{"id":4325,"date":"2026-06-30T23:19:48","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:19:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/tournament\/hokkaido-pickleball-qualifier\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T22:07:53","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:07:53","slug":"hokkaido-pickleball-qualifier","status":"publish","type":"tournament","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/tournament\/hokkaido-pickleball-qualifier\/","title":{"rendered":"PB1 CUP 2026 Hokkaido Qualifier\uff5cCompeting for a national-tournament spot at Higashi Ward Gymnasium in Sapporo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Tournament overview<\/h2>\n<p>The PB1 CUP 2026 Hokkaido Qualifier is a regional qualifier of the \"PB1 CUP,\" in which players who win through the qualifiers in eight areas nationwide compete for Japan's No. 1. Held at the Higashi Ward Gymnasium in Sapporo City, the top men and women in each category earn the right to enter the national tournament in Tokyo.<\/p>\n<h2>Event information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dates<\/strong>: Saturday, August 15, 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venues<\/strong>: Higashi Ward Gymnasium (Sapporo City, Hokkaido)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: Sapporo City, Hokkaido<\/li>\n<li><strong>Host<\/strong>: Pickleball One Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tournament format<\/h2>\n<p>Held in three categories \u2014 Open, 35+, and 50+ \u2014 with a capacity of 50 in each category. It is an individual-entry format where partners are randomly formed each match, and the entry fee is 7,000 yen per person (tax included). It is open to those living or working in Hokkaido, and applications are accepted via the official entry form.<\/p>\n<h2>Reference Links<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-one.com\/news\/pb1-cup2026\/\">PB1 CUP 2026 official guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"pt-listing-note\">This information is introduced based on publicly available information. To request corrections or removal of listed content, see<a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/event-listing-policy\/\">here<\/a>\u3002<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ssp_meta_description":"","swell_btn_cv_data":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"tournament_level":[173],"tournament_area":[183],"tournament_year":[188],"tournament_status":[191],"region":[],"event_type":[],"class_list":["post-4325","tournament","type-tournament","status-publish","hentry","tournament_level-regional","tournament_area-hokkaido","tournament_year-188","tournament_status-upcoming"],"acf":{"date_start":"20260815","date_end":null,"entry_deadline":null,"venue_name":"\u6771\u533a\u4f53\u80b2\u9928","is_official":false,"capacity":"","entry_url":"https:\/\/forms.gle\/JyFoGFEMyTEE4zkK6"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament\/4325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tournament"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4325"},{"taxonomy":"tournament_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament_level?post=4325"},{"taxonomy":"tournament_area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament_area?post=4325"},{"taxonomy":"tournament_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament_year?post=4325"},{"taxonomy":"tournament_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament_status?post=4325"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=4325"},{"taxonomy":"event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_type?post=4325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}