Registration for OCBC-Great Eastern Pickleball Open starts Jul 27 with S$100,000 in prizes
[SINGAPORE] The inaugural OCBC-Great Eastern Pickleball Open will take place in October with more than S$100,000 worth of prizes, said OCBC in a news release on Sunday (Jul 26).
The three-day event – to be played at the air-conditioned OCBC Arena at The Kallang from Oct 23 to 25 – is expected to attract close to 1,600 participants in four categories: Novice, Open, the Bank of Singapore Corporate Challenge, and the invite-only Bank of Singapore Invitational Championship.
Registration begins on Monday at noon at the official website, with an early-bird entry fee of S$132 per team available for all categories until Aug 31. The rate goes up to S$148 per team from Sep 1 and will apply until the close of registration on Oct 5, or whenever all the slots are filled.
The novice category is meant for players with fewer than 24 months of playing experience and who have not medalled in any local or overseas tournaments. The Open category, meanwhile, is for players of all skills and experience.
The top two teams from each group in the first round will advance to the knockout stages. Matches before the third-place play-off and final will be played to 21 points in a single set.