As there have been no large tournaments for the past 18 months, we decided that for this year, the English Nationals, which would normally only be open to residents of England, will be open to all UK residents.
The English Nationals, sponsored by Franklin Pickleball were held at Bolton Arena from 12-15 August 2021. 237 players attended the event plus family spectators and volunteers.
Over 2 weeks after the tournament, we are not aware of any players contracting covid, so we consider the tournament a covid success.
Thanks to everyone that followed our guidelines. We did see that some players couldn’t help themselves hugging other players, demonstrating what a friendly sport pickleball is!