<b>Tournament Description</b>
Coastal Carolina University Pickleball Club is excited to host an official College Pickleball Tour tournament November 14-15 at Pinpoint Pickleball & Golf in Little River, South Carolina!
<b>Dates:</b> Saturday, November 14 - Sunday, November 15, 2026<br>
<b>Location:</b> Pinpoint Pickleball & Golf - Little River, SC<br>
<b>Team Cap:</b> 36 teams<br>
<b>Registration:</b> $50 per player ($200 for a team of 4)<br>
<b>Late Registration:</b> $60 per player beginning November 7th
This tournament will consist of team competition only. There will not be a Challenger or individual doubles bracket.
<b>Schedule</b>
Pool play will take place on Saturday, November 14. With 9 courts available, teams will be divided between a morning session and an afternoon session, allowing us to host up to 18 teams in each session. Specific pool assignments and start times will be released closer to the tournament.
<b>All teams will advance to the single-elimination bracket on Sunday, November 15.</b> Teams should plan accommodations for Saturday night and expect to compete both days of the tournament.
<b>Travel & Lodging</b>
Pinpoint is located in Little River, South Carolina, with plenty of hotels and Airbnb options throughout Little River and North Myrtle Beach. The facility is also approximately 30 minutes from the heart of Myrtle Beach and popular areas such as Broadway at the Beach, giving teams plenty of options for lodging, food, and things to do throughout the weekend.
We are excited to welcome college pickleball teams to the Myrtle Beach area and look forward to a great weekend of competition!
<b>Points and Bids</b>
This is a 200 point tournament on the College Pickleball Tour. Here is how points will be awarded:
<ul>
<li>Each group play win: +10 points</li>
<li>Make the quarterfinals: +10 points</li>
<li>Quarterfinals win: +30 points</li>
<li>Semifinals win: +50 points</li>
<li>Finals win: +80 points</li>
</ul>
The maximum total points you can get from winning this tournament is 200. If this tournament doesn’t get at least 17 teams, it will be changed to a 100 point tournament.
Point System Rules:
<ul>
<li>A school's 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc. team can all earn points for their school from the same tournament</li>
<li>Only a school's top 5 tournament performances will count towards their point total for the season</li>
<li>In March, 16 of the 64 bids to The Nationals will be given out to the schools with the most points who do not already have a bid</li>
</ul>
This tournament only gives out points, and does not have a guaranteed bid attached to it.
For more information about the College Pickleball Tour's point system, use <a href="https://www.dupr.com/post/new-point-system-for-the-college-pickleball-tour"><u>this link here.</u></a>
<b>Tournament Eligibility Requirements</b>
The College Pickleball Tour has new eligibility requirements for the 2026-27 season, please review them here before signing up for this tournament. Players must meet all of these requirements in order to participate in this tournament.
<ul>
<li>All players must be a full time student at the time of the tournament</li>
<li>All players must have a high school diploma or equivalency at the time of the tournament</li>
<li>All players can play a maximum of five consecutive seasons on the College Pickleball Tour. If this is your first College Pickleball Tour event since the summer of 2026 (past playing experience on the CPT does not matter), your five-season clock will start in the 2026-27 season. You will then have four more seasons after the 2026-27 season to play college pickleball on the College Pickleball Tour.</li>
</ul>
To read the full list of eligibility requirements for the 2026-27 season, use <a href="https://www.dupr.com/post/2026-27-season-college-pickleball-tour-eligibility-rules"><u>this link here.</u></a>
<b>General Tournament Format</b>
<ul>
<li>Schools will bring teams of 4-6 players to compete.</li>
<li>Each team will have 2-3 men and 2-3 women players.</li>
<li>Teams will play Women’s, Men’s, and 2 Mixed Doubles games against each other to determine a winner. A Dreambreaker may be played if there is a 2-2 tie after the doubles games.</li>
<li>Teams will play at least 3 group play games (against schools other than their own if possible), and then the best performing teams from group play will advance to the single elimination playoffs.</li>
<li>All players on a team must be from the same school</li>
</ul>
<b>Legal Paddles</b>
We accept all <a href="https://upaa.unitedpickleball.com/approved-paddles/"><u>UPA-A</u></a> and <a href="https://equipment.usapickleball.org/paddle-list/"><u>USAP</u></a> approved paddles at College Pickleball Tour events.
