National Pro-Am Pickleball Circuit

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The ultimate national proving ground — regional elites face hungry challengers, every game scores, every Takedown matters — and your DUPR only moves if you say so.

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Gauntlet Series · 2026

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CITY GAUNTLETCOLORADO SPRINGS

Colorado Springs Gauntlet No. 3

November 2026 · Challenger · Contender · Elite
Capacity 72TBA entry
The Pilot sold out at 88 — the sequel opens to Springs players first
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COMPLETECOLORADO SPRINGS

Springs Gauntlet 2

Sep 26–27, 2026 · Springs Pickleball - EastElite/Contender · Challenger
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Why the Gauntlet exists

Tournaments weren't built for you.

You pay $120, burn a whole Saturday, and play four matches — two of them blowouts. You get a medal, maybe, and a DUPR bump if you're lucky — or a DUPR hit if you're not. Meanwhile the players you actually want to test yourself against are three courts away, in a bracket you'll never touch.

The Gauntlet flips it. Short, dense, guaranteed-match events where amateurs share courts with the best players in their city. Every rally is recorded, every win moves your rank, and every city gets an answer to the only question that matters: who's actually the best around here?

24.3MAmericans played pickleball last year — the fastest-growing sport in the country.
7.5Mplay 8+ times a year. Almost none of them have a competitive home.
3.5–5.5The rating band the Gauntlet is built for — the vast majority of committed players.
3–4×more matches per hour than a standard bracket tournament.