DATE: Friday-Sunday, August 8-10, 2025

TIME/SCHEDULE:

Friday, 8/8 -- Men’s Doubles & Women’s Singles

Saturday, 8/9 -- Mixed Doubles

Sunday, 8/10 -- Women’s Doubles & Men’s Singles

LOCATION: Bash Pickleball Club, 6881 Chicago Rd, Warren, MI 48092

EVENTS: Singles, Doubles, & Mixed Doubles

***THIS WILL BE A NON-SANCTIONED EVENT AND WILL NOT REQUIRE YOU TO BE A MEMBER OF USAP***

COST: FEES EXPLAINED

$25 MSO Membership Fee Required to participate - The membership fee for the Michigan Senior Olympics covers both the Winter & Summer Games in 2025. As a non-profit organization the Membership Fee is what helps to keep our programs up and running.

$53 Registration Fee - This includes Singles, Doubles, and Mixed Doubles - All athletes will receive a t-shirt and welcome bag

$5-$10 Processing fee - This fee is charged through pickleballbrackets (not MSO). The processing fees all go directly to pickleballbrackets.com. This fee is per event with the 3rd event being free. If you are only doing 1 event you will have a $5 processing fee, if you do 2 or 3 events the total would be $10.

Welcome to the 2025 Michigan Senior Olympics Summer Games

WE WILL BE USING DUPR RATINGS AND SUBMITTING RESULTS TO DUPR. WE WILL CHECK DUPR RATINGS ON 8/1 AND MOVE YOU TO A HIGHER SKILL LEVEL IF YOUR RATING IS HIGHER THAN WHEN YOU REGISTERED. IF YOUR DUPR DROPS AND YOU WANT TO MOVE TO A LOWER SKILL YOU MUST DO THAT BEFORE 8/1. IF YOU THINK YOUR RATING IS INCORRECT YOU MUST APPEAL TO DUPR BEFORE 8/1 AT support@mydupr.com. Skill levels are as follows 3.0 (this includes 3.49 and below), 3.5 (include 3.5-3.99), 4.0 and above. But, you may choose a higher skill level if you want.

This tournament is a NOT A QUALIFIER for the National Senior Games.

WE WILL NOT BE COMBINING SKILL LEVELS DURING THIS TOURNAMENT. IF THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH PLAYERS IN AN AGE GROUP YOU WILL BE COMBINED WITH ANOTHER AGE. THIS COULD MEAN HAVING TO PLAY UP OR DOWN MULTIPLE YEARS. YOU WILL PLAY WITHIN YOUR SKILL LEVEL!!!

Athletes will compete in 5 year age groups (50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, 85-89).

REMINDER: There now is a non-refundable software service fee charged to players by Pickleballbrackets.com. This is $5 per event ($10 maximum) and must be paid even if you are signing up without a partner and do not get in.

REMINDER: There now is a non-refundable software service fee charged to players by Pickleballbrackets.com. This is $5 per event ($10 maximum) and must be paid even if you are signing up without a partner and do not get in.

DOUBLES FORMAT:

Groups of 3 or less will get combined with a higher or lower age group.

Groups of 4-5 will play round robin with 1 game to 21 - NO PLAYOFFS

Groups of 6-7 will play round robin with 1 game to 15 - NO PLAYOFFS

Groups 8+ will play 2-3 pools followed by top 2 from each pool advancing to single elimination bracket play

SINGLES FORMAT:

Groups of 3 or less will get combined with a higher or lower age group.

Groups of 4-7 will play round robin with 1 game to 15 - NO PLAYOFFS

Groups 8+ will play 2-3 pools followed by top 2 from each pool advancing to single elimination bracket play

YOU MAY CHANGE YOUR CHOICE OF SKILL LEVEL (from the above list) ONLY UNTIL REGISTRATION IS CLOSED. THEN THE YOUR CHOICE IS FINAL. IF YOU NEED TO REPLACE A PARTNER AFTER THIS HE/SHE MUST FIT INTO YOUR BRACKET.

REGISTRATION WILL PAUSE OR CLOSE WHEN THERE ARE 60 ENTRIES (A TEAM IS 1 ENTRY, A SINGLE IS 1 ENTRY) FOR THE DAY. TEAMS WILL BE MOVED OFF THE WAITLIST INTO BRACKETS IF WE SEE WE CAN ADD MORE. NOTE: The maximum limit for each bracket will be determined when the 60 is hit for the day. The bigger brackets at that point will get a higher limit than the others. So register early!!

Additional Information

This is not a USAP MMP Sanctioned Event. You DO NOT need to be USAP Member to participate. The Michigan Senior Olympics also has a $25 membership fee. The membership fee for the Michigan Senior Olympics covers both the Winter & Summer Games in 2025. As a non-profit organization the Membership Fee is what helps to keep our programs up and running. Thank you!

Your registration fee includes two events. If you register for a third there is an additional $10 fee. Registration and Event Fees are non-refundable after 8/1.

No refund without doctors note after 8/1.

REMINDER: There now is a non-refundable software service fee charged to players by Pickleballbrackets.com. This is $5 per event ($10 maximum) and must be paid even if you are signing up without a partner and do not get in.

This is an indoor tournament.