Performance Pickleball RVA Welcomes you to the:

A pickleball tournament hosted by Performance Pickleball RVA to benefit The Laaser's Ladybug Society, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, in support of their efforts to combat mental illness in adolescents and teens.

This is a non-sanctioned tournament being held at the all-new Performance Pickleball RVA premier indoor pickleball facility with Age & Skill Divisions in Men's and Women's Singles, Men's and Women's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles.

The tournament will also feature Open & Senior Open Divisions within each of the Men's, Women's and Mixed events with Prize Money awarded to the top 3 teams/players in each Open & Senior Open Division event.

Continuing our collaboration with Sportable, each tournament day will also feature a separate Adaptive/Wheelchair event. Please see below for more information regarding these events.

Matches will take place on 12 state-of-the-art dedicated indoor pickleball courts. There will also be a practice court set up for players to warm up.

Medals will be awarded to the top 3 teams/players in each bracket.

Men's & Women's Singles

Adaptive/Wheelchair Coed Singles

Men's & Women's Doubles

Adaptive/Wheelchair Coed Doubles

Mixed Doubles

Adaptive/Wheelchair Hybrid Coed Doubles

Registration closes on Friday 4/5/24

Registration is $55 per player and includes a free tournament t-shirt and other tournament sponsor giveaways. Please be sure to indicate your shirt size during the registration process. Late or last-minute registrants may not be guaranteed a t-shirt and/or desired shirt size, so be sure to sign up early.

Event fees are $15 per event for all Age & Skill events and $30 per event for all Open & Senior Open events. There will also be a Pickleball Brackets non-refundable service fee of $5 per event or a maximum of $10 when registering for 2 or more events.

For doubles events, priority will be given to teams that have both partners registered and paid. Teams with only one partner registered and paid and teams with no designated partner will be waitlisted. To secure your spot in a doubles bracket, please make sure that both you and your partner are registered and paid.

Be a Ladybug Lover! Make a donation to the Ladybugs using one of the following options:

1) via the tournament registration process (for players only);

2) by clicking on the "Donate to the Ladybugs" button up above (includes a PB.com $5 fee); or

3) by going to the Laaser's Ladybug Society website linked here and below

This is a non-sanctioned tournament; however, all USAPA 2024 rules will apply.

All Age & Skill 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.

Round Robin matches will be either best 2/3 games to 11 win by 2 or 1 game to 15 win by 2 or 1 game to 11 win by 2 depending on the size of the bracket and/or pools. Gold Medal matches will be best 2/3 games to 11 win by 2. Bronze Medal matches will be 1 game to 15 win by 2.

Open & Senior Open Division brackets will be Double Elimination. Double Elimination bracket matches will be best 2/3 games to 11 win by 2 in the Winners' Bracket and 1 game to 15 win by 2 in the Consolation Bracket. Teams/players in the Consolation Bracket will have a chance to advance back into the medal rounds. Gold Medal matches will be best 2/3 games to 11 win by 2 with a Tiebreaker Match (if necessary) being 1 game to 15 win by 2. Bronze Medal matches will be 1 game to 15 win by 2.

Open Division upper age limit is 49 and under; however, older players may play down in age if they do not wish to play in the Senior Open or have a partner who is 49 or under. Senior Open Division minimum age limit is 50 and above. Open and Senior Open Divisions may be combined if not enough teams/players are signed up to fill a complete bracket.

Notice: Age & Skill groups may be combined at the discretion of the Tournament Director to create brackets as needed based on the number of registered teams/players. The Tournament Director also reserves the right to adjust the bracket and match formats as necessary.

All Adaptive/Wheelchair Divisions will be coed, meaning that doubles teams may consist of any combination of men's, women's or mixed pairings. Likewise, the singles bracket will consist of both men's and women's players.

The Wheelchair Coed Singles and the Wheelchair Coed Doubles divisions will consist of teams of all wheelchair players. The Hybrid Wheelchair Coed Doubles division will consist of teams with one wheelchair player and one standing player.

If we have enough teams/players registered, we may separate the brackets into Men's, Women's and/or Mixed as the numbers allow.

The Cancellation Deadline is Sunday 3/31/24. Full refunds (less the Pickleball Brackets non-refundable service fees) will be given through this date. After this date, there will be no refunds for cancellations or withdrawals. For any extenuating circumstances or situations, please contact the Tournament Director for approval.

Prize Money will be awarded to the top 3 teams/players in each of the Open & Senior Open Division events. Payout amounts TBD and are not guaranteed and will be distributed according to the final bracket sizes.

Gold - $900; Silver - $400; Bronze - $200

Gold - $250; Silver - $125; Bronze - $75

Gold - $300; Silver - $200; Bronze - $100

Gold - $125; Silver - $50; Bronze - $25

Gold - $700; Silver - $350; Bronze - $200

The tournament will be held inside the all-new Performance Pickleball RVA indoor pickleball facility so play will go on regardless of any April showers!