2026 Nutmeg State Games Skill Level/Age Group Pickleball Tournament A QUALIFYING TOURNAMENT FOR THE STATE GAMES OF AMERICA IN STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA Women's Doubles, Men's Singles and Men's Skinny Singles will be held on Friday, June 26th Mixed Doubles will be held on Saturday, June 27th Men's Doubles, Women's Singles and Women's Skinny Singles will be held on Sunday, June 28th. Registration is open to players age 10 and above. Registration is by skill level. Skill levels with a large number of teams or players will by split into smaller playing brackets. Playing brackets may be configured by age and/or calculated tournament player rating. Skill levels are 3.0 and under, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 and 5.0+ The DUPR rating will be used for bracket placement. For players without a DUPR rating, their self rating will be used. Please seek the advice of an experienced fellow player when self rating. Ratings will be updated on June 6, 2026. Players and teams may be moved to a higher skill level bracket on that date based on updated tournament ratings. The tournament director reserves the right to move players and teams to appropriate skill levels. Groups may be combined or split at the discretion of the tournament director. ******************** For a guaranteed spot in the tournament in doubles or mixed doubles, the second partner must register within FIVE days of the first partner's registration. Teams that are incomplete after FIVE days will be moved to the waiting list. Once the second partner registers, the team will be entered into the event IF THERE IS STILL ROOM IN THE EVENT AND THE TOURNAMENT AND REGISTRATION IS STILL OPEN. PLAYERS WITHOUT PARTNERS AFTER REGISTRATION CLOSES WILL BE MOVED TO THE WAITING LIST. Daily and Team limits on events may be set as registration progresses. Register early for a guaranteed spot. ******************** Each day will begin at 8:00 AM. Specific start times for events will be emailed and texted to players approximately one week prior to the tournament. The tournament format is round robin for all events. Events with a large number of teams may be split into round robin pools followed by a playoff for the top teams in each pool. The tournament reserves the right to modify the bracket format and number of rounds to comply with the guaranteed number of games per event.

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