for Slam 2000 events as of 2024 is $11,95,260. The champions in doubles events get $10,000 (split between the two players of the team), whereas the singles champions get $3700. The rest of the players receive prize money based on their final standing.
