Commerce Chenango pickleball tournament returns June 13 in Norwich
Norwich’s third annual pickleball tournament is capped at 100 teams and returns to Weiler Park, signaling a growing summer draw.
Commerce Chenango’s third annual pickleball tournament is settling into the kind of summer slot that can turn a local bracket into a repeatable Norwich stop. The event is set for Saturday, June 13, at the Weiler Park Pickleball Courts at 33 Borden Ave. in Norwich, with play running from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and a field capped at 100 teams.
The format is built for broad participation, not just top-tier grinders. Organizers are offering women’s, men’s and mixed doubles in beginner, intermediate and advanced divisions, and every team is guaranteed at least three games. The entry fee is $50 per two-player team, and the registration deadline was Monday, June 8.
Commerce Chenango is calling it Chenango County’s biggest pickleball event of the summer, and the event has the bones of something that could keep growing. It started in downtown Norwich in 2023 before moving to the new Weiler Park courts, a shift that says as much about court infrastructure as it does about demand. In pickleball, that matters: the right venue can be the difference between a one-off community day and a tournament people plan around every year.
That local momentum has already shown up in the event’s track record. The inaugural tournament in June 2024 sent proceeds to the Norwich Family YMCA to sponsor one youth membership and to the City of Norwich Youth Bureau to help sponsor the nets on the new Weiler Park courts. That kind of return-to-the-community loop is exactly what gives a tournament staying power, especially when it ties player turnout to a visible public asset.
The tournament is sponsored by Commerce Chenango, Pennysaver, Impact Marketing Concepts and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. It lands in a sport that is still surging well beyond Chenango County, with the Sports & Fitness Industry Association reporting 24.3 million American players in 2025 and calling pickleball the fastest-growing sport in America for five straight years.
That is the bigger story here. The June 13 tournament is not just another date on a local calendar. With a capped draw, clear divisions, a proven home at Weiler Park and a history of feeding back into the community, it is starting to look like the sort of annual event that can anchor Norwich’s pickleball scene for the long haul.
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