Denver Pickleball Club (DPC) is proud to present Colorado's premiere amateur tournament series, the Colorado Cup Tour (CCT)! The Colorado Springs Qualifier is stop #3, hosted at one of the best facilities in the state.
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📍 Event Details
• Format: Round robin into bracket play-off; all games entered into DUPR
• Location: Springs Pickleball East
• Ball: Franklin X-40
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🗓️ Schedule
• Friday: Singles and gendered doubles, age 40+
• Saturday: Gendered doubles, age 12+
• Sunday: Mixed doubles
Division start times are set after registration closes. Divisions typically run three to six hours, with play starting as early as 8 a.m. and running into the evening — so plan accordingly. Spots are added to divisions based on waitlist, so join waitlist asap if division is full!
Note: You may only play in one division on a given day. You may play both gendered doubles 12+ and 40+ since they are on different days.
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💳 Registration & Pricing
Each player registers and pays individually — you can't sign up for your teammate. No partner yet? Mark "need teammate" at signup and they can select you later. Both players need a DUPR and pickleball.com account.
Per-player pricing has three parts:
1. Registration fee: increases roughly every two weeks, so sign up early
2. Event fee:
○ Amateur doubles: $40
○ Open doubles: $70 (includes a $30 buy-in, 100% to the prize pool)
○ Singles: $45
○ Open singles: $75 (includes a $30 buy-in, 100% to the prize pool)
3. Platform fee: $5 pickleball.com service fee, plus a Stripe transaction fee
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🎯 Divisions & DUPR Requirements
All skill divisions from 2.5 to 4.5+ are offered; smaller divisions may combine, larger ones may split. DPC reserves the right to move teams into the appropriate bracket based on DUPR.
DUPR is strictly enforced to keep games fair and competitive:
• No playing down — you can't register below your current DUPR.
• Playing up, doubles: allowed if either (a) the stronger player's DUPR fits the higher division and the weaker player is within 0.5 of its lower threshold, or (b) the team's average DUPR is within 0.15 of the higher division's lower threshold at time of signup.
• Playing up, singles: allowed if your DUPR is within 0.5 of the division's lower threshold.
• Unrated players: create a DUPR account and you'll be placed based on your partner's rating, or your choice of division if both partners are unrated (must be below 4.0 if both unrated).
• Ratings are re-checked 1-2 weeks before registration closes; teams may be moved a division if they cross a threshold (a 0.125 buffer applies above the top of a division, and a 0.625 buffer below the bottom, before a move is triggered).
• Duplicate DUPR accounts used to dodge the correct division are treated as cheating, reported to DUPR, and can lead to suspension from future DPC events.
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🥇 Tournament Format
All divisions start with round robin pool play (games to 15, or to 11 win by 2), followed by bracket play and gold and bronze medal matches. Final pool and bracket sizes are set after registration closes, based on division size. Every player is guaranteed at least 4 games, with most playing 5 to 12.
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🏆 What's the Colorado Cup Tour?
The Colorado Cup Tour is DPC's grassroots, community-run series of qualifiers across Colorado, leading to the Finale State Championship. Every stop is open to everyone — whether you're chasing series points or just here for one great weekend of pickleball. Results earn you points toward the Finale.
Details: https://www.denpickleball.club/cc-tour
