The Twin Cities welcome you to the brand new courts at Jokerst Park in Festus, Missouri, located conveniently approximately 30 minutes south of St. Louis. This tournament consists of senior brackets for ages 50+ on Thursday and Friday as well as OPEN age/skill brackets on Saturday (Doubles) and Sunday (Mixed Doubles). For Saturday and Sunday OPEN events, a MINIMUM rating of 4.0 (WPR, PBB Rating, or USSP) is strongly suggested. Prize money will be awarded to Gold, Silver, and Bronze for Saturday and Sunday OPEN events. 💰🏆

🆕 - WE HAVE BEEN ASKED TO ADD SKILL BRACKETS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY! No prize money for skill level brackets. We have added round robin skill level events for Saturday and Sunday (2.5, 3.0, 3.5). Limited spaces in each division. 🚨

DON’T MISS OUT ON EARLY REGISTRATION!

No Membership in any association is required for registration. This tournament is US Senior Pickleball approved and members receive a $10 discount (make sure your membership number is part of your profile to receive the discount).

No additional event fees for Senior Brackets 😎

$30/Event for Saturday and Sunday OPEN brackets.

Teams are not complete until BOTH team members have fully registered and paid.

Format:

Thursday and Friday Senior events will be round robin. Events with 8 or more teams may have pool play. Players are guaranteed 3 matches per event. More play for your money. MEDALS AWARDED FOR EACH AGE/SKILL GROUP. ALL EVENT BRACKET DETAILS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON REGISTRATION. PLEASE REVIEW ONCE EVENTS HAVE BEEN VERIFIED. Saturday/Sunday Skill Level events (no prize money) will follow the same round robin format.

Twin City Invitational Saturday and Sunday OPEN events will follow the standard championship style double-elimination format. Matches in the winners bracket will be the best 2 out of 3 games to 11, by two points. Games in the losers bracket will be 1 to 15, by 2. (With losers bracket come around). All medal matches will be 2 out of 3 to 11, win by 2.

When will official start times be posted? - Approximately 1-2 days following the close of registration, bracket start times will be posted. It is important to note that factors outside the control of the tournament staff may impact actual court times (matches that last beyond typical times, weather delays, etc).

USSP members are eligible for points and prizes AND receive $10 off the registration of this event. Go to the USSP website listed above for more information on the points system. To join USSP, go to USSeniorPickleball.com, only $20 per year. Multi-year payment discounts available.

USSP has a points system to award prizes to the top finishers each year. In the past, prizes with a retail value of $20,000 were awarded to the top 10-point winners in each age group for both men and women on an annual cycle. In 2024, the prize points will begin in January and run through the end of December.

NO CASH WILL BE AWARDED FOR THE SENIOR EVENTS

Twin City Days, is a spectacular three-day community festival held the weekend after Labor Day in September. Attendees and vendors alike enjoy the spectacular sights & sounds, smells and tastes of this community-focused Fall classic! For more information about this annual event, visit https://twincitychamber.com/twin-city-days

IMPORTANT!!

Refunds can be requested and are subject to a $15.00 processing fee. Refunds are available until registration closes. Refunds are not allowed after the close of registration. ALL REFUNDS WILL BE PROCESSED AFTER THE TOURNAMENT HAS FINISHED. Tournament funds are non-transferable.

THERE WILL BE NO REFUNDS FOR WEATHER RELATED CANCELLATIONS. IN CASE OF WEATHER DELAYS, AN ATTEMPT TO PLAY ALL MATCHES SCHEDULED FOR A DAY WILL BE MADE.

For the Invitational Event (Saturday and Sunday) Open brackets.

🥇Gold - $500/Team

🥈Silver - $300/Team

🥉Bronze - $200/Team

There will be NO prize money awarded for the senior events or the round robin skill level events.

The courts are outdoor with lighting. Every effort will be made to play each and every match, which may include playing in to the evening hours in the event of a weather delay.