THE WESTERN REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT WILL BE USING THE NEON GREEN FRANKLIN X40 FOR OUTDOOR PLAY AND THE PALE ORANGE FRANKLIN X26 FOR INDOOR PLAY.
This Tier I sanctioned tournament will follow all IFP rules and Alberta Health Services COVID rules should there still be any in place.
Hosted by the Medicine Hat Pickleball Club at the South Country Co-op Pickleball Courts in Medicine Hat, Alberta, the tournament will take place from July 6th to 9th, with July 5th being a warm-up day and July 10th being reserved for a rain-out day.
Residents of the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia and the Yukon are eligible for registration.
The 2023 Pickleball Canada Western Regional Championship tournament is a closed event only open to residents of the four Western prairie provinces and the Yukon, so as to crown the best-of-the-best players in Western Canada, at all levels of play.
Proof of residency must be supplied at the time of check-in. Any one of these are acceptable documents to prove residency:
- Provincial Birth Certificate
- Valid Provincial Driver's License
- Valid Provincial Health Care Card
- Provincial Identification Card
Gold medal winners from the 2022 Provincials will be emailed an invitation for advance registration. These individuals must meet all eligibility requirements as listed above in order to register and a limited number of spots will be available in each bracket for these players. Pre-registration will open at 8:00 a.m. on April 1st MST and will close at 9:00 p.m. on April 5th MST. You are only eligible to preregister in the bracket that you won gold in last year. If you have moved up in skill or age, you can preregister in the newer bracket.
If you have any questions or concerns about pre-registration, please feel free to email me at tournamentdirectormh@gmail.com.
General tournament registration opens to all players on April 6th at 7:00 p.m. MST.
The Pickleball Canada Western Regional Championship Tournament will be skill based (3.0 and under, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, and Open) and ages (18 and under, 19-34, 35-49, 19-49 in some cases, 50-59, 60-69, and 70 plus or some combination of these skills and ages). This tournament will be held outdoors at the South Country Co-op Pickleball Courts with singles being played indoors in the Big Marble Go Centre. The tournament ball will be announced once Pickleball Canada has an agreement in place with a specific company.
Please note that one team member must be of the age and/or skill in the bracket you are registering in. This is in accordance with our agreement with Pickleball Canada. The other player must not be more than 0.5 a skill level below the bracket being entered into. For example, a 3.5 cannot enter a 4.5 bracket with a partner but a 4.0 may do so. The rating being used is the CTPR. For the Open brackets, all players must be CTPR 4.5 or higher. The 0.5 skill level below does not come into play in these brackets.
Thursday, July 6th - Women's Doubles and Men's Singles
Friday, July 7th - Mixed Doubles (3.0 and 3.5) and Junior Women's Doubles
Saturday, July 8th - Mixed Doubles (4.0, 4.5 and Open) and Junior Men's Doubles
Sunday, July 9th - Men's Doubles and Women's Singles
The registration fee of $105.00 will include one event and a t-shirt. Each additional event is $15.00. Players can enter a maximum of three events (one doubles, one mixed, and one singles). There will also be a user fee of $1.91 per player.
Please ensure that you select your t-shirt style (one for men and two for women) and size at the time of registration. Also, note that there will be a social on Saturday evening and you must buy your ticket at the time of registration as well.
Registration will be considered complete when both players are registered, and payment is made. If payment is not made in seven days, the team/player will be moved to the waitlist. All participants must sign an online waiver.
The tournament format will be double elimination in most cases with each match being the best 2 out of 3 games to 11 win by 2 on the "A" side of the draw. On the "B" side, matches will be one game to 15 win by 2. Brackets with 3 teams will play a double round-robin format. Brackets with 4-5 will play a single round-robin. Players will be guaranteed 3 games. It will be at the discretion of the tournament director to collapse or combine brackets.
Medals will be awarded to the top three teams in each (combined) bracket.
