Welcome to the 2022 English Open
Pickleball Tournament
Information Centre

Thank you so much for choosing to attend the second English OPEN pickleball tournament.
Our first English OPEN in 2019 seems so long ago - no one had any idea that there was a pandemic around the corner that would mean it would be 3 years before we could stage the next one

We are especially grateful to you choosing to attend our tournament as there are so many to choose from in Europe this summer. We have a total of 484 players competing over the 5 days coming from 24 countries (counting the countries that make up the UK separately). In 2019 we had 305 players from 17 countries so despite the delay, we are back bigger and hopefully better. We have partnered with the APP and DUPR to bring some professional players over to compete against Europe's top players and to provide some top quality matches for everyone to watch.

In the past 12 months David Lloyd Clubs have introduced pickleball in many of their clubs with badminton courts and it is proving extremely popular. David Lloyd Southampton has a non members section which is the area we have taken over for the 5 days of the tournament. The acrylic surface is perfect for the Franklin X40 ball we will be using for the tournament as a result of a 2.5 year partnership agreement making Franklln the Official Ball of pickleballEngland.

What we love about pickleball is that it brings people together and that it is a sport for all ages and abilities and it is wonderful that all ages and skills are represented over the 5 days of the tournament. We hope that by the end of the tournament everyone will have made lots of new friends and some fabulous memories.

Karen, Sam, Frank & Chris
2022 English OPEN Tournament Committee