Beat the heat at KPC, some of Canada's finest, climate controlled, indoor courts. The Crystal Head Open will serve as a qualifier for the True North Pickleball Tour Championship this September at Swing in Collingwood.
We are incredibly excited to welcome Crystal Head Vodka as our title sponsor, founded by renowned Kingstonian Dan Aykroyd!
"When he’s not busting ghosts or unearthing The Unbelievable in a new nonfiction series on the History Channel, the seemingly ageless Aykroyd’s truest passion when it comes to spirits is Crystal Head Vodka, which he co-founded in 2008 with John Alexander, a renowned American artist and the designer of the liquor’s unique skull bottle."
Please take a second to check out the below links to the Crystal Head website and a great article about Dan, , the brand and more.
https://www.crystalheadvodka.com/
https://www.laweekly.com/dan-aykroyd-cracking-the-creativity-code/
Thanks to Crystal Head and Dan's support each gold medal winner will receive a "head" of vodka signed by Dan! He will also be making an appearance at the event and we are hoping he will be able to present some medals as well.
This will be a skill/age event with 19, 35, 50, and 65+ age categories played at 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and Open skill levels.
Play will be with the Franklin X40, the official ball of the True North Pickleball Tour.
Format will be round robin feeding into a single elimination medal round. Open events will be play as a double elimination (with a minimum of 6 teams) and will feature prize money for the medalists.
5 minute warm up prior to your first match, 2 minutes for subsequent matches. We will ref as many matches as possible with a focus on medal matches.
This will follow the official rules of pickleball but will not be a Pickleball Canada sanctioned event, and you will be able to play up in skill if you so choose. Tournament director reserves the right to combine events as necessary and to move teams playing up too far if he feels they won't be competitive.
Players must register and pay individually. Your spot will not be secure in the tournament until both partners have done so.
