1 day tournament with 5 match guarantee (if full draw in event) played at the Pelham Recreation Center on 6 indoor courts. Entry fee covers balls, awards, snacks/drinks, tournament platform, refs and rental fees.
ALL players MUST play at their rated level. There is NO combined ratings used. A team will play to the level of the highest rated player on their team. (Ex: a 3.5 and 3.0 combine to make a team. The correct level this team will have to play, is 3.5)
Format will be pool play round robin with matches to 15 points win by 2, and top 2 teams from each pool advances to a single elimination brackets.
In the single elimination bracket, Pool 1 winner will play Pool 2 Runner-up, and Pool 2 winner will play Pool 1 Runner-up. The two winning teams will advance and play for Gold ( 2/3 games to 11 win by 2). Two losing teams will play for Bronze, one game to 15, win by 2.
We will be using USA Pickleball certified refs for finals and assorted lead-up matches.