The goal
Free registration
Athletes enter free, if we raise the money. A Founding Partner gets first call on naming the whole tournament once it has a date. Sponsor the Classic
Wheelchair pickleball · Date and court to come
The Chicago Classic.
A wheelchair pickleball tournament for the Chicago area, presented by Adapt To Life. Where and when? Still to come. What we do know: our goal is free registration, transportation and hotels for every athlete. We’re not there yet, and you can help us get there.
The standard
The goal: free registration, transportation and hotels.
At Monster Smash in Cincinnati, The Pickle Lodge made the tournament free for athletes and helped with travel and food. Athletes we support came home with six medals. That is the standard we want the Chicago Classic to meet. Gifts to the Hustle & Heart Fund support Chicago Pickleball: Wheelie Big Dills, every week first, then the road to the US Open, and the rest goes toward the Classic.
What we know
- It’s wheelchair pickleball.
- It’s in the Chicago area.
- It’s free to play, if we raise it.
Still to come
- The date.
- The court.
- Whose name goes on it. Could be yours.
- 6 medals
- for athletes we support at Monster Smash, October 2026
- 38,000+
- views across Instagram and Facebook for our Monster Smash athlete spotlights
What we want to cover
Where we’re headed.
This is what we want every athlete to have at the Classic. We’re building toward it, and sponsors can help us get there sooner.
The goal
Transportation
Help getting to the tournament, for athletes who need it. Sponsor rides
The goal
Hotels
A room for athletes traveling in, so distance isn’t the reason someone misses it. Sponsor hotels
The goal
Meals
Food on tournament day, so athletes can focus on playing. Volunteers help too: see the event crew role
Sponsor the Classic
Put your name on the Classic.
Sponsorships go to the Hustle & Heart Fund: every week first, then the road, and the rest toward the Classic. It gets its own budget once it has a date, and a Founding Partner gets first call on naming it.
- Founding Partner$50,000+Your name on the whole year ahead, with first call on naming the Chicago Classic, presented by Adapt To Life, once it has a date.
Be part of it
Help make it free.
We’re not there yet. Our goal is a tournament where every athlete gets free registration, transportation and hotels, and sponsors are how we get there.
Presented by Adapt To Life. Date and court to come.