{"id":4326,"date":"2026-06-30T23:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/tournament\/tohoku-pickleball-qualifier\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T22:07:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:07:52","slug":"tohoku-pickleball-qualifier","status":"publish","type":"tournament","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/tournament\/tohoku-pickleball-qualifier\/","title":{"rendered":"PB1 CUP 2026 Tohoku Qualifier\uff5cCompeting for a national-tournament spot in Taiwa Town, Miyagi"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Tournament overview<\/h2>\n<p>The PB1 CUP 2026 Tohoku Qualifier is a regional qualifier of the \"PB1 CUP,\" in which representatives who win through the eight-area qualifiers nationwide compete for Japan's No. 1. Held at the Taiwa Town General Sports Park in Taiwa Town, Miyagi Prefecture, it is open to those living or working in Aomori, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Yamagata, and Fukushima.<\/p>\n<h2>Event information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dates<\/strong>: Saturday, August 22, 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venues<\/strong>: Taiwa Town General Sports Park (Taiwa Town, Kurokawa District, Miyagi Prefecture)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: Taiwa Town, Kurokawa District, Miyagi Prefecture<\/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). The top men and women in each category advance to the national tournament in Tokyo. 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":[2979],"tournament_year":[188],"tournament_status":[191],"region":[],"event_type":[],"class_list":["post-4326","tournament","type-tournament","status-publish","hentry","tournament_level-regional","tournament_area-miyagi","tournament_year-188","tournament_status-upcoming"],"acf":{"date_start":"20260822","date_end":null,"entry_deadline":null,"venue_name":"\u5927\u548c\u753a\u7dcf\u5408\u904b\u52d5\u516c\u5712","is_official":false,"capacity":"","entry_url":"https:\/\/forms.gle\/JyFoGFEMyTEE4zkK6"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament\/4326","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=4326"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4326"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4326"},{"taxonomy":"tournament_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament_level?post=4326"},{"taxonomy":"tournament_area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament_area?post=4326"},{"taxonomy":"tournament_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament_year?post=4326"},{"taxonomy":"tournament_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament_status?post=4326"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=4326"},{"taxonomy":"event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_type?post=4326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}