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Welcome to the Britannia Yacht Club Pickleball Open, being held on Saturday, September 3, 2022 (Labour Day Holiday weekend). It is situated overlooking the beautiful Ottawa River and is a short drive from Britannia Beach (for those looking for a refreshing swim before/after pickleball events). You can also swim at the front of the club behind a breakwater in a protected swimming area.
OFFICIAL GAME BALLS:
3.5 events: Franklin X 40
2.5 event: Franklin X 40
There are four painted dedicated pickleball courts (pickleball paint, no tennis paint), and three additional pickleball courts available for the tournament (on tennis courts)
MAIN EVENTS
"Main" events (where you register with your partner) will be held at the:
3.5, skill level, with a minimum of 4 entries per event, with age brackets/categories.
2.5 and under Mixed Doubles
Each participant in the events is guaranteed a minimum of 3 round robin games to 15 points (win by 1) per event. Depending upon the number of teams in each event, it is possible all teams may make the playoff round. Round-robin and playoff matches will be will be 1 game to 15 points (win by 1), while medal matches will be (a) Bronze 1 game to 15 points (win by 2 capped at first to 2, (b) Gold Medal best 2/3 games to 11, win by 2.
Referees cannot be guaranteed for medal matches, but the hope is we have enough trained referee volunteers willing to volunteer for all gold medal matches, and hopefully, bronze medal matches as well.
This will be an outdoor tournament and subject to weather. In the event of poor weather every effort will be made to complete events. Rain delay tournament alternate day(s) Sunday Sept 4 and Monday Sept 5. but there will be no refunds for any weather related cancellations. Rainout Matches in process will resume at 8:30 Sunday or Monday. There will be a $20 weather insurance option upon registration which if chosen will see you refunded (minus the weather insurance) for the event.
Your spot is not guaranteed in your event until both partners are registered and paid in full.
To play in a men’s or women’s event, only members of the applicable gender are permitted to play. To play in a mixed doubles event, one partner should be male and the other partner should be female. When a doubles team is classified by age and/or skill level, then the partner with the younger age controls what age group the doubles team may play in (for instance, if a 19 year old plays with a 60 year old, then the doubles team will play in the 19+ division), and the partner with the higher skill level controls what skill level the doubles team may play in (for instance, if a 5.0 player plays with a 3.5 player, then the doubles team will play in the 5.0+ division). If any junior player (a player who is 18 years old and younger) desires to play in a pickleball tournament that does not have a junior division, then the junior player may play in the 19+ age division.
NO SKILL LEVEL SANDBAGGING PLEASE. A team of volunteers will determine if players have registered at their appropriate skill level.
DISCLAIMER: this is the tournament director's first time using Pickleball Brackets to organize a tournament (despite organizing numerous tournaments manually), so please be patient and expect a delay if submitting questions.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENT SATURDAY AUGUST 28 (ENGLISH ONLY)
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Bienvenue à l’Open de Pickleball du Club de Yacht Britannia, qui se tiendra le samedi 4 septembre et le 2022 (week-end de la Fête du Travail). Il est situé surplombant la magnifique rivière des Outaouais et se trouve à une courte distance en voiture de la plage Britannia (pour ceux qui recherchent une baignade rafraîchissante avant/après les événements de pickleball). Il y a deux terrains de pickleball dédiés récemment peints (peinture de pickleball, pas de peinture de tennis) et six terrains de pickleball supplémentaires disponibles pour le tournoi (sur les courts de tennis).
BALS OFFICIEL
3.5 ÉVÉNEMENTS: Franklin X40
2,5 ÉVÉNEMENTS: Franklin X40
ÉVÉNEMENTS PRINCIPAUX
Les événements "principaux" (où vous vous inscrivez avec votre partenaire) auront lieu aux niveaux de compétence 3.5, avec un minimum de 4 inscriptions par événement d'âge/catégories.
Chaque participant aux événements principaux est assuré d'un minimum de 3 parties de tournoi à la ronde à 15 points (gagnant par 1) par événement. Environ 40-50% des équipes participeront à la ronde éliminatoire. Les jeux avant la finale seront 1 match à 15 points (victoire par 2), tandis que les matchs pour les médailles seront les meilleurs 2/3 matchs à 11, victoire par 2.
Ce sera un tournoi en plein air et est sujet à la météo. En cas de mauvais temps, tous les efforts seront faits pour terminer les événements. Si un événement ne peut pas être complété en raison de la météo, les participants seront remboursés de leurs frais d'inscription moins les frais d'administration de 5 $.
NEW ANNOUNCEMENT SATURDAY AUGUST 28 (ENGLISH ONLY)
