This Thanksgiving season, Chase the Point is thankful for more than just pickleball. Get to know your community this fall in a no partner needed, Round Robin style tournament with a prize for each division.
Gender Doubles Format (11/22):
24 players max per division (players will be entered after registration in groups of 4 first come first serve)
Players will be grouped by DUPR into 6 courts of 4 and will play with each player on their court once(to 11win by 2)
The top 2 players from each court advance to the Top 12 and are regrouped by seeding.
The bottom 2 players move to the Bottom 12, also regrouped by seeding and will play with each player on their court once(to 11 win by 2)
Top 12: Compete for captain spots
Bottom 12: Play for elimination
After this round, the top seeded 6 overall will be named captains and draft teams of 3 while the lowest seeded 6 players will be eliminated.
Teams will be seeded by accumulated player seeding and play out in a Teams of 3 seeded single elimination bracket.
Game 1: Players A & B vs. opponents
Game 2: Players A & C vs. opponents
Game 3 (if needed): Players B & C vs. opponents
-The team with the higher DUPR will send out their first team
-The team that wins the first game will send out their second team first
Mixed Doubles Format (11/23)
Max: 24 total players (16 men, 8 women)
(*final numbers subject to change dependent on total sign-ups*)
Players will be grouped by DUPR & gender into groups of 4 and will play with each player on their court once(to 11 win by 2)
The top 2 players from each court advance and are regrouped by seeding to play for captain spots, while the bottom 2 are regrouped by seeding to play for elimination.
After this round, the top 2 women and top 4 men become captains and draft teams of 3 (2 men / 1 woman) for a seeded Teams of 3 single-elimination bracket while the bottom 2 women and bottom 4 men will be eliminated.
Teams will be seeded by accumulated player seeding and play out in a seeded Teams of 3 single elimination bracket.
Game 1: Players A & B vs. opponents
Game 2: Players A & C vs. opponents
Game 3 (if needed): Players B & C vs. opponents
-The team with the higher DUPR will send out their first team
-The team that wins the first game will send out their second team first
Schedule:
11/22: Gender 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5+
11/23: Mixed 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5+
*exact start times TBD until the week of tournament, please plan for each event to be 3-4 hours*
These matches will not go into DUPR but will count towards CTP points. Players will be verified by DUPR and must enter into the division that their DUPR falls in.
