UCA National Pickleball League – United Chinese Americans

Mission: UCAN Pickleball

Establish National Pickleball Club Structure
Advance UCA’s main mission
Host an annual national tournament
Promote integration with other pickleball groups and organizations
Provide a platform and channel for the US-China pickleball exchange
Nurture Chinese American youth players

Timeline:

6/2024: UCA national pickleball initiative started in Washington, DC.
1/2025: UCA established its National Pickleball Committee, and Mr. Feng Xiao was appointed as the chair
2/2025: UCA NPL initial working plan approved by the UCA board.
3/2025: UCA NPL started negotiating with several cities in China for its first International Pickleball Tour
4/2025: Mr. Feng Xiao traveled along the east coast and discussed with many Chinese pickleball groups about the UCA NPL and its national tournament in 2026
5/2025: UCA NPL finalized a 16-player delegation for its first pickleball tour in June 2025

League Format:

UCA National Pickleball League organizes team-based tournaments using its 6-person format. In summary, each UCA NPL affiliate club forms one or more teams, each team has at least 3 men and 3 women. The matches between two teams are played as Men’s Double, Women’s Double, and Mixed Double. Each match is one point; the team winning 2 out of the 3 matches wins the encounter.

For more details, please download and view the rule book below:

P6-Team-Format-Rules Download