MANILA CUP 2026

Presented by: Pickle Society

Tournament Guidelines

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Welcome to the C-PAK Manila Cup 2026. Presented By Pickle Society — C-PAK’s first major tournament in the Philippines! Set at Dink Arena PH in Las Piñas, Metro Manila — the largest pickleball court facility in Metro Manila — this single-day showdown brings together 18 skill-and-age-based doubles categories plus 2 Team Event categories across 21 courts. Whether you're chasing a division title or repping your squad in the Team Event, this is Metro Manila's biggest pickleball stage yet.

Venue & Date

• Venue: Dink Arena
• Address: 270 Alabang–Zapote Rd, Talon Dos, Las Piñas, 1747 Metro Manila
• Tournament Date: September 19, 2026

Tournament Format

Categories will play under a Pool Play → Bracket Advancement format:
• Pools: Teams are assigned into pools of four (4) to five (5) teams per pool.
• Pool Play: Single round robin within each pool.
• Advancement: Top teams from each pool advance to a Play-In, Quarterfinal, or Semifinal round, depending on the total number of teams and pools per category.
The exact bracket structure for each category will be finalized once registration closes on September 6, 2026.

Game Rules

3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 Doubles Categories
• Round Robin to Semifinals: Rally scoring, race to 15, change ends at 8, 1 timeout per team, win by 1
• Medal Matches: Rally scoring, race to 21, change ends at 11, 1 timeout per team, win by 1

Open Doubles
• Round Robin to Semifinals: Sideout scoring, race to 11, change ends at 6, 1 timeout per team, win by 1
• Medal Matches: Sideout scoring, race to 15, change ends at 8, 1 timeout per team, win by 1

Team Event
• Rally scoring, race to 51, change ends at 26, 2 timeouts per team
• Pairing Rotation: The six (6) players assign themselves into three (3) doubles pairs, rotating every 10 rallies in the following sequence: Men's Doubles → Mixed Doubles 1 → Mixed Doubles 2

General Rules (All Categories)
• Medical Timeout: One (1) five-minute medical timeout per match, if needed.
• Warm-Up: One (1) minute per match prior to first serve.
• Default Time: Three (3) minutes. A team that fails to report to their assigned court within this window forfeits the game. The default team’s score will be zero (0).

Pool Seeding & Tiebreakers

Where teams finish pool play with identical records, seeding for bracket advancement is determined using the following criteria, applied in order:
• 1st Tiebreaker — Head-to-Head Result: The outcome of the direct match between the tied teams.
• 2nd Tiebreaker — Point Differential: Overall cumulative point differential (points scored minus points allowed) across all pool play games.
• 3rd Tiebreaker — Head-to-Head Point Differential: The point differential specifically from the head-to-head match between the tied teams.

📩 Baseline and Registration Enquiries

📱 WhatsApp Baseline Platform Hotline

👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/Ib3KiTMY9SK4smJ8zoZhDU?mode=gi_t

We look forward to welcoming you to C-PAK Manila Cup 2026 Presented by Pickle Society for an exciting weekend of championship pickleball and celebrations.