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Amateur Pickleball Federation

EVERY GAME
COUNTS.

APBF Power Rankings and Local and State Points Championships create an unrivaled amateur playing experience.

APBF is a connected competition system for amateur pickleball, linking events, rankings, structured play, and championship progression.

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Upcoming Events

See what's next on the APBF calendar.

From local championship stops to statewide competition, every event is part of a bigger season.

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Current featured stops: North County LCS Open on May 18, 2026 in Carlsbad, California, and SoCal State Series Stop 02 on June 6, 2026 in Irvine, California.

Every event connects to rankings, points, and championship progression.

Power Rankings Explained

POWER RANKINGS MEAN SOMETHING

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Every game you play adds context to your performance across players, events, and time.

Play

Enter matches through events or structured play.

Compete

Face different players, formats, and levels.

Get Ranked

Your results are evaluated and compared across the system.

How APBF evaluates you

A cleaner ranking picture.

Recent Performance

Your latest results carry the most weight.

Strength of Competition

Who you play matters, not just wins.

Smart Evaluation

Bad days don't destroy your ranking.

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Ranking Preview

San Diego � Men's Doubles � 4.0

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927

S. Taylor

2

910

J. Smith

3

882

You

4

881

L. Jones

Filter Your Rankings

Skill Age Gender Location Format Club/Facility Private Group

Narrow the leaderboard to the players and formats that matter most to your next step.

Championship Series

Two ways to compete. One connected APBF system.

LCS

Local Championship Series

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Compete for a championship in your home county!

  • Monthly local events
  • Division-based competition
  • Season-long points race
  • Local finals and leaderboard recognition
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SCS

State Championship Series

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Compete across Southern California.

  • Premier statewide events
  • Stronger fields and bigger points opportunities
  • State leaderboard recognition
  • Championship pathway and prestige
View SCS Schedule

ONES & DUBS

Structured competitive
open play .

ONES and DUBS are not random open play sessions. They are organized formats built to create better matchups, stronger results, and sessions that connect back to the APBF ranking system.

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Better match quality

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Repeatable competitive format

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Results that connect back to rankings

Explore Structured Play
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Latest News

Updates from APBF, events, rankings, and club growth.