PPA Challenger Series announces four stops elevated to 250 point-level tournaments
The PPA Challenger Series announced on Wednesday that four destinations on the 2026 season schedule - Punta Gorda, Newport Beach, Seattle and Grand Rapids - will be elevated to award 250 PPA points.
These specific events should attract even more current PPA pros to compete against the future of the professional game.
“The 2026 PPA Challenger Series stops at Punta Gorda, Newport Beach, Seattle and Grand Rapids will be can’t miss events for the best up-and-coming pro players in the world,” said Tanner Groff, Vice President of the PPA Challenger Series. “With the additional points awarded, these four elevated events exemplify the growth and investment in the future stars of professional pickleball.”
All other series stops will award the standard 125 PPA points.
Spanning the country with more than 15 tour stops in 2026, the PPA Challenger series features amateur and aspiring professional pickleball players chasing their dreams.
The series is the pipeline to the Carvana PPA Tour.
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