Welcome to the 8th Annual 2027 El Mirage Kokopelli Klassic Tournament!
Tournament Dates: February 11 – 14, 2027
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A huge thank you to all our sponsors, and in particular our Title Sponsor the "El-Mirage Emergency Room", providing 24/7 Emergency Care. Please check out our sponsor listings and links.
DUPR skill ratings will be used to seed brackets or pools as necessary for the events.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
• February 11th (Thursday): Women’s Double’s - 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0
• February 12th (Friday): Mixed Doubles - 4.0 ,4.5, 5.0
• February 13th (Saturday): Men’s Doubles - 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0
• February 14h (Sunday): Mixed Doubles - 3.0 & 3.5
Age Groups: 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70+ Age as of 12/31/27.
FORMAT: We will be doing Round Robin formats and will attempt to maximize the amount of playtime for our participants! The formats will be based on the numbers of teams signed up for each event. They are subject to change if we have teams drop from their event, or there is a weather event. The Tournament Director reserves the right adjust format or to combine brackets when there aren't enough teams to create an event. Some events may be combined by skill if we don’t have a minimum number of teams (multiple skill-level medals to be awarded).
For events with teams of 10 or more:
o Pool Play with Single Round Robin games 1-15, win by 2,
o Playoff matches of top two teams per Pool, 1-15 win by 2,
o Followed by gold & bronze medal matches.
*The Gold Medal Match will be 2/3 games to 11, win by 2
*The Bronze Medal Match will be 1-15 win by 2.
For events with 4-9 teams:
o Brackets of 4 or 5 teams will be a single round robin, 2/3 games to 11, win by 2.
Followed by gold & bronze medal matches.
*The Gold Medal Match will be 2/3 games to 11, win by 2
*The Bronze Medal Match will be 1-15 win by 2.
o Brackets of 6 - 9 teams will be a single round robin, games 1-15 win by 2.
Followed by gold & bronze medal matches.
*The Gold Medal Match will be 2/3 games to 11, win by 2
*The Bronze Medal Match will be 1-15 win by 2.
Full Sanctioned USA Pickleball Tournament with Certified Referees for every match. USA Pickleball Membership is required to be active through February 14, 2027. If you need to join or renew your membership, visit usapickleball.org BEFORE you try to register.
DUPR Account is Required. You will need this BEFORE you register.
Registration Requirements: Both players of a doubles team must be fully registered and paid TO FULLY SECURE your team's registration. You may register to hold a spot in an event, but your partner MUST REGISTER WITHIN 7 DAYS to secure your spot. Your space in the event is not secure until both team partners have registered and paid. The system will waitlist your team after 7 days if both partners are not fully registered.