2021 DC DPR Pickleball Challenge and Senior Games Tournament Skill Level/Age Group and National Senior Games Qualifying Event. Registration is open to players 18 years of age and over. Teams with both players age 50 and above can qualify for the National Senior Games Tournament in Fort Lauderdale, Florida in May of 2022. ****** New This Year - Skill/Age Brackets for National Senior Games Qualifying Tournaments ****** Men's and Women's Doubles - Saturday, September 25th Mixed Doubles - Sunday, September 26th Tournament Sponsor: Washington, DC Department of Parks and Recreation Tournament Director: Janice Pauly Registration is by skill level. Skill levels will by split by age group. Skill levels are 3.0 and under, 3.5, 4.0 and 4.5+ Age groups for teams of players under 50 years old will be determined by registration numbers. Age groups for 50+ teams are 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80+ The top 4 teams in each skill/age group for 50+ players will qualify for the National Senior Games Tournament. There are also 4 spots in each skill age group event reserved for DC teams if out of state teams take any of the top four spots. A DC team is defined as a team where both players are DC residents. A team must play at the skill level of the higher rated player and the age of the younger player. Players with calculated PickleballBrackets.com ratings must use that rating. USAPA members who do not have a PickleballBrackets.com rating, must use their UTPR rating. Players with both ratings must use the higher of the two. Ratings will be verified. All other players may self rate. Please seek the advice of an experienced fellow player when self rating or click the link below to view the USA Pickleball Definitions of Player Skill Ratings. USA Pickleball Definitions of Player Skill 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. Men's and Women's Doubles will be held on Saturday, September 25th Mixed Doubles will be held on Sunday, September 26th Each day will begin at 9:00 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.