SAVE THE DATE: JUNE 17, 2026
2026 FOURPOINT PICKLER
Sponsorship Opportunities are now available! As a special thank you to our 2025 sponsors, they will have a priority sign-up period through early January. Starting the week of January 12, 2026 Sponsorships and Team Registrations will be open and available to all other companies and participants.
Please Save the Date for our 2026 event – Wednesday, June 17, 2026
2025 RESULTS
Colorado UpLift’s mission is building long-term, life-changing relationships with urban youth, equipping them to thrive and contribute to their community. Through our Pickleball tournament on June 18 and our networking cocktail reception the evening before on June 17, we were able to raise over $165,000 for Colorado UpLift.
Thank you to all who participated either in sponsorship, team or a simple donation. Your contribution means the world to us and even more to the students and youth impacted by this gift!
Timing and Location
Networking Cocktail Party
Sponsored by FirstBank now a part of PNC
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Additional Details Coming Soon
Pickleball Tournament
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Location
Gates Tennis Center
3300 E Bayaud Ave, Denver, CO 80209
Join us to kick off the Pickler at our Networking Cocktail Party on Tuesday, June 16.
FourPoint Energy has once again partnered with Gates Tennis Center, to host our annual charity Pickleball Tournament. Gates Tennis Center is located in Cherry Creek, just blocks from the FourPoint Energy Office.
The FourPoint Pickler will begin at 8:30 AM on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. The tournament will run throughout the day with our awards ceremony being held around at 4:30 PM.
Tournament
Details
Format
- Pool Play
- Round-Robin Play – Each team within a pool plays all other teams within pool
- Top team(s) from each pool will advance to playoff bracket
- Single games throughout pool play – games to 11, win by 1
- Playoff Bracket – Games to 11, win by 2, best 2 of 3 games
- Championship Match – Games to 11, win by 2, best 2 of 3 games
Final format will ultimately be determined by the final number of registered teams. Tournament organizers may need to adjust slightly to best structure for court time and overall experience.
Game Rules
- A player or team can only scores points when serving
- The serve must be underhand with the ball contacted below the waist. Serves must travel diagonally and land between the non-volley zone and the baseline of the service court opposite of serving player. Both feet must remain behind the baseline until after ball is struck.
- Players must announce the score prior to serving
- At the start of each new game, only one player on the first serving team is allowed a service turn before giving up the ball to the opponents. Thereafter both members of each team will have a service turn before the ball is turned over to the opposing team.
- In doubles, the player on the right at the start of a service turn will be the first person to serve for their team and will continue to serve until he or she does not win a point. Then his or her partner will serve until he or she does also does not win a point. Then it is the other teams turn to serve.
- When the serving team scores a point, the server moves to the other side of the serving team’s court. The receiving team should never switch sides
- For the full set of rules, please visit the USA Pickleball website or watch the video below:
