I can not believe all of the complaining about the increase in ticket prices. As stated in the above post, last year's price was $250 and did not include the open class performances. I believe that the costs for those performances in Pasadena was $20 per show which when added to last year's price results in an increase of a WHOPPING $9.00. Based on the fact that this year's championships are being held in a brand new, state of the art, stadium with club level seating, unlike the Rose Bowl which I can recall reading post after post of complaints regarding that stadium, I feel that there is no basis for all of this complaining as it is a 3.6% increase.
Since you can stay downtown and walk to the stadium, there is no need to rent a car which will actually save you more money than the increase in tickets will cost.