The Grand Canyon State Games is an annual multi sport festival for Arizona amateur athletes, and its owner, the Arizona Sports and Entertainment Commission, states that it operates the GCSG Annual Pickleball Tournaments as part of the Games. The Games are staged at venues across central and northern Arizona and are open to athletes of all ages and abilities in an Olympic style format, drawing roughly 30,000 athletes each year with support from thousands of volunteers. The pickleball championships have drawn large fields, and past editions have served as USA Pickleball qualifier events. Schedules and registration run through the commission’s site.