The Committee Csi of Cuneo in collaboration with Michelin Sporting Club e the Sports Podium throw the first one Csi Cuneo 2026 pickleball pairs championship – “Il Podio Sport Trophy”.
The championship, reserved for the Open category (for athletes born in 2010 and earlier), will take place at the Michelin Sport Club facility (Fraz. Ronchi Cuneo – via Torino 302) from Monday to Friday with playing times starting from 7 pm. The matches will be held from March to May with registration deadline set for Saturday 28 February. To register, simply communicate the name of the team and a manager to the Csi Cuneo secretariat via email to [email protected] or whatsapp on the number 331/6654000. For further information visit the website www.csicuneo.it or contact the number 0171/693703.
“Pickleball is a sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton and table tennis – he states Mauro Tomatispresident of Csi Cuneo -. It is essentially played in doubles, but singles is also very popular. It is a discipline, preparatory to tennis, destined to become a must among racket lovers.”
The championship will be played with a first phase of two one-way groups of eight teams each and a second direct elimination phase. The cost of the tournament amounts to 80 euros per team: it will be possible to rent rackets on site at a cost of 2.50 euros per match. The balls will be made available by the Michelin Sport Club and each player will be given an official championship t-shirt branded “Il Podio Sport”.
The total prize money is 600 euros. Registration fees must be paid by Saturday 7 March 2026. In the event of failure to reach the expected number of 16 teams, the technical commission reserves the right to modify the event formulas and re-proportion the prize money.
As with tennis, in pickleball the point ends when the ball bounces twice into the opponent’s court, goes into the net, goes out of bounds of the court or if the opponent hits the ball on the volley into the “no volley zone”. You only score a point if you have the serve (as happened once in volleyball before the introduction of the rally point system). If you make a mistake while serving, your opponent gets the right to serve but doesn’t score a point, resulting in a ball change. The player who reaches 11 points first wins the game, while in the event of a tie at 10 the players go ahead. The game is won by the best of 3 games to 11.
