ERA's Houston Challenger Cup

ERA's Houston Challenger Cup

ERA's Houston Challenger Cup
• Register Now - 188 players
Apr 10, 2025 - Apr 13, 2025
When
Registration opens
Feb 01, 2025
12:00 CST
Registration ends
Apr 09, 2025
11:55 CST
Registration Cost
$ 25.00
Price changes to USD 35.00 on Feb 24th
Click here for fee schedule
Where
Era Pickleball
295 Sawdust Rd
The Woodlands, TX, 77380
Tournament Description
A BIG 4 TOURNEY
Our 2nd big tournament of the year is coming! ERA's Challenger Cup is here! This tournament is part of The Big 4 series, so don't miss your chance to compete in one of our premier tourneys!
Sign up before March 14th to ensure that you get one of our special tournament shirts. The only time you can get these shirts is during our tournament weekend, so make sure to sign up to get yours!
We're offering up to $13,000 in cash prizes across our entire tournament! Cash prizes in all of our 4.0 and above brackets and a grand prize of $2,500 to each of our Mixed and Doubles Money Ball! We will be paying out 1st-3rd place!
Our tournament event schedule is below:
Thursday/Friday - Men's Singles / Women's Singles
Friday - Senior Men's Doubles / Senior Women's Doubles
Saturday - Men's Doubles / Women's Doubles (includes beginner brackets)
Sunday - Mixed Doubles / Senior Mixed Doubles (includes beginner brackets)
If you participate in a "senior" event on Friday, you may also play in regular doubles on Saturday.
You can also only sign up for 1 event per day, unless you sign up for a 2.5 event or a Money Ball event.
Additional Information
FOOD AND DRINK
We will have snacks, drinks, and smoothies for players provided by our on-site smoothie shop. Registrants will receive a complimentary smoothie per event they're signed up for.
FORMAT (3.0 - 4.5 events)
Teams will play a minimum of 3 matches. The format will be as follows:
- Pool-Play to Single Elimination
- Gold medal match will be best of 3
FORMAT (Money Ball events)
- Double Elimination Bracket
- 2/3 to 11 in winners bracket
- 1 to 15 in losers bracket
TIMING
Play may begin as early as 8:00 a.m. We will send out a tentative schedule 2 weeks before and then confirm the schedule when registration closes. We do this to ensure our tournaments run smoothly and are never delayed.
RATINGS
We use DUPR to ensure fair competition. The tournament director reserves the right to move any players who are in the wrong brackets. All scores will be submitted to DUPR.
Register for brackets matching your DUPR rating:
- 3.0 bracket: 3.000–3.499
- 3.5 bracket: 3.500–3.999
- 4.0 bracket: 4.000 - 4.499
- 4.5 bracket: 4.500 - 4.999
Players must stay within their bracket's range. No exceptions. Bracket adjustments based on DUPR ratings will occur 1 week before registration closes.
Important Notes on DUPR
- Self-entered DUPR matches will be manually accounted for to prevent DUPR manipulation.
- The DUPR score at registration will determine the bracket a player is eligible to play in.
EXTRA
Please note that if you are playing in a doubles event and your partner does not register within 7 days of when you register, you will automatically be moved to the waitlist. Your spot in the main event will NOT be saved. If (after you are both registered and paid for the event) there is room in the main event, you will be moved back to the main event. If the event has filled up in the meantime, you will remain on the waitlist until a spot opens up.
Refund Policy
Refunds are available for players who withdraw by March 14th. Players will receive a full refund, less $10 processing fee.
No refunds will be issued for withdrawals after March 14th, this includes players withdrawing due bracket adjustments resulting from incorrect bracket registration.
Prize Money
MONEY BALL EVENTS (half for singles)
1st - $1,500 | 2nd - $750 | 3rd - $250
4.5 DOUBLES EVENTS (half for singles)
1st - $750 | 2nd - $250
4.0 DOUBLES EVENTS (half for singles)
1st - $500
Events will need to reach the maximum teams displayed on the event for a full payout, this can range from 8 teams to 16 teams.
Bronze
