Bend Pickleball Club announces registration is now open for its sixth annual Pacific Northwest Classic, sponsored by Pickleball Zone, July 23-27, 2025 at Pine Nursery Park in Bend.
Players across the country look forward to Pacific Northwest Classic all year and can now register at https://pickleballbrackets.com?pnwc2025 . The club says some exciting changes are on the horizon for this year’s tournament, and beyond. Unlike past PNC tournaments, 2025 will feature a round robin format for skill levels 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0. Additionally, the tournament will be an all-doubles round-robin format and all players can expect to play a minimum of five games.
PNC Tournament Director Kirk Foster says, “We are excited to bring a fresh new format to this year’s tournament. Players have told us this is what they want and Bend Pickleball Club listened. PNC 2025 will give participants more time on the courts and the fast-paced format will be a dynamic experience for players and spectators.”
Looking to future PNC events, Bend Pickleball Club is also fundraising to build eight new, lighted pickleball courts at Pine Nursery Park. The goal is to raise $550,000 by June 1 of this year, which would fund construction of the new courts with a target completion date of 2026. Foster says, “It’s no secret that Central Oregon’s pickleball community is continuing to grow.
As a club, our goal is to support that enthusiasm by making sure players have a place to enjoy the sport they love. These new courts would help to accomplish that goal and would have a very big added benefit of allowing us to grow the PNC tournament for years to come. This expansion is exciting for players, for the tournament, and for our tournament’s sponsors.” Foster says Bend Pickleball Club welcomes donations in any amount, which are tax deductible and can be made by visiting www.bendpickleballclub.com.
Sponsors for the 2025 PNC include Horizon Broadcasting Group, Selkirk, Mike’s Fence Center, Pacific Source, Jigsaw Health, and Paulson-Coletti Trial Attorneys. PNC also welcomes Pickleball Zone back as its Title Sponsor, a distinction the Bend-based company has held for several PNC tournaments. Multiple sponsorship opportunities are still open for PNC 2025 and information can be found at https://bendpickleballclub.com/pnwc2025/#sponsor .
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This article appears in The Source Weekly February 20, 2025.
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