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The Picklr Heritage Cup:
A Wood Paddle Tournament

Old-school gear. New-school bragging rights.

The Picklr Heritage Cup is a throwback event hosted on National Pickleball Day, August 8, to celebrate the sport’s origins and the 60th anniversary of pickleball.

Tournament Details:

All participants will compete in this unique event using wood paddles to recreate a classic pickleball experience for players of all skill levels. This is your chance to rally like it’s 1965, so come dressed in your best 60’s retro attire.

Cost:
FREE to all members and non-members

Tournament Format & Details:

  • Format: Traditional partner pool play leading into a single-elimination bracket.
  • Skill Divisions: Throwing it back – beginner, intermediate, and advanced
  • Age Requirement: 8+ (grouped by skill level).

Pool Play:

  • Each team plays every team in their pool once.
  • Round Robin Option for Seeding: If there are six or fewer teams in a division, all teams will compete in a single pool.
  • Sign-ups will be capped based on your club’s court capacity per division.
  • Depending on the number of pools and teams in each division, the top team(s) from each pool will advance to a single-elimination bracket.

Scoring:

  • Games are played to 11 points.
  • Win by 2, capped at 13 (except in medal matches, which have no cap).

Kathryn Bullough

Kathryn Bullough is a seasoned marketing leader with a distinguished track record of over 15 years. She has orchestrated the growth of global brands and spearheaded successful marketing initiatives within the consumer tech, sporting goods, and public safety sectors. Her impactful roles at industry leaders such as Skullcandy, Axon, Salomon, and Atomic underscore her extensive marketing expertise.

Intrinsically linked to diverse industries, Kathryn brings her wealth of experience to The Picklr from her role at Axon, a frontrunner in public safety technology. There, she pioneered groundbreaking marketing efforts, crafting and executing pioneering brand campaigns and internal strategies. Prior to that, she led global brand marketing efforts at consumer electronics giant, Skullcandy, developing and implementing brand marketing efforts across the globe for more than 7 years. Kathryn earned her B.A. from the College of Charleston and has called Salt Lake City, UT, her home for more than 12 years.

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