QUALIFIER
This tournament is a Qualifier for the Southern Championships, the most prestigious amateur tournament in the Southeast. This year the Southern Championships will be held Jan 3rd-5th 2025 in Macon, Ga at Rhythm and Rally Sports and Events Center. All medalists qualify to participate in the Southern Championships. Medalists will receive an email the week following the tournament with instructions on how to register for the Southern Championships.
RATINGS
Southern Pickleball uses DUPR (Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating) for all tournaments. Two weeks prior to the tournament all ratings will be updated and players moved to the appropriate bracket based on their rating at that time. Players with a DUPR reliability score of less than 50% may appeal to play at a level below their current DUPR Rating. Appeals must be made before the ratings are updated two weeks prior to the tournament. Appeals should be sent to info@southernpickleball.com. It is the players responsibility to monitor their DUPR rating and make any desired appeals. Players who do not have a DUPR Rating may register at their self-rating. They must then create a DUPR account prior to the start of the tournament. To find out more information on DUPR or to create a DUPR account go to DUPR.COM.
SKILL LEVELS
2.5 Beginner (2.5 to 2.99)
3.0 Low Intermediate (3.0 to 3.49)
3.5 High Intermediate (3.5 to 3.99)
4.0 Advanced (4.0 to 4.49)
4.5 High Advanced (4.5 to 4.99)
5.0 Open (5.0 and Above)
PLAYERS NEEDING PARTNERS
Players that do not have a partner may register as needing a partner. This allows other players to see the player needs a partner and contact the player through the pickleballbrackets.com system. Southern Pickleball and our Tournament Directors DO NOT attempt to find partners for players. This feature is provided as a service for the players Players who do not find a partner and wish to withdraw must withdraw by the withdrawal deadline to receive a refund minus the administration fee.
COMBINED BRACKETS
Brackets with less than 4 teams will be combined. Brackets may be combined by age and/or skill at the discretion of the tournament director to make the most competitive balanced divisions. Medals WILL BE AWARDED to teams at the end of play based on the brackets that players originally signed up for. If you are in a COMBINED bracket please check with tournament director before leaving the tournament to see if you earned a medal. Medals will only be awarded at the tournament and will not be mailed after the tournament.
APPROVED PADDLES
Only paddles that are currently on the USA Pickleball Approved List will be allowed.
https://equipment.usapickleball.org/paddle-list/
Players using unapproved paddles will forfeit all games played with the unapproved paddle.
