{"id":4327,"date":"2026-06-30T23:20:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T14:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/tournament\/kanto-pickleball-qualifier\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T22:07:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:07:51","slug":"kanto-pickleball-qualifier","status":"publish","type":"tournament","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/tournament\/kanto-pickleball-qualifier\/","title":{"rendered":"PB1 CUP 2026 Kanto Qualifier\uff5cCompeting for a national-tournament spot at KPI Yokohama in Yokohama"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Tournament overview<\/h2>\n<p>The PB1 CUP 2026 Kanto Qualifier is a regional qualifier of the \"PB1 CUP,\" in which representatives who win through the eight-area qualifiers nationwide decide Japan's No. 1. Held at KPI Yokohama in Yokohama City, it is open to those living or working in seven prefectures: Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, and Kanagawa.<\/p>\n<h2>Event information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dates<\/strong>: Saturday, September 12, 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Venues<\/strong>: KPI Yokohama (Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture<\/li>\n<li><strong>Host<\/strong>: Pickleball One Inc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tournament format<\/h2>\n<p>An individual-entry format held in three categories \u2014 Open, 35+, and 50+ \u2014 where partners are randomly formed each match. The entry fee is 7,000 yen per person (tax included). The top men and women in each category earn the right to enter the national tournament held November 1 in Ikebukuro, 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":[176],"tournament_year":[188],"tournament_status":[191],"region":[],"event_type":[],"class_list":["post-4327","tournament","type-tournament","status-publish","hentry","tournament_level-regional","tournament_area-kanagawa","tournament_year-188","tournament_status-upcoming"],"acf":{"date_start":"20260912","date_end":null,"entry_deadline":null,"venue_name":"KPI\u6a2a\u6d5c","is_official":false,"capacity":"","entry_url":"https:\/\/forms.gle\/JyFoGFEMyTEE4zkK6"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament\/4327","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=4327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4327"},{"taxonomy":"tournament_level","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament_level?post=4327"},{"taxonomy":"tournament_area","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament_area?post=4327"},{"taxonomy":"tournament_year","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament_year?post=4327"},{"taxonomy":"tournament_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tournament_status?post=4327"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=4327"},{"taxonomy":"event_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_type?post=4327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}