Come check out where the BC Provincial Championships are going to be held in July: court surface, balls, format. A low key one-day tournament.
RATINGS UPDATE: The visible ratings within Pickleball.com, Pickleball Tournaments and Pickleball Brackets has changed to DUPR. In the background of the programs, your existing Pickleball Brackets Ratings are still accessible. For the tournament we will be using your existing Pickleball Brackets Rating as the first parameter and then DUPR.
EYEWEAR
The Vernon Pickleball Association has a mandatory protective eyewear policy in place as on January 1, 2025. Eyewear must be worn by all players on court. Players not wearing protective eyewear will be removed from the tournament without a refund.
ELIGIBILITY
Must be a Pickleball Canada member in good standing throughout the tournament.
EVENTS
Event: Men's Doubles
Categories: 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0.
AGE GROUPS
Players will register in their appropriate skill level. At the the time of registration there will be only one age group, e.g., ANY AGE. When registration closes the players will be broken into groups based on the age of teams signed up. The tournament committee will determine if the groups are split into 5 teams or 10 teams with 2 pools depending on the age of players signed up.
If a higher skill level does not have 5 teams or a multiple of five teams and the next lower skill level has a wait list, then the highest rated team in the lower skill level will be asked if they wish to play up and a team from the wait list will be incorporated into the lower skill level.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
Round Robin in pools - 1 game to 15, win by 2, no cap
1 group of 5:
* Bronze medal game - 3rd vs 4th from RR - 1 game to 15, win by 2, no cap
* Gold Medal Game - 1st vs 2nd from RR, best 2 out 3 to 11, win by 2, no cap
1 group of 10 (2 pools):
*top 2 teams from each pool go to semi finals - 1 game to 15, win by 2, no cap
*Bronze Medal Game - 1 game to 15, win by 2, no cap
Gold Medal Game - best 2 out 3 to 11, win by 2, no cap
Every team will play at least 4 matches.
SCHEDULE
Saturday, March 15, 2025
Events will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Check in will commence at 8:00 AM for the morning session.
Opening ceremonies will commence at 8:35 AM
COURTS
12 indoors on outdoor surface
COST
Registration $45.00. Payment is only through Stripe within the Pickleball Brackets system. It accepts both credit and debit cards.
REGISTRATION
* Registration opens on January 26, 2025, at 10 a.m. and closes on February 28, 2025, at 8 p.m.
* All Registration is through Pickleball Brackets where you must have established a profile.
* In doubles events, you may sign up in the correct skill level of the highest rated player or as mush as 1.0 above the lower rated players skill level. For example a team with a 3.0 player and a 3.5 player can sign up in 3.5 or 4.0.
A pair's status in the tournament is not verified until the 2nd partner registers. Failure of the
2nd partner to register within four (4) days of the 1st player registering may jeopardize the
status of the pair.
ELIGIBILITY TO ENTER AN EVENT
* Age: An older player may play in a younger age group. A younger player may not play in an
older age group
* Skill Level: The skill level of players is determined by their data in their Pickleball Brackets
profile. The priority for determining a player's skill level is their Pickleball Bracket profile tournament rating, and if that is lacking their Pickleball Bracket self-rating for that Event.
DISCRETION
The tournament director reserves the right to:
* review, and possibly alter the rating of players who self-rate below or above their actual rating.
* move players and teams between skill level brackets if on verification the wrong event has been entered.
* merge or split brackets based on event registration.
* change start times
EQUIPMENT
* Paddles must be USAP approved paddles
* Ball: The tournament ball is Franklin X-40
* Clothing: If a player is wearing clothing that is the same colour as the ball, s/he might be asked to change apparel by the Tournament Director.
OFFICIATING
The goal is to have all matches refereed.
All Medal matches will be refereed.
