Registration Opens for 2026 Rocky Mountain Pickleball Championship in Colorado
Registration opened for a June 18-21 return to Clement Park, where $85 entries, a 4.5 Open Division floor and cash prizes should draw Colorado’s best.
Registration for the 2026 Rocky Mountain Pickleball Championship is now open, and the draw is immediate: four days of play June 18-21 at the Clement Park Pickleball Complex in Littleton, with an $85 entry fee per player and a deadline of May 31 at 11:55 p.m. MST. The tournament opens at 8:00 a.m. MST on February 20, and the setup gives serious amateurs a clear target on the summer calendar.
The venue is part of the appeal. Clement Park sits inside a 200-plus-acre public recreation area managed by the Foothills Park & Recreation District, which gives the event a bigger footprint than a typical club stop. That scale matters in Colorado, where pickleball has moved from weekend recreation to a real tournament ecosystem, and where a large public complex can handle both the match volume and the spectators that come with a regional championship.
The field should be strong. Colorado’s top-ranked competitor and defending Triple Crown winner Kyle Yates is expected to be part of the action, a sign that the Open Division will not be a soft landing for players looking for easy bracket wins. The Open Division carries a minimum 4.5 DUPR rating, cash prizes, and medal payouts across divisions, which pushes the event beyond a casual summer tournament and into the category of a real proving ground for ambitious players.
The format rewards depth as much as flash. Pool play leads into bracket play, and Open Division semifinalists will play for bronze and fourth place as well as gold and silver on Championship Sunday. That structure gives players more matches and makes the late rounds matter, especially for the athletes trying to separate themselves in a crowded Rocky Mountain field.
The tournament is being presented by The Picklr and will follow USAP-sanctioned tournament guidelines, another clue that organizers want this to feel like a serious stop rather than a one-off local event. Colorado Pickleball ADA LLC said in 2024 that 15 new Picklr franchises had been sold along the Front Range, a reminder that the sport’s infrastructure is growing right alongside demand. With USA Pickleball saying Golden Ticket events can send winners toward priority access at Nationals, and with SFIA estimating U.S. participation at about 24.3 million in 2025, Colorado’s summer championship lands at exactly the right time for players who want a season-defining test.
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