Registration Fee for the 2026 Bay Area Senior ENCORE Games: $70 per person (JUNE) and $15 per event. If you have already registered (for another 2026 BASG sports event - such as track & field, swimming, racquetball, etc.) on the 2026 Bay Area Senior ENCORE Games website, please do not pay the BASG registration fee again on pickleballbrackets.com. You will only need to pay $15 per additional event. However, you will have to contact me (Mike at pickleballisgreat@gmail.com) and let me know that you have already registered for the Bay Area Senior Games so I can enter you as paid.
This is a Senior focused tournament - we use AGE / SKILL as the NSGA requires. (This means age is the first priority and skill is secondary. Please ask if you do not understand)
Players will utilize their self rating so that each player has complete control of their rating. The Tournament Director reserves the right to utilize DUPR data move players into the appropriate Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced levels. Please utilize the yellow "contact" button to ask questions. Reviews of player ratings will be each month with all final movements done by 8/15 to publish an accurate schedule for players and volunteers
Bracket Formats:
3 Teams (we try to avoid this) - Double Round Robin, 1 to 15
4 and 5 Teams - Round Robin 1-15, top 4 go to play offs 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3, winners play for Gold 2/3 to 11. Non-winners play for Bronze 1 to 15
6 and 7 Teams - Round Robin 1-11, top 4 go to play offs 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3, winners play for Gold 2/3 to 11. Non-winners play for Bronze 1 to 15
8 and 9 Teams - Round Robin 1 to 11, top 4 go to play offs 1 vs 4, 2 vs 3, winners play for Gold 2/3 to 11. Non-winners play for Bronze 1 to 15 (if temperature or time dictate this may change to no play offs and medal will be based on round robin results.
10 or more teams - pooled; formats as above.
All games are win by 2 and each team gets 2 one minute time outs.
PLAYERS CAN ONLY PLAY IN ONE DIVISION PER DAY
Athletes Oath
In the spirit of the Olympic Ideal, I pledge:
To Abide by the Rules of these Games,
To Respect the Officials that apply them,
To be Humble in Victory and Gracious in Defeat,
I am proud to be a Senior Games Athlete
