The 2026 Beer City Open will be a USA Pickleball Golden Ticket Event. As a Sanctioned Tournament it be following all USA Pickleball Rules, including approved paddles. You will also need to be a member of USA Pickleball to Register.
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GOLDEN TICKET | 2026 Nationals Qualifier
Beer City Open Golden Ticket – Grand Rapids, MI
USA Pickleball Membership Required
To participate in a Golden Ticket tournament, you must be a Challenger or Champion member. If you are not currently a member, click the button to begin the sign-up process.
Registration Is Open
Start Date: 07/07/2026
End Date: 07/12/2026
Registration Ends: April 23, 2026
Registered Players and Info
Tournament Fee: $100
Belknap Park
30 Coldbrook St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Venue: Outdoor
Surface: Hardcourt
Vulcan VPro Flight
Tournament Rules
Approved Paddles
Registration Policies
Registration for the 2026 BEER CITY OPEN will once again be a Lottery. Registration will be open from Sunday, April 19th at 8:00 pm until Thursday, April 23rd at 11:55 pm EST. You may register at any point during this period. The timing of your registration will not affect the lottery results, which are scheduled to be released on or before Friday, May 1st, 2026.
You must indicate a partner at registration to be considered for entry into any doubles event. Both you and your partner must be registered and the waiver signed to be eligible for the lottery.
If you are successful, you will be given a period of time to make payment, or you will automatically be moved to the Waitlist.
Please remember to list your partner, and have your partner register as well. In 2025, many entries didn’t do this, and they didn’t get in.
Based on 2025, we should be able to get most, if not all, 50+ entrants into the brackets.
Bracket Information
You may play in Gender Singles, Gender Doubles and Mixed Doubles; however, you are not able to play in multiple age brackets for the same event, even if they are on different days.
We will use DUPR to determine skill levels. You may play down in age and up in skill level if you choose. Keep in mind that the BCO is a “Players Tournament” and playing up in skill level may be challenging. Player ratings are locked in at the time of a player’s registration.
Schedule
View Schedule: https://www.beercityopen.com/schedule
Partner Replacement Policy
If you lose your partner, you will have a short window to find a replacement. If you choose not to play with the person you originally registered with, only one of you will be able to fill that spot. One of you will be placed on the waitlist if there is no room in a bracket.
Withdrawal, Refund and Weather Policy
FINAL DATE TO WITHDRAW AND RECEIVE A REFUND IS June 23, 2026
- A processing fee of $10.00 will be incurred if you withdraw prior to the withdrawal deadline.
- We are not able to refund the Pickleballbrackets.com service fee.
- ABSOLUTELY NO REFUNDS will be issued after the deadline of June 23, 2025
- To officially withdraw, send an email to Brandon Schmeling, Registration Coordinator, and let him know whether you are withdrawing from an event or the entire tournament.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
- If the weather is a factor, every effort will be made to play matches outdoors. However, we do have an indoor backup facility in the Grand Rapids Racquet & Fitness Club. Same surface and same ball.