**DESCRIPTION**
**GOLDEN GATE PICKLEBALL PRESENTS: DINKIN’ IN THE FOG: MAY DAY**
*May Day! May Day! Send Paddles!*
April 30–May 2, 2027 | Concord, California
**Schedule**
- Friday, April 30: Moneyball at 8:00 AM; singles at 1:00 PM
- Saturday, May 1: Men’s and Women’s Doubles
- Sunday, May 2: Mixed Doubles
**Registration—Per Player**
- Early bird through January 31: $50
- February 1–April 23: $65
Registration closes April 23. Late entries may be accepted by exception from April 24 through April 30, subject to availability, at $105 per player.
Current Golden Gate Pickleball members receive $20 off registration using a special offer code emailed to them.
Become a member: https://www.goldengatepickleball.org/membership
**Regular Tournament Events**
Event fee: $20 per player, per event, in addition to registration.
Skill divisions: 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0.
Players select their skill division based on their rating at the time they register. **We will not review DUPR ratings for regular tournament events or move players to another skill division based on later rating changes.** Unrated players may enter.
All regular tournament match scores will be reported to DUPR.
Age divisions: **Age Divisions**
49 and under; over 50.
If registration numbers allow, we will create separate 55+, 60+, 65+, and 70+ brackets.
Age is based on each player’s age as of December 31, 2027. For doubles, the younger partner determines the team’s age division.
Age divisions are based on each player’s age as of December 31, 2027. Singles players enter the division matching their own age. For doubles, the younger partner determines the team’s age division.
Regular tournament brackets may be split or combined based on registration numbers. We will combine age groups first, starting with the oldest divisions, and skill levels last.
**Singles**
Skinny singles and full-court singles will be offered for all age groups, beginning Friday at 1:00 PM.
Players may enter either skinny singles or full-court singles, not both.
**Moneyball**
Moneyball begins Friday at 8:00 AM. Any combination of partners is welcome, with no separate age or gender divisions.
Event fees per player, in addition to registration:
- Capped DUPR brackets: $50
- Open: $65
No additional $20 event fee applies to Moneyball.
All players must have a DUPR rating. Unrated players cannot enter Moneyball.
**DUPR ratings will be reviewed when registration closes on April 23, 2027.** Teams may be moved if they do not meet their selected bracket’s eligibility requirements.
Teams may play up in a higher capped bracket but may not exceed that bracket’s maximum combined DUPR. Moneyball Open requires a combined team DUPR of at least 8.50.
Moneyball brackets:
- Combined DUPR up to 6.50
- Combined DUPR up to 7.50
- Combined DUPR up to 8.50
- Open—combined DUPR 8.50 or higher
Moneyball brackets will not be combined. A minimum of six teams per Moneyball bracket is required to run.
Capped Moneyball match scores will be reported to DUPR. **Moneyball Open match scores will not be reported to DUPR.**
**Play Format**
Round-robin pool play: One game to 15, win by 2.
The top two or top four teams or singles players from each pool will advance to the playoffs, depending on the number of pools. The advancement format and any rounds preceding semifinals will be announced before play begins.
- Semifinals: One game to 15, win by 2. Winners advance to the gold medal match; losers play for bronze.
- Bronze medal match: One game to 15, win by 2.
- Gold medal match: Best two out of three games to 11, win by 2.
Timeouts per team or singles player, per game:
- Games to 15: Two timeouts.
- Games to 11: One timeout.
Formats are subject to change based on participation and time constraints.
**Pool Standings and Tiebreakers**
Teams or singles players will be ranked by:
1. Total match wins.
2. Head-to-head results.
3. Point differential: Total points scored minus total points allowed across all pool matches.
If head-to-head results do not resolve a tie involving three or more teams or players, point differential will be used.
