REGIONAL
matters
INDOOR
NATIONALS
TO BE PLAYED JUNE 9-13 IN ALABAMA
I
n its ever-continuing efforts
to provide the very best
in competition, the United
States Pickleball Association
(USAPA) announced the addition of
a major championship to its yearly
playing calendar.
The 2020
USA Pickleball
National Indoor
Championships
will be played
June 9-13 at the
Finley Center,
part of the Hoover
Met Complex in
Hoover, Alabama,
just outside of
Birmingham.
Nearly 1,000
players are expected, all competing
in skill/age brackets. “Coming
off a thrilling Margaritaville USA
Pickleball National Championships,
we are now adding a major event
for indoor play that will certainly
draw pickleball’s finest as the
USAPA continues to grow this
incredible sport throughout the
country and beyond,” said Karen
Parrish, Director of Competition for
the USAPA.
The National Indoor
Championships will feature five
52
days of events featuring singles,
doubles and mixed doubles in skill/
age brackets. There will be a purse
of $25,000 for the Open division.
Gold medalists from each division
will receive a pre-registration spot
for the 2020 USA Pickleball National
Championships. The sport’s premier
event will be played at Indian Wells,
California, October 31–November 7.
Registration for the 2020
USA Pickleball National
Indoor Championships got
underway on January 15 at
pickleballtournaments.com.
The Finley Center is a state-
of-the-art sports complex and
event venue that will transform
its nearly 100,000 square feet
of indoor playing space into 32
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pickleball courts. A Stadium Court
for championship play will also be
featured for tournament action.
“Aside from being an outstanding
facility, the complex also offers
Hoover RV Park and plenty of
parking for players
and spectators
alike. We
couldn’t
have asked
for a better facility to stage our
inaugural indoor championship,”
added Parrish. Additional site
information can be found at
www.hoovermetcomplex.com.
For more information on the
2020 USA Pickleball National
Indoor Championships, visit
www.usapa.org. •