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:
Regional Structure:

Contact Us:
www: https://ucausa.org/pickleball
email: pickleball@ucausa.org