FAQ

A free list of pickleball courts with opening hours, prices, open-play times, directions and how to contact each court. It also lists tournaments, keeps leaderboards and has a community where players post, chat and find partners. It started in Cantilan, Surigao del Sur, and courts anywhere in the world can be listed.

Yes, at courts that take online bookings: open the court, tap Book a court, pick a time, and pay at the court or by GCash or Maya. The court confirms your booking and you’ll find it in My bookings. For other courts, tap Call, Text, Messenger or Website on the court’s page to reserve directly.

Open now means the court is open at this moment. Closing soon means it closes within the hour. “Opens 4 PM” means it opens later today. Closed today or Closed now means it won’t open again today; open the court to see when it opens next. Open play today means there’s an open-play session later today. Times are shown in each court’s local time.

Some courts are listed from public map data (OpenStreetMap) so you can find them anywhere in the Philippines. Their hours and prices aren’t confirmed yet, so call or message before you go. If it’s your court, open it and tap “Claim it free” to manage it yourself.

Set times when anyone can show up, pay per head and rotate into games with other players. No need to bring a full group or reserve a court.

Tap Directions on the court’s page to open it in Google Maps. Tap Near me on the Courts page to sort courts by distance.

Each court sets its own hours and fees, and they can change, for example on holidays or in bad weather. If you’re travelling far, call or message the court first.

Not to browse. Courts, events, rankings and the news feed are open to everyone. To post, like, comment, add friends or chat, create a free account with your email and a password.

Public posts can be seen by anyone, even without an account, along with their likes and comments. Friends-only posts are seen only by your friends. Chats are always private to the people in them. People who aren’t your friends can send you a message request, which you can accept or delete.

Yes. Pick your language with the 🌐 button at the bottom of the page (on phones: More → Language). PickleOrbit is available in English, Filipino, Cebuano, Spanish, Korean, Japanese and Chinese.

Directly to the court, the way it asks. Most courts take payment on the spot; some ask for payment in advance when you book. PickleOrbit never handles payments.

It helps, but many courts rent paddles and balls. Check the note on the court’s page or ask the court.

Absolutely. Open play is a great place to start, and many courts and clubs run beginner clinics. Look under Events.

Yes, with a parent or guardian’s permission, following each court’s own rules.

Open the event and tap Register or Contact organizer. Each event is run by its organizer, who sets the rules, fees and prizes.

After each tournament, results are added and both players on a team get points: 1st 100, 2nd 70, 3rd 50, 4th 35, played 10. Beginner, Intermediate and Pro each have their own leaderboard, so beginners never compete against pros. Within each level you can view rankings by season, city and division.

Yes. Contact us and we’ll remove your name or correct a result.

Send your court’s name, address, city and country, number of courts, hours, prices, open-play times, contact number and a photo. Listing is free. Contact page

Send the event name, date, time, city, venue, entry fee, divisions and how to register. Contact page

PickleOrbit: nyxlanestudio@gmail.com.