How the RTA Pickleball Pro Tour works
In the RTA Pickleball Tour, players can participate in all tournaments.
- But they can only collect ranking points from tournaments worth up to 8500 ranking points in total during the season (plus the RTA Finals)
- This means players must strategize which tournaments to focus on for their best results
Applying the 8500 tournament point contingent
Since only points from tournaments worth a max of 8500 points can count toward a player’s ranking (Road-To-Arlberg ranking):
- a player’s best results are used first to reach the maximum
- points from the player’s lowest-scoring tournaments are excluded, based on a max total of 8500 tournament points
Key takeaways for players
- you can play as many tournaments as you want
- but only points from your best-performing tournaments will count toward the maximum, taking a max of 8500 tournament points into consideration
- prioritize performing well in higher category tournaments (2000 or 1000) as these yield more points
- strategize your tournament participation to maximize your chances of reaching the RTA Finals – Arlberg Pickleball Championship!
RTA Pickleball Tour - Point Distribution
Arlberg Pickleball Championship
| D-KO | Points |
| 1st | 600 |
| 2nd | 400 |
| 3rd | 300 |
| 4th | 250 |
| 5th | 150 |
| 6st | 100 |
| 7th | 50 |
| 8th | 0 |
RTA Tournaments
| D-KO | Points |
| 1st | 2000 |
| 2nd | 1300 |
| 3rd | 1000 |
| 4th | 800 |
| 5th & 6st | 450 |
| 7th & 8th | 350 |
| 9 – 12th | 250 |
| 13 – 16th | 150 |
| 17 – 24th | 75 |
| 25 – 32nd | 0 |
Points for 1000 and 500 Category Tournaments are divided accordingly by 2 or 4, respectively