<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome to the "Forever Young" Summer Showdown - a tournament specifically designed for players 50+. Join us for an outstanding time of competition and fun! Join us at the Missouri Pickleball Club in Fenton (St. Louis), Missouri! </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">📲 Join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1510037032998125">Forever Young Player Connect Facebook Group - Click Here</a>.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">👉Register early and take advantage of discounted registration!</span></p>
<p>The format for this tournament will be round robin, 1 game to 15, win by 2, with single elimination play offs for large brackets. Gold medal matches will be the best 2 out of 3 games to 11 (win by 2). (Note - for smaller brackets, the tournament director may convert the brackets to a format of 2 out of 3 to 11 (win by 2) or merge brackets, if needed. Larger brackets may be divided into pools with the top three from each pool advancing to the single-elimination playoffs.</p>
<p>Medals will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in each Age/Skill event 🏆</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Age Groups: 50+, 60+, and 70+. Please note the "Open Bracket" is all ages 50+. </span></p>
<p>‼️The Tournament Director reserves the right to merge brackets or change format as needed for tournament operations. This means that skill and/or ages could be combined depending on the registration counts. </p>
<p>Please note - Players may play DOWN in age and/or UP in skill but not vice versa. Skill allowance changes are at the discretion of the tournament director.</p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">📝 Schedule:</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">✅ Friday - Skinny Singles (Tournament starts at 12:00)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">✅ Saturday - Doubles (Tournament starts at 8:00a)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">✅ Sunday - Mixed Doubles (Tournament starts at 8:00a)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Skinny Singles and Doubles Brackets include: 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, and OPEN. (Any skill level is allowed to register for the OPEN bracket, but a skill level 4.0+ is HIGHLY recommended. ALL EVENTS </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">INCLUDED IN REGISTRATION! 🙌</span></p>
<p>The tournament will follow USA Pickleball rules. Referees will be on duty for the events and will be assigned to officiate some of the matches at the discretion of the head referee. </p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This tournament will feature our favorite tournament ball - the Franklin X-40 (Green).</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Do you or your business want to be a sponsor for this event? Contact us today! Use the form on the registration page and we will get back with you.</span></p>
