{"id":4066,"date":"2026-06-17T00:45:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T15:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/tournament\/ppa-national-championships-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T22:07:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:07:55","slug":"ppa-national-championships-2026","status":"publish","type":"tournament","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/tournament\/ppa-national-championships-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Veolia Pickleball National Championships 2026\uff5cPPA opening Slam (Cary)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Veolia Pickleball National Championships 2026 is held August 31 - September 6, 2026, in Cary, North Carolina<a href=\"\/en\/tournament\/ppa-tour-2026\/\">PPA Tour<\/a>, a Slam (2,000-point) tournament of the. The opening Slam of the PPA Tour 2026-2027 season.<\/p>\n<p>*This is a tournament hosted by the PPA Tour, separate from the<a href=\"\/en\/tournament\/usa-pickleball-nationals-2026\/\">USA Pickleball National Championships<\/a>hosted by USA Pickleball.<\/p>\n<h3>Tournament overview<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Schedule<\/strong>: August 31 - September 6, 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: Cary, North Carolina<\/li>\n<li><strong>Category<\/strong>: Slam (2,000 points)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Host<\/strong>\uff1aPPA Tour<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Highlights<\/h3>\n<p>The season-opening Slam is one of the highest-scoring tournaments of the year.<a href=\"\/en\/player\/ben-johns\/\">Ben Johns<\/a>\u3001<a href=\"\/en\/player\/anna-leigh-waters\/\">Waters<\/a>For top players and others, it is an important stop for seizing the season's initiative.<\/p>\n<h3>What is the PPA Tour<\/h3>\n<p>The PPA Tour (Professional Pickleball Association Tour) is the world's pinnacle pro pickleball tour. In the 2026 season it holds more than 40 tournaments a year across North America, Asia, Europe, and Oceania, with a ranking race unfolding throughout the season. The main categories are classified as Worlds (3,000 points), Slam (2,000), Cup (1,500), Open (1,000), and Challenger (125-500).<\/p>\n<h3>Reference Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ppatour.com\/carvana-ppa-tour-announces-2026-2027-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PPA Tour 2026-2027 schedule announcement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ppatour.com\/schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PPA Tour full schedule<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"pt-listing-note\">This information is introduced based on publicly available information. 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