CT GRAND PRIX Pickleball COST: $200 This cost covers the tournament expenses to include courts, software and awards. TOURNAMENT INFORMATION: This is an invitational event for skill levels 4.0 and above. If you would like to be invited, click on the ‘Contact Tourney’ button above. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 32 total, 16 men & 16 women TIME: 1:00 - 3:30pm or 3:30 - 6pm, specific match times will be posted LENGTH: 7 weeks DATES: March 8, 15, 22, 29, April 6=5, 12, 19 FORMAT: Week #1 Mixed Doubles robin matches with your chosen partner - Pool 1, NO RATINGS Mixed Doubles robin matches with your chosen partner - Pool 1, NO RATINGS Week #2 Women's round robin matches with your chosen partner Men’s round robin matches with your chosen partner Week #3 Mixed Doubles round robin matches with your chosen partner - Pool 1 Mixed Doubles round robin matches with your chosen partner - Pool 2 Week #4 Mens round robin matches - SCRAMBLE NO RATINGS Women’s round robin matches with - SCRAMBLE NO RATINGS Week #5 Mixed Doubles round robin matches - SCRAMBLE NO RATINGS Mixed Doubles round robin matches - SCRAMBLE NO RATINGS Week #6 Mens round robin matches with your chosen partner - PLAYOFFS Women’s round robin matches with your chosen partner - PLAYOFFS Week #7 Mixed Doubles round robin matches with your chosen partner - Pool 1 PLAYOFFS Mixed Doubles round robin matches with your chosen partner - Pool 2 PLAYOFFS RATINGS: For weeks #1, #4, and #5, those matches WILL be NOT factored in your Pickleball Brackets rating IF YOU PLAY. Your rating will not be impacted if you do not play. For weeks #2,#3,#6, and #7, your ratings will will be adjusted with match play. Subs for ratings weeks WILL have their results factored into their Pickleball Brackets rating. SCRAMBLE INFO: Pickleball Brackets will assign players partners for their doubles and mixed matches. These matches do not count towards your rating. Weeks #5 and #6. MATCHES: Games will be round robin format. Matches will be played to 11 points, win by 2. When time permits. Matches may switch to rally scoring if matches run late. WINNERS: Winning teams for Gold, Silver and Bronze in each category will be listed on the website in the tournament information. Points will be awarded to each player on an individual basis to determine the GRAND PRIX overall winners for the female and male 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place winners. The points will be calculated separately from the site and weekly results will be made available to all tournament players. Points will be awarded based on finishing position in the bracket for that day. The points are awarded individually in descending order 8 through 1 and totaled up for the 8 weeks to determine 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners for the female and male players. Absent players will not receive points for the week they do not play. SUBSTITUTIONS: Players are expected to notify tournament organizers well in advance if they cannot make a match. Players are not to invite their own subs. Tournament organizers will assign a sub from a pre-approved list of players.