All doubles, all Round Robin brackets with SE playoff to determine final winners in all brackets. Outdoor tournament for players of 3.5 and higher skill levels. Senior events in all mixed skill levels. Includes cash purse in OPEN events. Medals will be awarded for all skill levels in combined brackets. (Medal classes will be determined based on number of teams registered and bracket format.) All RR and pre-medal matches are 1 game to 11, win-by-2 or 1 game to 15, win-by-2, depending on the size of the bracket. Gold and Bronze medal matches will be best 2 out of 3 to 11, win-by-two. All USAP rules apply.
OPEN events qualification: Players with a 4.5 from a recognized rating authority will have priority for OPEN events. At least one player must have 4.5 rating. Teams with a cumulative rating of less than 4.5 may be moved to a waitlist to accommodate higher rated teams.
IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
RATINGS: Players must register at or above the higher of their DUPR or self rating.
Players will be limited to registration in a total of 3 events until May 1, 2025. After May 1, 2025 players can register in more than 3 events.
Players are expected to assess their individual skills objectively and register in events that reflect the skill of the stronger player regardless of their actual rating. Tournament Director reserves the right to disqualify any team from playing in an event where that team could reasonably be expected to have a significant skill advantage over other teams in the bracket.
PARTNERS: You have 7 days from registration for your partner to register and get added to the event with you. After 7 days, you may be wait listed and may not get back into the event unless/until there is an opening. It is your responsibility to notify your partner.
Wait List Priorities (in order):
1) Space available in skill/age group
2) Players with partners
3) Registration/s complete and paid
4) Earliest paid registration
PLAY FORMAT:
Round Robin.
Each team will play a single round robin, 1 game to 15 win by 2 or 1 game to 11, win-by-2.
An event with fewer teams may play RR matches as 1 game to 15 win-by-2 at the discretion of the TD.
Brackets with 10 or more teams will be split into pool brackets.
All brackets will have a final playoff round to determine bracket winners.
All players will play a minimum of 4 matches.
Exact format of each playoff will be determined by the TD.
Round Robin Bracket Winners (to determine playoff teams):
All events will be played in accordance with USA Pickleball rules and regulations in effect at the time of the tournament. Only equipment approved by USA Pickleball is permitted. Players with unapproved or modified equipment are subject to disqualification. See USA Pickleball website for further information.
Bracket formats (splits, pools, seeding, etc.) are determined at the discretion of the Tournament Director (TD). TD reserves the right to modify brackets, including adding teams to any bracket at any time up to the start of the bracket and at the sole discretion of the TD.
