Ace Pickleball Club Readies Roswell National Championship: 2,000+ Players, $250K

Ace Pickleball Club announced final preparations for the 2026 APC National Championship, which will take place January 27–February 1, 2026, in Roswell, Georgia. The event will assemble more than 2,000 qualified players from 22+ APC clubs to compete across age divisions and formats for a share of a $250,000 prize pool, marking a major moment for club-level competition and group travel planning.

The championship is the culmination of the 2025 APC Championship Series, a members-only competitive ladder that ran across six events nationwide. The Series drew more than 7,000 player registrations across the six stops, a steep increase from 507 registrations the prior year, underscoring rapid interest in APC events and the club’s swift expansion. Formats on offer include men’s, women’s, mixed, and team-based play, with age divisions built into the bracket structure to keep competition balanced.

Sponsors backing the national event include DoorDash, Hippo Lakes Luxury Safari Lodge, Carnival Cruise Line, Tyrol Pickleball, and Pilla Pickleball. Those partnerships help fund the $250,000 purse and amplify programming such as clinics, club showcases, and member travel incentives that are central to APC’s community-first framing. APC has grown to more than 22 clubs open nationwide, and the Roswell championship is being presented as a marquee tentpole that highlights those local programs.

For retreat operators and event planners, the Roswell championship offers concrete operational opportunities. Expect demand for group lodging, shuttle logistics, court-side clinics, private coaching blocks, and tournament-style brackets for varying skill levels. Clinics and member travel packages tied to the event can be used to attract returning guests and to upsell private lessons or court time during non-peak hours. Tournament operators should account for a broad field across ages and mixed-play pairings when structuring schedules and staffing officials.

On-court action will likely include the kind of close-range kitchen battles and fast-paced dinks that draw spectators and social media attention, reinforcing how competitive formats can drive ancillary revenue for clubs and local businesses. The national championship also gives club directors a model for scaling local championship series into larger regional or national showcases.

Retreat operators, club directors, and tournament organizers should lock in logistics around January 27–February 1, 2026, and plan clinics, travel, and spectator experiences to align with the event. With APC positioning the Roswell championship as a community-centered showcase, expect continued growth in member-driven competition and more opportunities to build retreat and travel programming around major pickleball dates.