{"id":3485,"date":"2026-04-21T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3485"},"modified":"2026-09-28T19:47:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:47:34","slug":"veolia-pickleball-national-championships-cary-nc-2026","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/veolia-pickleball-national-championships-cary-nc-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"\u300cVeolia Pickleball National Championships\u300d\u304c8\u6708\u672b\u306b\u30ce\u30fc\u30b9\u30ab\u30ed\u30e9\u30a4\u30ca\u5dde\u30ad\u30e3\u30ea\u30fc\u3067\u958b\u50ac\u2500\u2500PPA\u53f2\u4e0a\u521d\u3001\u30d7\u30ed\u30a2\u30de\u7d71\u5408\u306eSlam\u5927\u4f1a"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event overview: the birth of the first \"pickleball national championships\"<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PPA\uff08Professional Pickleball Association\uff09\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u306f4\u6708\u4e2d\u65ec\u3001<strong>\u300cVeolia Pickleball National Championships\u300d<\/strong>\u30922026\u5e748\u670831\u65e5\uff5e9\u67086\u65e5\u306b\u30ce\u30fc\u30b9\u30ab\u30ed\u30e9\u30a4\u30ca\u5dde\u30ad\u30e3\u30ea\u30fc\u306e\u30ad\u30e3\u30ea\u30fc\u30fb\u30c6\u30cb\u30b9\u30d1\u30fc\u30af\u3067\u958b\u50ac\u3059\u308b\u3068\u767a\u8868\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002PPA\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u306e\u5927\u4f1a\u683c\u4ed8\u3051\u3067\u6700\u9ad8\u4f4d\u306b\u4f4d\u7f6e\u3059\u308b<strong>the \"Slam\" designation<\/strong>\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u305f\u3053\u306e\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u306f\u3001\u30d7\u30ed\u3068\u30a2\u30de\u30c1\u30e5\u30a2\u304c\u540c\u3058\u4f1a\u5834\u30fb\u540c\u3058\u9031\u306b\u7af6\u3046\u300c\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u5168\u7c73\u9078\u624b\u6a29\u300d\u3068\u3057\u3066\u521d\u3081\u3066\u958b\u50ac\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PPA CEO \u30b3\u30ca\u30fc\u30fb\u30d1\u30fc\u30c7\u30a3\u306f\u300c\u521d\u306eVeolia Pickleball National Championships\u3067\u3001PPA\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u306e\u4f53\u9a13\u3092\u3053\u308c\u307e\u3067\u4ee5\u4e0a\u306b\u5f15\u304d\u4e0a\u3052\u308b\u300d\u3068\u30b3\u30e1\u30f3\u30c8\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Event data at a glance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>Item<\/th><th>Details<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Tournament Name<\/td><td>Veolia Pickleball National Championships<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Schedule<\/td><td>2026\u5e748\u670831\u65e5\uff08\u6708\uff09\uff5e9\u67086\u65e5\uff08\u65e5\uff09<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Venues<\/td><td>Cary Tennis Park (Cary, North Carolina)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Event ranking<\/td><td>Carvana PPA Tour Slam (top tier)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Participation scale (projected)<\/td><td>More than 2,000 players, several thousand spectators per day<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Prize money<\/td><td>The highest amount for a Slam event (amount undisclosed)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Who took part<\/td><td>Pros plus amateurs of all ages and all skill levels<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Title sponsor<\/td><td>Veolia North America (sustainability partner)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Season positioning<\/td><td>The 2026-2027 season opener<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is a Slam event -- the pinnacle of the PPA Tour ranking<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PPA\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u306e\u5927\u4f1a\u306f\u3001\u7372\u5f97\u30dd\u30a4\u30f3\u30c8\u3068\u8cde\u91d1\u984d\u306b\u5fdc\u3058\u3066\u30e9\u30f3\u30af\u4ed8\u3051\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002Slam\u5927\u4f1a\u306f\u305d\u306e\u6700\u9ad8\u4f4d\u3067\u3001\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u30dd\u30a4\u30f3\u30c8\u30fb\u8cde\u91d1\u3068\u3082\u306b\u6700\u5927\u3002\u30d7\u30ed\u9078\u624b\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u306f\u30d5\u30a1\u30a4\u30ca\u30eb\u30ba\u51fa\u5834\u6a29\u3092\u5de6\u53f3\u3059\u308b\u91cd\u8981\u306a\u5927\u4f1a\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u30a2\u30de\u30c1\u30e5\u30a2\u9078\u624b\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u306f\u30c8\u30c3\u30d7\u9078\u624b\u3068\u540c\u3058\u4f1a\u5834\u3067\u30d7\u30ec\u30fc\u3059\u308b\u5e0c\u5c11\u306a\u6a5f\u4f1a\u3068\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u30ce\u30fc\u30b9\u30ab\u30ed\u30e9\u30a4\u30ca\u5dde\u3067Slam\u5927\u4f1a\u304c\u958b\u50ac\u3055\u308c\u308b\u306e\u306f\u4eca\u56de\u304c\u521d\u3002PPA\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u306f\u540c\u5dde\u3067\u904e\u53bb\u306b\u3082\u8907\u6570\u306e\u5927\u4f1a\u3092\u958b\u50ac\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\uff08Veolia North Carolina Open\u306a\u3069\uff09\u3001\u305d\u306e\u305f\u3073\u306b\u5730\u5143\u30b3\u30df\u30e5\u30cb\u30c6\u30a3\u306e\u652f\u6301\u3092\u5f97\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Venue: Cary Tennis Park<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u4f1a\u5834\u306e\u30ad\u30e3\u30ea\u30fc\u30fb\u30c6\u30cb\u30b9\u30d1\u30fc\u30af\u306f\u3001\u30ed\u30fc\u30ea\u30fc\u8fd1\u90ca\u306e\u30ad\u30e3\u30ea\u30fc\u5e02\u304c\u904b\u55b6\u3059\u308b\u516c\u5171\u65bd\u8a2d\u3067\u3001PPA\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u3068\u306e\u958b\u50ac\u5b9f\u7e3e\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u30ad\u30e3\u30ea\u30fc\u5e02\u306e\u30cf\u30ed\u30eb\u30c9\u30fb\u30ef\u30a4\u30f3\u30d6\u30ec\u30d2\u30c8\u5e02\u9577\u306f\u300c\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306e\u30b3\u30df\u30e5\u30cb\u30c6\u30a3\u306f\u3053\u3046\u3057\u305f\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u306b\u4e00\u4e38\u3068\u306a\u3063\u3066\u96c6\u307e\u308b\u300d\u3068\u8ff0\u3079\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Greater Raleigh Sports Alliance\u306e\u30b9\u30b3\u30c3\u30c8\u30fb\u30c7\u30e5\u30d7\u30ea\u30fc\u4e8b\u52d9\u5c40\u9577\u306f\u300c\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u306f\u7c73\u56fd\u3067\u6700\u3082\u6210\u9577\u304c\u901f\u3044\u30b9\u30dd\u30fc\u30c4\u306e\u4e00\u3064\u3002\u5168\u7c73\u9078\u624b\u6a29\u306e\u958b\u50ac\u5730\u3068\u3057\u3066\u30ad\u30e3\u30ea\u30fc\u306f\u9069\u3057\u305f\u74b0\u5883\u300d\u3068\u30b3\u30e1\u30f3\u30c8\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Veolia's sustainability initiatives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u30bf\u30a4\u30c8\u30eb\u30b9\u30dd\u30f3\u30b5\u30fc\u306eVeolia\u306fPPA\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u306e\u300c\u516c\u5f0f\u30b5\u30b9\u30c6\u30ca\u30d3\u30ea\u30c6\u30a3\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8\u30ca\u30fc\u300d\u3092\u52d9\u3081\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u5927\u4f1a\u4f1a\u5834\u3067\u306f\u3001\u30da\u30c3\u30c8\u30dc\u30c8\u30eb\u524a\u6e1b\u3092\u76ee\u7684\u3068\u3057\u305f<strong>water refill stations<\/strong>aimed at reducing plastic bottles, and a<strong>recycling program for used pickleballs<\/strong>\u3092\u5c55\u958b\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veolia\u306e\u30ad\u30e3\u30ea\u30fc\u30fb\u30b0\u30ea\u30d5\u30a3\u30b9\u5317\u7c73\u30b3\u30df\u30e5\u30cb\u30b1\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u62c5\u5f53\u4e0a\u7d1a\u526f\u793e\u9577\u306f\u300c\u521d\u306eVeolia Pickleball National Championships\u306b\u4f55\u5343\u4eba\u3082\u306e\u30d5\u30a1\u30f3\u3068\u9078\u624b\u3092\u8fce\u3048\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u697d\u3057\u307f\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u300d\u3068\u30b3\u30e1\u30f3\u30c8\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u65e5\u672c\u306e\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc\u3078\u306e\u53c2\u52a0\u8cc7\u683c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p 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Weinbrecht<\/strong>\uff1a\u300cPPA\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u306e\u30ad\u30e3\u30ea\u30fc\u3067\u306e\u53d6\u308a\u7d44\u307f\u304c\u3069\u308c\u3060\u3051\u6210\u9577\u3057\u305f\u304b\u898b\u308b\u306e\u306f\u5b09\u3057\u3044\u3002\u30b3\u30df\u30e5\u30cb\u30c6\u30a3\u304c\u4e00\u4e38\u3068\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3053\u306e\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u3092\u652f\u3048\u308b\u300d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026-2027\u30b7\u30fc\u30ba\u30f3\u306e\u958b\u5e55\u6226\u3068\u3057\u3066<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u672c\u5927\u4f1a\u306f2026-2027\u30b7\u30fc\u30ba\u30f3\u306e\u958b\u5e55\u6226\u3068\u3057\u3066\u4f4d\u7f6e\u3065\u3051\u3089\u308c\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u3053\u3053\u3067\u306e\u7d50\u679c\u304c\u65b0\u30b7\u30fc\u30ba\u30f3\u306e\u30d5\u30a1\u30a4\u30ca\u30eb\u30ba\u51fa\u5834\u6a29\u4e89\u3044\u306e\u8d77\u70b9\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u30027\u65e5\u9593\u306b\u308f\u305f\u308bSlam\u5927\u4f1a\u306f\u3001\u9078\u624b\u306e\u4f53\u529b\u3068\u30e1\u30f3\u30bf\u30eb\u304c\u8a66\u3055\u308c\u308b\u9577\u4e01\u5834\u3068\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Veolia Pickleball National Championships\u306f\u3001PPA\u30c4\u30a2\u30fc\u304c\u63b2\u3052\u308b\u300c\u30d7\u30ed\u3068\u30a2\u30de\u30c1\u30e5\u30a2\u306e\u878d\u5408\u300d\u3092\u6700\u5927\u898f\u6a21\u3067\u5b9f\u73fe\u3059\u308b\u521d\u306e\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u3067\u3059\u3002Slam\u5927\u4f1a\u3068\u3057\u3066\u306e\u7af6\u6280\u6027\u3001\u30b5\u30b9\u30c6\u30ca\u30d3\u30ea\u30c6\u30a3\u3078\u306e\u53d6\u308a\u7d44\u307f\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u30ce\u30fc\u30b9\u30ab\u30ed\u30e9\u30a4\u30ca\u5dde\u306e\u5730\u57df\u4e00\u4f53\u578b\u306e\u904b\u55b6\u4f53\u5236\u306b\u3088\u308a\u3001\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u5168\u7c73\u9078\u624b\u6a29\u306e\u521d\u56de\u958b\u50ac\u304c8\u6708\u672b\u306b\u4e88\u5b9a\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Related articles:<a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/ppa-sacramento-open-2026-results\/\">[Results flash] PPA Sacramento Open 2026 -- Johns &amp; Tardio stay unbeaten in men's doubles<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Related articles:<a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/us-open-pickleball-2026-naples-agassi-waters\/\">[Flash] US Open Pickleball 2026 underway in Naples<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Related articles:<a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/usap-2026-rule-changes\/\">[2026 rule revision] The 7 changes to USA Pickleball's new rulebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q. 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