DIRECTOR'S 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. Any event with fewer than 4 entries will be combined with another event of closest possible standard.
- change start times to facilitate smooth running of the tournament
- The tournament director reserves the right to modify the events and/or schedule as needed pending influences beyond our control (ie. Fire drill, Covid restrictions).
REGISTRATION
A registration is considered complete when the Team is complete. BOTH players must register for the entry to be complete. If you do not have a partner, you can look under 'Players Needing Partners' to find a partner. (Click on the large button next to the logo on the Home page of the tournament website). It is the entrant's responsibility to use this facility to find themselves a partner if they cannot enter with a friend.
All participants must be members of Pickleball Australia. Anyone who is a member of their state association (such as Pickleball Tasmania) or a club (such as Kingborough), is automatically a member of Pickleball Australia. You will need to know your Pickleball Australia membership number to register.
All events will have maximum number of entries and we do ask that if you happen to be placed on a wait-list for the event you have chosen, please to not worry as we will be adjusting the participate numbers as the event demands. *** WE DO EXPECT THIS TOURNAMENT TO BE POPULAR SO EARLY REGISTRATION IS ENCOURAGED.
- When registrations are closed, any event with insufficient numbers for a competition will need to be collapsed and combined with another event. Competitors in the collapsed event will be notified so they can decide if they still want to play.
PLAYER RATINGS
If you already have a Pickleball Brackets rating, this is the official Pickleball Australia
sanctioned rating system that will be used.
If you have not entered a tournament before, and do not have a Pickleball Brackets rating
you will need to self-rate. Previously rated players of past tournaments have a Pickleball
Bracket rating which cannot be changed.
PLEASE NOTE: The 2.0-2.49 bracket is for players who are still developing basic skills and not
for those wanting an easy win. The skill level covers the ability to:
- Sustain a short rally with players of equal ability.
- Demonstrate the basic shot strokes forehand, backhand, volley, overhead and the
serve, but with obvious weaknesses in most strokes and lacks consistency.
- Familiar with court positioning in doubles play.
To enter the 2.0-2.49 bracket you must register your rating as 2.0 so that the tournament software
does not automatically enter you into a higher bracket.
DUPR – Players who only have a DUPR rating can use this as a guide to self-rate however if
you are an Advanced Beginner to Early Intermediate, you should be entering into the 2.5-
2.99 bracket.
Don’t hesitate to ask tournament directors and Pickleball Tasmania committee members for
advice on entry level.
REFEREES
We will provide referees for the gold medal matches.
DELAYS
If you are unavoidably detained and it appears that you will not arrive in time for your game/match, please contact the Tournament Director. We can update you on the schedule and consider options but your game may result in a forfeit.
If you are more than 10 minutes late for your game your result may be a forfeit!
VOLUNTEERS
If you have a partner or friend attending the tournament with you, or if you are not playing in all 3 events, you, or they, may have some time available to help out as a Volunteer. Any help would be much appreciated as this event relies on volunteers to run smoothly. Please click on the Volunteer button when completing your Registration.
ACCOMMODATION
There is no accommodation within walking distance of the stadium. The closest hotel is the Kingston Hotel 0362296116 ask for Robyn or Anna. There are 6 double rooms and 4 triple rooms.
