Carvana PPA Tour 2026–27 Schedule Announced, McKinney Stop, World Championships in Dallas

Connor Pardoe, founder and CEO of the Carvana PPA Tour, announced the league’s 2026–27 season and confirmed a stop at The Courts of McKinney for the Veolia Texas Open, scheduled March 9 to March 15, while the Pickleball World Championships are slated to return to the Dallas-Fort Worth area Nov. 2-8, with a venue yet to be announced. The schedule was published in the PPA’s Feb. 24 press release and picked up by local coverage in early March.

According to the PPA’s Feb. 24 release, the season kicks off Aug. 31 with the Veolia Pickleball National Championships at a “soon-to-be announced, pickleball-obsessed location,” and the 2026–27 slate will include 20 tournaments across the United States, featuring events worth 1000+ ranking points. Alex Lantz of TheKitchenPickle and the PPA release also note an expanded Challenger Series, with TheKitchenPickle reporting 20 PPA Challenger Series events during the season to give rising players ranking opportunities.

Pardoe framed the expansion as a continuation of rapid growth: “The Carvana PPA Tour has seen incredible growth since our founding in 2019, and this broadened season is further evidence of the arrival of pickleball on the professional sports stage,” Pardoe said. “The 2026-2027 season will provide unbelievable excitement as we continue to build on the legacy and prestige of mainstay tournaments such as the Pickleball World Championships and the PPA Finals, while adding incredible new U.S. tour stops in Chicago and Malibu, plus running our most robust international schedule yet with more than 25 international events across PPA Asia, Australia, Canada and Italy. There is opportunity for every pro and aspiring pro to compete and earn their way onto the biggest stage of pro pickleball.”

Local reporting by Jack Hintze of the McKinney Courier-Gazette highlights what McKinney stands to host in mid-March: “This year, the tournament returns to The Courts of McKinney with the Veolia Texas Open from March 9 to 15. The six-day tournament will feature local vendor shopping, fan-centric events and action-filled matches.” Hintze also reports the World Championships’ Nov. 2-8 dates as part of the PPA calendar, noting the event’s venue in DFW has not yet been announced and that the PPA website indicates a Dallas venue will again host events in November 2027.

The PPA’s broader calendar signals an accelerated push into new U.S. and international markets while consolidating high-profile stops: TheKitchenPickle and PPA materials name new U.S. stops in Chicago and Malibu, recurring marquee sites such as Dallas, Mesa and Las Vegas, and international destinations including Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Brisbane, Italy, Canada, Australia and China. Newsbreak’s background summary highlights the tour’s scale, noting the circuit was founded in 2019, hosts more than 25 annual events and features more than $5.5 million in annual prize money, while TheKitchenPickle reports record-breaking TV ratings at the PPA Tour Masters in January and record-setting attendance at the Mesa Cup.

For Collin County the immediate implications are concrete: a six-day, fan-focused tournament March 9-15 at The Courts of McKinney will draw vendors and spectators during a traditionally active hospitality period, and the PPA’s national growth and broadcast momentum suggest continuing pressure on ticket inventories and local lodging during major events. Final confirmations remain: the PPA release provides the master calendar framework and prize/points architecture, Hintze provides McKinney dates and event features, and the PPA site will need to confirm the DFW championship venue and exact year alignment for Nov. 2-8 as the organization finalizes venues for 2026 and 2027.