Rules Summary — Please Read
The details and full FAQs are below. This section highlights the rules that impact your ticket allocation.
🎟 Tickets & Seating
- All Championship Court tickets are sold by lottery
- All tickets are General Admission (non-reserved bleacher seating)
- No ticket is required to enter East Naples Community Park (60 courts available)
🧮 Lottery Mechanics
- You request the days and quantities you want
- After the request window closes, you receive a random lottery number for each day requested
- Each session/day is a separate lottery — requesting extra days does not improve odds
💳 Invoices & Payment
- Winners are notified by email + text with an invoice link
- Payment is processed through Stripe
- You must pay for all tickets on the invoice or decline the invoice
- Deadline: 48 hours from when the invoice email was sent
⚠ Declines / Missed Deadlines
- If you miss a payment deadline, your invoice cancels automatically - status Void
- You lose your opportunity to purchase tickets for this year
- Allocated tickets are offered to the next person in the lottery
- Once you elect not to pay an invoice, you are removed from future allocations for this year
How the lottery process works
1
Submit your request
Use the online form to request tickets for the days and quantities you desire.
2
Request window closes
Once the window closes at Midnight EST on Thursday, February 5, 2026, the lottery is run for each day requested.
3
Random lottery number assigned
Each person receives a random lottery number for each day requested. Each day/session is a separate lottery.
4
Tickets allocated + invoice issued
Winners are notified by email (Spirit Promotion/US Open Pickleball) and text (US Open Pickleball) with a link to a Stripe invoice.
5
Pay in full by deadline
Payment must be made by the deadline shown on the invoice (48 hours from invoice email). Unpaid invoices cancel automatically - status Void.
Frequently Asked Questions
All tickets for the Zing Zang Championship Court will be sold by lottery. All tickets are General Admission — non-reserved bleacher seating.
No ticket is required to enter East Naples Community Park (60 courts). There is a $10 daily parking fee and a weekly pass for $60, with proceeds going to the Kiwanis Club’s Christmas in July program for at-risk children. All parking pass purchases will be by credit card only.
No ticket is required to enter East Naples Community Park (60 courts). There is a $10 daily parking fee and a weekly pass for $60, with proceeds going to the Kiwanis Club’s Christmas in July program for at-risk children. All parking pass purchases will be by credit card only.
The event schedule can be found at usopenpickleball.com/schedule.
No, pets are not allowed to enter the Championship Court area except for registered service animals. Pets are welcome in the other venue areas.
You will use the online form to request tickets for the days and quantity you desire. Once the request window closes at Midnight EST on Thursday, February 5, 2026, each person will be assigned a random lottery number for each day requested.
Tickets are allocated based on your place in the lottery. Each session is a separate lottery. Requesting tickets for days you do not intend to purchase will NOT increase your chances of winning.
Lottery winners will be notified by email from Spirit Promotion/US Open Pickleball and a text message from US Open Pickleball. The email and text message will contain a link to an invoice covering the tickets allocated to you. We are using Stripe as our payment processor.
Tickets are allocated based on your place in the lottery. Each session is a separate lottery. Requesting tickets for days you do not intend to purchase will NOT increase your chances of winning.
Lottery winners will be notified by email from Spirit Promotion/US Open Pickleball and a text message from US Open Pickleball. The email and text message will contain a link to an invoice covering the tickets allocated to you. We are using Stripe as our payment processor.
Absolutely not. Every day is a separate lottery, so requesting tickets for days you do not intend to use will not increase your odds of winning.
In fact, if you win tickets for any day you do not want to attend, you will be forced to purchase those or forfeit all tickets on an invoice.
Hopefully, but keep in mind there will be a separate lottery for each of the 8 sessions. Based on demand, we cannot guarantee your request will be fulfilled in full. We will allocate your request as completely as possible.
No. We allocated available tickets based on your request. Your invoice may not include everything you requested, but it includes everything we were able to allocate.
You must either pay for all tickets on the invoice or elect not to pay the invoice (which releases all tickets allocated).
Once you elect not to pay an invoice, you will be removed from any future ticket allocations for this year — no exceptions. If you want only some of the tickets on your invoice, purchase all tickets and then sell or gift those you won’t use (see Ticket Transfer below).
Once you elect not to pay an invoice, you will be removed from any future ticket allocations for this year — no exceptions. If you want only some of the tickets on your invoice, purchase all tickets and then sell or gift those you won’t use (see Ticket Transfer below).
Yes. Payment must be made by the deadline time printed on the invoice — 48 hours from the time the email containing the invoice was sent. The invoice will automatically be cancelled at that time - status Void.
No. Once you miss a payment deadline, we will remove your ticket request from further consideration.
The invoice will automatically be cancelled (status Void), so payment will not be allowed. You will lose your opportunity to purchase any ticket for this year.
The tickets allocated to you will be given to the next person on the lottery list. No exceptions can be made to this deadline.
Possibly. We allocate tickets and issue invoices based on available tickets. If additional tickets become available because someone does not purchase their allocated tickets,
you may receive a subsequent invoice if we are able to allocate you additional tickets. Lottery rounds continue until all tickets are purchased.
Once payment is received, you will receive an email from tickets@usopenpickleball.com containing your E-tickets. We will also send a text message alerting you to the email.
You will receive one E-ticket for all tickets on the invoice. E-tickets must be exchanged for wristbands at the Ticket Center just inside the main venue entrance.
Yes — they can be sold or gifted. However, once your ticket (wristband) is used to enter Championship Court, it will no longer be transferable.
You will receive one E-ticket listing each ticket you purchased on the invoice. If you decide to sell or gift the entire E-ticket, forward it to the other party. If you need to sell or gift only part of your E-ticket, visit https://ticket-transfer.usopenpickleball.com. You will need the unique Transfer Code printed on your E-ticket — do not share this code.
You will receive one E-ticket listing each ticket you purchased on the invoice. If you decide to sell or gift the entire E-ticket, forward it to the other party. If you need to sell or gift only part of your E-ticket, visit https://ticket-transfer.usopenpickleball.com. You will need the unique Transfer Code printed on your E-ticket — do not share this code.
- Sunday, February 1, 2026 — Lottery request window opens
- Thursday, February 5, 2026 — Request window closes (Midnight EST)
- Payments must be received by the cancel time printed on the invoice (48 hours from when the invoice email was sent)
- Saturday, April 11, 2026 — Ticket Center booth at the main venue entrance opens
Only the latest request will be accepted.
Yes. Prior to the request window closing at Midnight EST February 5, 2026, use the same web form to submit a corrected or changed request.
Only the latest request you submit will be accepted. Changes after this date cannot be accepted.
Yes. Prior to Midnight EST February 5, 2026, create a new request with zero quantities for each day.
If after this time, decline your tickets by not paying prior to the date and time printed on the invoice.
The invoice will automatically be cancelled (status Void) at the stated time and release your tickets.
No. Your invoice will automatically cancel (status Void) at the date and time printed on the invoice.
We cannot be responsible for any missed payments due to lost emails. Please add tickets@usopenpickleball.com to your contacts list.
We will also send you a text message to alert you to important emails. You will also receive an email from Stripe with a link to your invoice.
All sales are final. However, if we are unable to play any scheduled featured match on the Zing Zang Championship Court for that day,
we will refund the cost of that day’s ticket, excluding the processing fee.
If it is necessary to cancel Championship Saturday, April 18, 2026, we will play TV matches on Sunday April 19, 2026. Only if Saturday and Sunday are cancelled will there be a refund for Saturday April 18 tickets. All weather-related refunds will be automatically credited back to your credit card.
If it is necessary to cancel Championship Saturday, April 18, 2026, we will play TV matches on Sunday April 19, 2026. Only if Saturday and Sunday are cancelled will there be a refund for Saturday April 18 tickets. All weather-related refunds will be automatically credited back to your credit card.
No. All communications regarding tickets will be sent to the email and phone number used on the ticket request.
Yes, via our social media channels (later part of the second week of February). We will continue to allocate tickets that are not purchased to the next lottery position until all tickets are purchased.
We will update the lottery status on our Facebook page — Minto US Open Pickleball Championships.