Event Schedule:
Friday, May 30th: Men and Women’s Doubles – Age Groups: 60+, 65+, 70+
Skill Levels: 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0+
Saturday, May 31st: Men and Women’s Doubles – Age groups: 12+, 30+, 40+, 50+
Skill Levels: 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0+, 4.5+
Sunday, June 1st: Mixed Doubles - Age Groups: 12+, 30+ 40+, 50+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+
Skill Levels: 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5
Rules & Format:
This is a non-sanctioned tournament, but we will be following USAP 2025 rules.
All Skill & Age brackets will be Round Robin with a Single Elimination bracket round and/or Medal matches to be played immediately following the completion of Round Robin play.
Format:
All event brackets will play a round robin format followed by medal matches. See formats for all draw sizes below.
BRACKET SIZE FORMATS:
4 - 6 teams = RR games to 15, top 2 play 2/3 to 11 for Gold. 3rd and 4th play 1 game to 15 for Bronze.
7 - 9 teams = RR games to 11, top 2 play 2/3 to 11 for Gold. 3rd and 4th play 1 game to 15 for Bronze.
10 or 12 teams = 2 pools of 5 or 6 teams. RR games to 15, top 3 from each pool will advance to single elimination bracket
Events with 3 or fewer participants may be combined with another of similar skill level or different age group.
A team must play at the skill level of the higher rated player, and at the age group of the younger player.
Age is calculated as of 12/31/2025.
As registration proceeds, tournament management reserves the option to combine brackets as needed if brackets do not fill.
All matches are self-monitored.
Additional Description:
Ball: Franklin X-40 neon green. Players will not be allowed to wear bright green shirts.
Snacks and water will be provided to players throughout the day
We follow USAP guidelines.
Skill Rating Definitions to help you identify your skill division are on the link provided below. (If you have never played in a tournament, or you just started playing, it is probably 2.5 or 3.0 Skill Level).
https://www.ppatour.com/how-to-find-your-pickleball-rating/
Paddles are to be USA Pickleball approved. Check the link below if you need to verify that yours is on the list.
https://equipment.usapickleball.org/
Event Location: Kiln Creek Pickleball Courts – 970 Brick Kiln Blvd. Newport News, VA.
• Food Vendor – TBD
• Pickleball Product Vendor – Elevate Pickleball https://elevatepkl.com/