*ATTENTION* As many people know, Albert Oakland Park has been undergoing reconstruction of its pickleball courts. It is quite exciting for the City of Columbia, MO to soon have 16 dedicated pickleball courts available for play.
With any major project, there can be unforeseen delays. We are happy to share that the 10 newly dedicated pickleball courts are currently about 80% completed.
We also want to let everyone know that the new courts may not be fully completed in time for the tournament. This means the courts could still be lacking the final coat of color and finishing touches, but are playable.
The current physical status is each new court is on new concrete, individually fenced (just like the lower 6 dedicated courts), and with permanent posts and nets. It’s the final coating of color and lines that are not completed. We will have lines taped on each court. It’s a great improvement from years past and quite excited to playing on the total of 16 dedicated outdoor individually fenced in pickleball courts. Albert Oakland Park is one of few parks that have increased the number of dedicated pickleball courts in the state of Missouri.
The Show Me Games Executive Director, some members of the Show Me Pickleball Club, and Tournament Director have been discussing whether to proceed at Albert Oakland Park as planned or move the event to another venue. After careful consideration, it has been mutually agreed to maintain the pickleball tournament at Albert Oakland Park.
We appreciate everyone’s patience, understanding, and continued excitement as we look forward to this great event and the future of pickleball in Columbia!
The Show-Me Games is the oldest organized pickleball tournament in Missouri, started in 2008.
The Registration Fee of $60 (plus service fee) includes BOTH tournaments. The Missouri State Senior Games will be held on Thursday and Friday and is for participants age 50 and over. The Show-Me State Games will be held on Saturday and Sunday and is for participants of all ages.
NEW FORMAT FOR THIS YEAR:
All brackets will be a ROUND ROBIN with SINGLE ELIMINATION PLAY-OFF for every bracket.
1. Brackets of 3 teams will play best 2 out of 3 games to 11, win by 2 or merged with another bracket, at the tournament director's discretion.
2. Brackets of 4 teams or more will play 1 game to 15, win by 2.
3. All playoff matches will be 1 game to 15, win by 2, with the exception of medal matches which will be be 2 out of 3 games to 11, win by 2.
4. Depending on the number of teams in a bracket, there may be multiple pools. Makeup of the pools will determine how many from each pool move on to single elimination playoff. There will be a minimum of 3 from each pool to move onto a single elimination playoff.
6. Brackets post at midnight the morning of bracket play. If a player drops, the bracket will be reconfigured according to the new seeding. Your start times may be affected, so keep checking your start times.
COST:
Cost is $60 + plus nonrefundable website service fee of $5 per event you have registered up to $10.
Some will have an additional playoff bracket, depending on registration. 4 game minimum. Most games will be played 1 game to 15, win by 2. Some brackets will differ based on numbers and will be announced for each bracket.
RATINGS: DUPR rating will be used. In the absence of a DUPR rating then Self-Rating is used. Scores will be submitted to DUPR. The format will be dictated by registration numbers, and the competition will be completed within reasonable time parameters.
The order of bracket finish:
1) Total matches won.
2) The result of head-to-head competition.
3) Total point differential.
We will attempt to keep each bracket at 4 to 6 teams within each age or skill level, but no more than 8.
MISSOURI STATE SENIOR GAMES: Qualifying year for the 2027 National Senior Games
At the director's discretion, some age or skill groups may be combined as equitably as possible.
The tournament director may change format particulars secondary to registration numbers & incremental and/or rainy weather.
