Four stops, one season, one invitation list. The top 8 in every bracket from the 2026 Texas Circuit meet at ERA Pickleball to close the season. No open registration. You qualify by where you finish.
Pick a division and level. The top 8 from the final 2026 standings hold a berth; if a spot opens, the next player in line moves up.
Every bracket pays 1st, 2nd and 3rd, and bigger brackets carry bigger purses.
The short version: finish in the top 8 of an eligible bracket, keep your DUPR within one level of that bracket, and accept your invitation within 7 days. Tap any rule for the details.
A bracket runs at the Invitational only if it drew 20 or more unique players across the 2026 season, counting Houston, Austin, Dallas and San Antonio together. 24 brackets clear that bar; see each one under Brackets.
Senior divisions do not carry Tour ranking points and are not part of the Invitational field.
The top 8 in each eligible bracket's final season standings earn a berth. It is earned on the board, not by one hot weekend.
Mixed doubles takes the top 8 men and the top 8 women at each level, so every mixed bracket fields a full eight teams.
Ties for 8th go to the player who played more stops. If they are still tied, the higher points from any single stop wins, then the higher DUPR.
Qualify in more than one bracket and you can play all of them.
On the day Invitational registration opens, your DUPR can be no more than one level above your bracket. A 2.5 bracket covers ratings up to 2.999, so a 2.5 qualifier stays eligible up to 3.499, the top of the 3.0 level. At 3.500 or higher the player has jumped two levels and gives up the berth.
Doubles and mixed brackets use doubles DUPR; singles brackets use singles DUPR. The same limit applies to your partner.
Berth holders choose their partner from the qualified list. If you pick another qualifier, their berth is used, and the next player on the standings moves up to fill the opening.
Invitations go out from the final season standings. You have 7 days to accept. If you do not accept in time, the berth passes to the next player on the standings.
Any berth that goes unused passes down the standings: to 9th, then 10th, and so on. That happens when a qualifier is over the DUPR limit, is taken as another qualifier's partner, turns the invitation down, or does not accept within 7 days.
Every eligible bracket runs an 8 team double elimination draw. One loss does not end your finale.
The season board decides the field. See where every division finished.