Excitement is building asMount Maunganui prepares to host its second nationalpickleball tournament, the Mount Pickleball Classic, from 30August to 1 September at Mercury Baypark. This highlyanticipated event will bring together pickleball enthusiastsof all ages and skill levels for a weekend of competitiveplay, community engagement, and friendly fun. With agrowing number of pickleball players nationwide, thetournament promises to showcase the sport’s rapid rise inpopularity and provide an exciting spectacle forparticipants and spectators alike.
Promised to be a weekendof action-packed fun, the Mount Pickleball Classic will bean open pairs competition for people from all around NewZealand and of all ages andabilities. In addition to the on-courtaction, the organisers from Mount Pickleball Club arededicated to encouraging community spirit and enticing morelocals to try pickleball. This event started last year toshowcase the growing sport and to encourage people to cometo the beautiful city of Tauranga.
With Mount PickleballClub having grown to be one of the biggest and most activein New Zealand, Club President Bob Smith says they hadendless requests to host an open tournament and receivedoutstanding feedback after the 2023 inauguralevent. “We are thrilled to bring the sport ofpickleball to more people in Tauranga, and if we didn’tbring it back for another year, we would have disappointed alot of people,” he says, “This event will not onlyprovide an excellent platform .