{"id":1074,"date":"2026-04-09T02:56:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/tournament\/pjf-championships-2025\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T22:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:08:57","slug":"pjf-championships-2025","status":"publish","type":"tournament","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/tournament\/pjf-championships-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"PJF Pickleball Championships 2025 in Japan\uff5cJapan's biggest tournament, held at Ariake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The PJF Pickleball Championships 2025 (ZIPAIR &amp; Daiwa Securities Group presents)<\/strong>is one of Japan's largest pickleball tournaments, hosted by the Pickleball Federation of Japan (PJF). In 2025 it was held<strong>December 10-13<\/strong>at the tennis venue of the Tokyo Olympics,<a href=\"\/en\/venue\/ariake-tennis-park-tokyo\/\">Ariake Tennis no Mori Park<\/a>where it was held.<\/p>\n<h2>Tournament overview<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Venue: Ariake Tennis Forest Park (Koto Ward, Tokyo)<\/li>\n<li>Number of courts: 49 (temporary pickleball courts)<\/li>\n<li>Participants:<strong>About 1,300<\/strong>(participating from 18 or more countries)<\/li>\n<li>Total prize money: open category<strong>5 million yen<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Inviting overseas pro players<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/tournament\/ppa-tour-2026\/\">PPA Tour<\/a>top players of the<a href=\"\/en\/player\/james-ignatowich\/\">James Ignatowich<\/a>\u3001Ryan Fu\u3001<a href=\"\/en\/player\/parris-todd\/\">Parris Todd<\/a>, and Vivian Glozman were invited and held premium clinics and exhibitions. It was a historic event where Japanese fans could experience world-top-level play up close.<\/p>\n<h2>The tournament's significance<\/h2>\n<p>A tournament that represents Japan's domestic pickleball competitive scene. Held in women's doubles, men's doubles, and mixed doubles, in each age-based and skill-based category. In 2026 the PJF is also developing tournament series such as the UTR Pickleball Japan Tour.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Articles<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/venue\/ariake-tennis-park-tokyo\/\">Ariake Tennis no Mori Park<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/player\/james-ignatowich\/\">James Ignatowich<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/player\/parris-todd\/\">Parris Todd<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Reference Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pickleball-japan.org\/en\/championships2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PJF Championships 2025 Official<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pickleballtournaments.com\/tournaments\/zipair-and-daiwa-security-group-present-pjf-pickleball-championships-2025-in-ariake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tournament details (pickleballtournaments.com)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"pt-listing-note\">This information is introduced based on publicly available information. 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