Paragon Cash Games Sponsored by HIP Investor
Registration OpenMay 22–24, 2026
Venue
Willow Pass Community Park
2748 E Olivera Rd, Concord, CA
Registration from $70
105 teams registered
Schedule
Fri
May 22, 2026
- 8:00 AM - Men's 3.0 Singles
- 8:00 AM - Men's 3.5 Singles
- 8:00 AM - Men's 4.0 Singles
- 8:00 AM - Men's Open Singles
- 8:00 AM - Women's 3.0 Singles
- 8:00 AM - Women's 3.5 Singles
- 8:00 AM - Women's 4.0 Singles
Sat
May 23, 2026
- 8:00 AM - Men's 2.5 Doubles
- 8:00 AM - Men's 3.0 Doubles
- 8:00 AM - Men's 3.5 Doubles
- 8:00 AM - Men's 4.0 Doubles
- 8:00 AM - Men's 4.5 Doubles
- 8:00 AM - Men's Open Doubles
- 8:00 AM - Women's 3.0 Doubles
- 8:00 AM - Women's 3.5 Doubles
- 8:00 AM - Women's 4.0 Doubles
- 8:00 AM - Women's 4.5 Doubles
- 8:00 AM - Women's Open Doubles
Sun
May 24, 2026
- 8:00 AM - Mixed 2.5 Doubles
- 8:00 AM - Mixed 3.0 Doubles
- 8:00 AM - Mixed 3.5 Doubles
- 8:00 AM - Mixed 3.5 Doubles (Age 50+)
- 8:00 AM - Mixed 4.0 Doubles
- 8:00 AM - Mixed 4.0 Doubles (Age 50+)
- 8:00 AM - Mixed 4.5 Doubles
- 8:00 AM - Mixed Open Doubles
Events
| Division | Format | Registered | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
Men's 2.5 Doubles Skill 0–2.5 · Ages 10+ | Doubles | 2 | 16 |
Men's 3.0 Doubles Skill 0–3 · Ages 10+ | Doubles | 4 | 16 |
Men's 3.5 Doubles Skill 0–3.5 · Ages 10+ | Doubles | 5 | 16 |
Men's 4.0 Doubles Skill 0–4 · Ages 10+ | Doubles | 13 | 16 |
Men's 4.5 Doubles Skill 0–4.5 · Ages 10+ | Doubles | 4 | 16 |
Men's Open Doubles Skill 3.5–99 · Ages 10+ | Doubles | 7 | 24 |
Men's 2.5 Singles Skill 0–2.5 · Ages 10+ | Singles | 0 | 16 |
Men's 3.0 Singles Skill 0–3 · Ages 10+ | Singles | 1 | 16 |
Men's 3.5 Singles Skill 0–3.5 · Ages 10+ | Singles | 2 | 16 |
Men's 4.0 Singles Skill 0–4 · Ages 10+ | Singles | 2 | 16 |
Men's 4.5 Singles Skill 0–4.5 · Ages 10+ | Singles | 0 | 16 |
Men's Open Singles Skill 3.5–99 · Ages 10+ | Singles | 8 | 16 |
Women's 2.5 Doubles Skill 0–2.5 · Ages 10+ | Doubles | 0 | 16 |
Women's 3.0 Doubles Skill 0–3 · Ages 10+ | Doubles | 2 | 16 |
Women's 3.5 Doubles Skill 0–3.5 · Ages 10+ | Doubles | 1 | 16 |
Women's 4.0 Doubles Skill 0–4 · Ages 10+ | Doubles | 6 | 16 |
Women's 4.5 Doubles Skill 0–4.5 · Ages 10+ | Doubles | 1 | 16 |
Women's Open Doubles Skill 3.5–99 · Ages 10+ | Doubles | 1 | 16 |
Women's 2.5 Singles Skill 0–2.5 · Ages 10+ | Singles | 0 | 16 |
Women's 3.0 Singles Skill 0–3 · Ages 10+ | Singles | 2 | 16 |
Women's 3.5 Singles Skill 0–3.5 · Ages 10+ | Singles | 1 | 16 |
Women's 4.0 Singles Skill 0–4 · Ages 10+ | Singles | 1 | 16 |
Women's 4.5 Singles Skill 0–4.5 · Ages 10+ | Singles | 0 | 16 |
Women's Open Singles Skill 3.5–99 · Ages 10+ | Singles | 0 | 16 |
Mixed 2.5 Doubles Skill 0–2.5 · Ages 10+ | Doubles | 2 | 16 |
Mixed 2.5 Doubles (Age 50+) Skill 0–2.5 · Ages 50+ | Doubles | 0 | 16 |
Mixed 3.0 Doubles Skill 0–3 · Ages 10+ | Doubles | 5 | 16 |
Mixed 3.0 Doubles (Age 50+) Skill 0–3 · Ages 50+ | Doubles | 0 | 16 |
Mixed 3.5 Doubles Skill 0–3.5 · Ages 10+ | Doubles | 3 | 16 |
Mixed 3.5 Doubles (Age 50+) Skill 0–3.5 · Ages 50+ | Doubles | 5 | 16 |
Mixed 4.0 Doubles Skill 0–4 · Ages 10+ | Doubles | 5 | 16 |
Mixed 4.0 Doubles (Age 50+) Skill 0–4 · Ages 50+ | Doubles | 2 | 16 |
Mixed 4.5 Doubles Skill 0–4.5 · Ages 10+ | Doubles | 4 | 16 |
Mixed 4.5 Doubles (Age 50+) Skill 0–4.5 · Ages 50+ | Doubles | 0 | 16 |
Mixed Open Doubles Skill 3.5–99 · Ages 10+ | Doubles | 2 | 16 |
Prizes
All Gold Medalists Receive Cash Prize - "Winner Takes All" 2.5 Doubles: $250/team doubles, $125/player singles 3.0 Doubles: $300/team doubles , $150/player singles 3.5 Doubles: $350/team doubles, $175/player singles 4.0 Doubles: $400/team doubles, $200/player singles 4.5 Doubles: $450/team doubles, $225/player singles Open Doubles: $1200/team, $600/player singles Note: The above prize money is based on 10 teams doubles/10 players singles minimum. Event prize money to be determined if less than 10 teams. Tournament director reserves the right to increase prize money for any event and possibly deliver prize money to silver and bronze medalists.
About This Tournament
"Paragon Cash Games Sponsored by HIP Investor" is a Paragon Pickleball. This is a prize money tournament with a winner-takes-all cash prize for all gold medalists in every event. All gold medal matches will have a referee. The format for an event may be round robin or double elimination depending on the final number of teams registered. $10 DISCOUNT CODE (First 100): PARAGON AMATEUR \u0026 OPEN LEVEL EVENTS The events offered are for Men's doubles (2.5-4.5 Any Age and Open), Women's doubles (2.5-4.5 Any Age and Open), and mixed doubles (2.5-4.5 Any Age, 2.5-4.5 Age 50+, and Open). POTENTIAL EVENT FORMATS *1-2 Doubles Teams: Combined with closest appropriate skill *3 Doubles Teams: Double round robin with no playoffs or Combined with closest appropriate skill *4 Doubles Teams: True round robin with medal matches *5-6 Doubles Teams: True round robin (no playoffs) *7+ or More Doubles Teams: Double elimination with come around consolation bracket POTENTIAL MATCH FORMATS *1 game to 11 points win by 2 points *1 game to 15 points win by 2 points *1 game to 21 points win by 2 points *2 out of 3 games to 11 points win by 2 points Please note: Tournament Director has the discretion to change event or match formats before or during the tournament especially due to weather or unforeseen circumstances. DAILY EVENT SCHEDULE Friday, May 22nd, 2026 Men's \u0026 Women's Singles Saturday, May 23rd, 2026: Men's \u0026 Women's Doubles Sunday, May 24th, 2026: Mixed Doubles APPROVED PADDLES Players may use paddles that are approved from the USA Pickleball Equipment Paddle List. https://equipment.usapickleball.org/paddle-list/ Players may also use paddles that can be found on the UPA-A Interim Certification Paddle and Provisional Approval Paddle Lists. https://upaa.unitedpickleball.com/approved-paddles/ Players that have a de-laminated paddle or a paddle where the surface has been altered, intentionally or unintentionally, will not be allowed. Players are responsible for checking their own paddles before play. Referees will check paddles at random throughout the tournament. RULES OF PLAY Standard USA Pickleball rules apply. Unintentional "caries/flings" which occur in one stroke are allowed. https://usapickleball.org/what-is-pickleball/official-rules/ PRIZE MONEY Cash prizes will be awarded to gold medalists in all events. REFEREES E-mail paragonpickleball@gmail.com to referee VOLUNTEERS E-mail paragonpickleball@gmail.com to volunteer SPECTATORS All friends and family are welcome to watch the event for free from outside
Refund Policy
*Up to registration closing, registrants may withdraw/cancel and receive a full refund minus a $5 processing fee if withdrawing for one event or minus a $10 processing fee, if withdrawing from 2 events or more. Please withdraw electronically online before registration closes. Do not email the tournament director to withdraw unless you're having trouble doing so yourself online. *Once registration closes there are no refunds for any reason. If you do need to withdraw please do so before registration closes to ensure you receive your appropriate refund. If you need to withdraw after registration closes please contact the tournament director via email. If you need to switch doubles partners before registration closes you can do that online, but if you need to after registration closes please email the tournament director. *If weather or unforeseen circumstances are anticipated to interfere with an events start time/day of play/location of play, those may change (even after start times have been posted) in order to strive for the completion of such events. This rescheduling will first be done within the original dates of the tournament. For example if Friday events, need to be moved to Saturday in order avoid rain, or an indoor location becomes available to rain, or matches need to be pushed back from an 8am start time to a Noon start time because courts are wet, these changes will occur. Please be flexible and understanding with tournament if these changes occur, because weather and outside circumstances are out of their control. *If the entire tournament, an entire tournament day, or particular event(s) cannot be rescheduled within the original dates of the tournament, those event(s) will be rescheduled to a future date with the same players transferred to the same events. *If an event has started, and weather or unforeseen circumstances affects an event's completion during that day, and completion cannot or will not be rescheduled, then the following tournament credit policy will be honored... a. 0 matches played: Player will receive a Paragon registration fee and event fee tournament credit good for up to 1 year b. 1 match played: Player will receive a Paragon event fee tournament credit good for up to 1 year c. 2 matches or more have been played: No credit issued Please note: Last minute withdrawals, player retirements/withdrawals for any reason during tournament competition, or no shows before or during tournament competition, that affect an event's total number of matches played are not causes to receive a credit. The above credit policy applies to weather and other unforeseen circumstances. Credits are transferable to friends and family if a player wishes to or if they cannot play in a Paragon tournament within the 1 year. All qualifying credits \u0026 refunds will be processed approximately 2 weeks after the tournament's comple