2021 CONNECTICUT MASTERS’ GAMES The National Senior Games Tournament has been moved from 2021 to 2022. The 2021 Connecticut Masters' Games is now a qualifying event for the national tournament. Events for players age 30 to 59 are scheduled for May 14-16. Registration Deadline: May 4th Women's Doubles and Men's Singles - Friday, May 14th Mixed Doubles- Saturday, May 15th Men's Doubles and Women's Singles - Sunday, May 16th Events for players age 60 and above are scheduled for May 21-23. Registration Deadline: May 11th Women's Doubles and Men's Singles - Friday, May 21st Mixed Doubles- Saturday, May 22nd Men's Doubles and Women's Singles - Sunday, May 23rd We will observe all State of Connecticut mandated Covid safety precautions in effect at the time of the tournament. Anyone who was registered for the 2020 Masters' Games and did not withdraw, has been automatically rolled over to 2021. The Connecticut Masters Games will be held over two weekends this year, May 14th through 16th and May 21st through 23rd. Brackets for players age 30 to 59 will be played on the first weekend. Brackets for older players will be played on the second weekend. 2021 IS A QUALIFYING YEAR FOR THE 2022 NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES IN FT. LAUDERDALE PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE TOURNAMENT DESCRIPTION FOR IMPORTANT QUALIFYING INFORMATION ********************************************************************** Masters Division age groups are 10 year divisions from 30 through 49 Senior Games age groups are 5 year divisions from age 50 up. Age is calculated as of 12/31/2021. Senior Games Qualifying is now by Division. Division I Events are Levels 4.5 and Above Division II Events are Level 4.0 Division III Events are Levels 3.5 and Below The top four finishers in the Senior Games Divisions in each event will qualify for the National Senior Games. Four spots are reserved for Connecticut residents. If any out of state team finishes in the top four in any qualifying event, they will qualify and a spot will open up for the next Connecticut team on the list. If the top four are all from out of state, then eight finishers can qualify. A team composed of one Connecticut resident and one out of state resident is considered an out of state team. ************ Players age 50 and over are welcome to play with a younger partner in the Masters division but MAY NOT QUALIFY for the National Senior Games from that division. Teams MUST play in the age group of the younger partner. For doubles and mixed doubles, you MUST sign up at the skill level of the higher rated partner. Players may play up in skill level ONLY with a higher rated partner. Singles players MUST play in their own skill level/age group. Players with a PickleballBrackets.com tournament rating MUST use that rating. Players with a USAPA UTPR rating but no PickleballBrackets.com rating MUST use that rating. Players with both ratings should use the higher of the two. Players with neither rating may self rate. The PickleballBrackets.com Senior rating will apply to players age 50 and over. Anyone needing to use a UTPR rating for bracket placement should use the Contact Tourney link above to email the tournament director. ********************************************************************** IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR 3.5 TEAMS AND PLAYERS In order to address the skill level disparity between 3.0 and 3.5 teams in Division III, 3.5 DOUBLES teams where BOTH players are tournament rated at 3.5 and SINGLES players who are tournament rated at 3.5 MAY request to be moved to Division II. 3.5 MIXED DOUBLES teams where BOTH players are tournament rated at 3.5 MUST play in Division II. A tournament rating is: 1. A PickleballBrackets.com rating based on previous tournament play. Use the players link at the top of this page or click on your name on the event list to check your rating. 2. A USA Pickleball UTPR rating. Log in to your USA Pickleball player account to check your rating. To request a move, use the Contact Tourney link above to send an email to the tournament director once both players are registered in Division III. Teams and players who requested to be moved last year have already been placed in Division II. ********************************************************************** All ratings will be verified when registration closes. If your rating changes after you register but prior to the close of registration, please update your events as needed. The tournament reserves the right to move players and teams between skill level brackets. ************ Competition each day will begin at 8:00 AM. Specific start times for each event will be posted and emailed to players approximately one week prior to the event. 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 and all Covid prevention guidelines. When groups are combined to create a playing bracket, medals will be awarded by the ORIGINAL group. Registration is online through this website. For a guaranteed spot in the tournament in doubles or mixed doubles, the second partner must register within four days of the first partner's registration. Teams that are incomplete after FOUR 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. We are limited in the number of players we can accept each weekend due to a reduced number of courts and Covid precautions. Event registrations will close when that limit is reached, WHETHER OR NOT BOTH PARTNERS ON A TEAM ARE REGISTERED. Players may sign up on the waiting list at no charge for any closed event, however, openings in an event will only be filled by complete teams in doubles and mixed doubles. Both partners must be signed up on the waiting list as a team in order to fill an event opening. The registration fee is $55 and includes one event. Each additional event is $10. An online processing fee and a software use fee are covered by the registration fee.