One key goal of
SSIPA is destination
tournaments—players
can bring their
spouses and enjoy
the beach, museums
and local restaurants.
and skill group, make new friends and
enjoy dinner together!
SSIPA encourages tournament
directors to provide unique and quality
medals. Rodney Grubbs of Pickleball
Rocks provides a high-quality SSIPA
dry-fit shirt option to tournament
directors. SSIPA jackets are also very
popular, and players appreciate the
quality as well as the opportunity to
support the organization.
SSIPA also supports the
International Federation of Pickleball
(IFP) and is committed to promoting
pickleball around the globe. A large
contingent of SSIPA members traveled
to Spain for the Bainbridge Cup. To
encourage Mexico to join the IFP,
SSIPA members also support the
Amigos Cup. The Spitfire Cup in
England in July is also an SSIPA event.
This year, at the opening flag
ceremony of each tournament, the
SSIPA will honor veterans with a
commemorative pin. The organization
is member driven, and members are
Honored Veteran Peggy L
Bradley, Col, US Army.
SSIPA Tournaments
April - December 2018
Apr 12-14 USAPA Mountain Regional St George, UT
May 4-6 Rowlett Rumble Rowlett, TX
May 8-10 Quad States Senior Open May 21-22 SSIPA Chicken N Pickle* Jun 5-7 Kissing Tree Invitational* San Marcos, TX
Jun 14-17 Ruidoso PB Championships Ruidoso, NM
Jun 22-24 Colorado Pickleball Open Arvada, CO
Denton, TX
N. Kansas City, MO
Jun 29-July 1 Eastern Canada Regional Kingston, Ontario
Jul 6-8 USAPA Atlantic Regional Portland, ME
Jul 13-15 Presidents Cup Simi Valley, CA
Jul 18-22 USAPA Great Lakes Regional Kalamazoo, MI
Jul 23-25 SoCal Senior Slam *Encinitas, CA
Aug 10-12 USAPA Pacific Northwest Regional Bend, OR
Aug 8-12 USAPA Middle States Regional Bloomington, MN
Aug 21-23 Billy the Kid Shootout* Ruidoso, NM
Aug 27-28 SSIPA North Carolina Open *Concord, NC
Sept 6-9 USAPA Great Plains Regional Colorado Spr., CO
Sept 18-20 SSIPA East Championships* Griffin, GA
Oct 5-7 Catalina Pickleball Mixer Tucson, AZ
Oct 18-21 USAPA Atlantic South Regional Griffin, GA
Oct 23-25 SSIPA World Championships* Denton, TX
Oct 26-28 USAPA West Regional Indian Wells, CA
Oct 26-28 USAPA Mid Atlantic Regional Myrtle Beach, SC
Nov 30-Dec 2 JW Marriott Phoenix Desert
Holiday Classic* Phoenix, AZ
Dec 4-6 SSIPA West Championships*
Surprise, AZ
Dec 8-10 Florida State PB Championships Naples, FL
* Standalone Tournament for Players 60+
The organization works hard to promote geographic diversity in its tournaments
and on its board. There is an East, West and a World Championship.
recognized on the website (ssipa-pb.
org), allowing them to make new
friends at tournaments. The SSIPA
Stars are pilots, veterans, nurses,
firefighters, psychotherapists, techies
and gold miners—all with stories to
tell.
Why are seniors super? They are the
ones reffing the matches, directing the
tournaments, running the software,
designing the websites and playing
extreme pickleball! •
Visit SSIPA-PB.ORG for more
information.
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