What happened
A smaller start
The sponsorship needed for the full league has not yet materialised. Players also asked for a shorter commitment.
Dar es Salaam · Tanzania
MINI 2026
Where Diplomacy
Meets Sport.
21 November – 13 December 2026
Six teams. Four qualifying match days and Championship Sunday.
Hosted by Pickle in Dar.
6Teams
48Players
5Match Days
1Championship Sunday
An update on TPLON
TPLON 2026 goes ahead as Mini TPLON: six teams over five match days. Applications are open — apply here.
See It In Action
One sport. Many flags.
A city coming together.
Why Mini TPLON
TPLON began with a goal: helping establish Dental Care Units in Nyarugusu refugee camp.
What we're doing
Mini TPLON
We are starting smaller with four qualifying match days and Championship Sunday, bringing communities and organisations together through pickleball.
Where the funds go
Towards Nyarugusu
Funds will support OwosTanzania’s operations and the next fundraising events towards the Nyarugusu project.
People don't remember tournaments.
People remember representing something.
Instead of playing as individuals, players represent a community, an organisation or a cause. Every flag tells a story. Every team creates pride. Every match builds friendships.
Looking for the original full-league plan? See the archived version.
Players and Match Days
Six teams. Five match days. One champion.
Match Days
- 21–22 November
- 28–29 November
- 13 December: Championship Sunday
Venue to be confirmed.
The Teams
6 teams with 8 players each
6 regular players + 2 substitutes per team.
Player Fees
Regular player: TZS 120,000
Substitute: TZS 60,000
Full league fees. Substitutes are guaranteed at least 2 appearances.
How to Join
We review every application and share the outcome with you. Unity Wildcards are guaranteed first.
Tentative Teams
Seven proposed teams for six places.
Subject to confirmation. Teams represent communities, organisations or causes. Captains propose identities for approval. No commercial team names.
ProposedTeam Spain
Humanitarian representation of Spain
ProposedTeam One World One Smile USA
US nonprofit team with proposed American community support
ProposedOwosTanzania + TRCS
Joint team
ProposedTeam Lebanon
ProposedTeam Tanzania
🌐Proposed
Team NGO
To be announced
🏆Proposed
Future Legends
Juniors
Sponsorship
Every team flies a flag. Every flag needs a sponsor.
TZS 1M
Minimum sponsorship per team
1 × 1M
One sponsor at TZS 1,000,000
2 × 500K
Or two sponsors at TZS 500,000
Player fees are separate. Sponsor logos appear on the team flag, with a design chosen by the organisers.
The Mission
Every rally played helps create another smile.
Pickle in Dar isn't simply a sports organization — it's the engine powering a sustainable humanitarian mission. OwosTanzania has already completed two humanitarian missions at Nyarugusu, the largest refugee camp in Tanzania, home to 135,000 people with no access to even basic dental care. The goal remains a permanent Dental Care Unit inside the camp, in partnership with TRCS, the Tanzania Red Cross Society. Mini TPLON funds support OwosTanzania’s operations and the next fundraising events towards it.
OwosTanzania humanitarian outreach, Tanzania
135,000
Refugees at Nyarugusu with no access to oral healthcare
800+
Patients treated during every four-day outreach mission
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Goal: a permanent Dental Care Unit at Nyarugusu
Flags of TPLON
Every flag tells a story.
The path to TPLON
Unity Wildcards: first in line for TPLON
Unity Wildcard players are the first to be guaranteed a place in TPLON. The road into the Wildcard Pool starts at Dar United — from there, Unity Wildcards join the TPLON teams, building real partnerships through pickleball.
1 · Dar United
→
2 · Wildcard Pool
→
3 · Guaranteed TPLON place
→
4 · Team selection
Apply
Where do you fit into TPLON?
Pick the one that sounds like you. Applications are made on Dar Open Play with your DOP account (sign up free if you don't have one yet). It takes two minutes. We review every application and share the outcome with you.
Unity Wildcards
Coming from Dar United? You're first in line.
Unity Wildcard players are the first to be guaranteed a place in TPLON.
Apply on Dar Open Play → TeamsYou wish to play for, or help field, a team?
Represent a community, an organisation or a cause at Mini TPLON.
Apply on Dar Open Play → Everyone elseNeither one, but dreaming is allowed.
No team, no pool, no problem. Tell us you're interested and we'll find where you fit.
Apply on Dar Open Play →Get in Touch
Questions about Mini TPLON?
Playing, sponsoring a team, or fielding one — ask us anything and we'll follow up directly. You can also email cbenalal@owostanzania.com.