Wave the Flag Challenge

The CRBN Wave the Flag Contest

Wave the Flag. Win $1,000.

The CRBN Wave the Flag Contest is here. Post your coolest photo or video with the CRBN Molecule Flag for a chance to win a $1,000 CRBN gift card.

CRBN team member holding the CRBN Molecule Flag

Section 01

How to Enter

1

Get your CRBN Molecule Flag.

2

Take a creative, original photo or video with it: on the court, at a tournament, on a trip, anywhere.

3

Post it publicly on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook with #CRBNFlag and tag @crbnpickleball.

4

Keep your account public until the winner is announced so we can see your entry.

Enter as many times as you want.

Section 02

Key Dates

October 7, 2026

Contest opens

December 31, 2026

Entries close (11:59 PM PT)

January 2027

Top entries announced and community voting opens

January 2027

Winner announced

Section 03

How the Winner Is Picked

After entries close, the CRBN team picks the top choices based on creativity, visual quality, and how well the entry shows off and represents CRBN pickleball with the flag. Then the community decides. Vote on Instagram, in our Discord, or by email. Votes from all three are added together, and the entry with the most votes wins.

No AI allowed

Keep It Real

No AI allowed. Entries must be real photos and videos you captured yourself. Basic edits like color, cropping, trimming, music, and captions are fine. AI-generated or AI-altered content will be disqualified, and every entry is reviewed.

The Prize

$1,000

One winner gets a $1,000 CRBN digital gift card, good for paddles, gear, and anything else at crbnpickleball.com.

Get Your Flag
Official Rules+
  1. Sponsor. The CRBN Wave the Flag Contest (the "Contest") is sponsored by CRBN Pickleball ("CRBN"). The Contest is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, or Discord.
  2. Eligibility. Open to individuals 18 or older at time of entry. CRBN employees, contractors, and their immediate household members are not eligible. CRBN Ambassadors are eligible. Void where prohibited.
  3. Entry period. Entries are accepted from October 7, 2026 through December 31, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT.
  4. How to enter. Post an original photo or video featuring a CRBN Molecule Flag to a public Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook account, using #CRBNFlag and tagging @crbnpickleball. Unlimited entries are allowed.
  5. Content requirements. Entries must be the entrant's own original work, captured with a real camera or phone. AI-generated or AI-altered images or video are prohibited. Entries may not contain nudity, violence, hate speech, other brands' logos as a focal point, copyrighted music not licensed by the platform, or people who have not agreed to appear.
  6. AI review. CRBN will review entries for AI-generated or AI-altered content and may request original, unedited files. Failure to provide them within 5 days may result in disqualification. CRBN's decisions on eligibility are final.
  7. Judging. CRBN will select the top entries based on creativity, visual quality, and representation of the CRBN brand and pickleball. The top entries advance to a community vote on Instagram, Discord, and email. Votes from all channels are combined, and the entry with the most total valid votes wins. Ties are decided by CRBN. CRBN may remove fraudulent or automated votes.
  8. Prize. One (1) winner receives a $1,000 CRBN digital gift card.
  9. Prize distribution. The winner will be announced in January 2027 and contacted by direct message and email from an official CRBN account. The winner must respond within 7 days to confirm eligibility and the email address for delivery. The gift card will be emailed within 14 days of confirmation. If the winner does not respond or is ineligible, CRBN may award the prize to the entry with the next-most votes.
  10. Gift card terms. Redeemable only on crbnpickleball.com. No cash value, not transferable, and cannot be exchanged for cash. Lost or stolen cards will not be replaced. Balance expires at the end of 2027.
  11. Taxes. The winner is responsible for any applicable taxes.
  12. License to content. By entering, entrants grant CRBN a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide license to use, repost, and edit their entry across CRBN channels and marketing, with credit where practical.
  13. General. CRBN may cancel, modify, or suspend the Contest if fraud, technical issues, or other factors affect its integrity. By entering, participants agree to these rules and release CRBN from liability related to the Contest or prize.
  14. Questions. Contact support@crbnpickleball.com.

Questions about the contest? Email support@crbnpickleball.com.