Please join us for Mound Park Pickleball Club's Battle of the Paddles. The tournament will be held on 18 beautiful new courts. We are raising money for the Southern Ohio Medical Center (SOMC) Cancer Center Compassion Fund. This is a memorial tournament and players are encouraged to email a photo of an individual they would like to play "in memory or in honor of". This is not limited to cancer loss. The photos will be displayed in a lanyard and the player will pick up the lanyard at check-in. Please email your photo to arnzenm@somc.org and include your name and the name of the person in the photo.

This is a one day tournament, Sunday, September 15, 2024 with a 8:00 am start time (participants may warm up beginning at 7:30 am) The tournament will feature men's and women's doubles play. The tournament format will be Round Robin with skill divisions of 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5+. There will be at least 4 teams from each bracket advancing to a single elimination final. Food (BBQ courtesy of the Scioto Ribber) and (Penn Station Subs courtesy of Matt Miller), and snacks, fruit and drinks will be provided for players the day of the tournament.

There will be a social event on Saturday, September 14 from 6-8 pm with open play and free pizza for the players (, Giovanni's Pizza courtesy of Tom Lemaster). This will be an excellent time to meet the players and get a feel for the courts. Bring your own drinks.

Raffle items will be available the day of the tournament: Kendra Scott Pickleball Necklace, Quiet Play Pickleball Paddles, Ohio State tickets, etc. Cash only accepted for raffle items.

Tournament director reserves the right to combine brackets and change format based on registration numbers.

Each player needs to sign up individually. Registration is $45.00 plus Pickleball Brackets software fee of $5.00 for the event. Your spot is not guaranteed for the event until both partners are registered and paid in full.

T-shirts are available for purchase ($25.00) and will be distributed at check-in the day of the event. The link for t-shirt order will be posted soon!

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This is an outdoor event with no make-up dates. In the event of inclement weather that requires cancellation of the event, there are NO refunds. Your registration fee is considered a donation to the SOMC Cancer Center Compassion Fund. Thank you!

Cash prizes for Gold and Silver winners in all skill divisions (men's and women's). Gold winners will receive $100.00 and silver $50.00. This was made possible by a generous donation of Dr. Stephen Woolums, SOMC Urology Associates.