Come check out where the Western Canada Regionals are going to be held in July: court surface, balls, format. A low key one-day tournament.
ELIGIBILITY
Must be a Pickleball Canada member in good standing throughout the
tournament.
EVENTS
Event: Mixed Doubles
Categories: 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0.
AGE GROUPS
Players will register in their appropriate skill level. At the the time of registration there will be only one age group, e.g., ANY AGE. When registration closes the players will be broken into groups based on the age of teams signed up. The tournament committee will determine if the groups are split into 5 teams or 10 teams with 2 pools depending on the age of players signed up.
If a higher skill level does not have 5 teams or a multiple of five teams and the next lower skill level has a wait list, then the highest rated team in the lower skill level will be asked if they wish to play up and a team from the wait list will be incorporated into the lower skill level.
TOURNAMENT FORMAT
Round Robin in pools - 1 game to 15, win by 2, no cap
1 group of 5:
* Bronze medal game - 3rd vs 4th from RR - 1 game to 15, win by 2, no cap
* Gold Medal Game - 1st vs 2nd from RR, best 2 out 3 to 11, win by 2, no cap
1 group of 10 (2 pools):
*top 2 teams from each pool go to semi finals - 1 game to 15, win by 2, no cap
*Bronze Medal Game - 1 game to 15, win by 2, no cap
Gold Medal Game - best 2 out 3 to 11, win by 2, no cap
Every team will play at least 4 matches.
SCHEDULE
Saturday, May 11, 2024
Events will run from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Check in will commence at 8:00 AM for the morning session and no later than 12:30 for the afternoon session(s)
Opening ceremonies will commence at 8:35 AM
COURTS
12 indoors on outdoor surface
COST
Registration $40.00. Payment is only through Stripe within the Pickleball
Brackets system. It accepts both credit and debit cards.
REGISTRATION
* Registration opens on April 2, 2024, at 7 p.m. and closes on May 1, 2024, at 8 p.m.
* All Registration is through Pickleball Brackets where you must have established a profile.
* In doubles events, at least one of the partners must be at the correct skill level. The 2nd partner may be no more than one skill level (0.5) lower.
A pair's status in the tournament is not verified until the 2nd partner registers. Failure of the
2nd partner to register within two (2) days of the 1st player registering may jeopardize the
status of the pair.
ELIGIBILITY TO ENTER AN EVENT
* Age: An older player may play in a younger age group. A younger player may not play in an
older age group
* Skill Level: The skill level of players is determined by their data in their Pickleball Brackets
profile. The priority for determining a player's skill level is their Pickleball Bracket profile tournament rating, and if that is lacking their Pickleball Bracket self-rating for that Event.
DISCRETION
The tournament director reserves the right to:
* review, and possibly alter the rating of players who self-rate below or above their actual
rating.
* move players and teams between skill level brackets if on verification the wrong event has
been entered.
* merge or split brackets based on event registration.
* change start times
EQUIPMENT
* Paddles must be USAP approved paddles
* Ball: The tournament ball is Franklin X-40
* Clothing: If a player is wearing clothing that is the same colour as the ball, s/he might be
asked to change apparel by the Tournament Director.
OFFICIATING
All Medal matches, where possible, will be refereed.
