Registration is completed by DUPR skill level. We promise to keep age groups as tight as possible, with a minimum of 4 teams per age division. DUPR ratings will be updated before setting brackets, and teams moved up where required. No one will be lowered, unless requested by the players. Groups with less than 4 teams/players will be combined to create viable brackets at the discretion of the Tournament Director. Start times for brackets to be posted on October 19th, subject to change until the day before play.
New this year! Open divisions offering cash prizes to the top 3 teams! The Open Divisions will NOT be reporting to DUPR, but will use DUPR for seedings. Brackets limited to 24 teams/players. Divisions with fewer than 12 teams will not pay out. 50% Payout activated upon 12 teams registered. 100% payout at 18 teams. Wait List available, and we will add where possible, depending on weather/courts. Open Divisions run as Double Elimination brackets, winners side matches will be 2/3 to 11 or 15, losers side will be games to 15 or 21, depending on doubles or singles matches. There will be no come around matches in the Open divisions.
The Monterey Bay Pickleball Open Amateurs will be Round Robin, with the top 4 teams in each division advancing to a single elimination bracket. All doubles matches will be games to 15, except the Gold Medal matches, which will be a 2/3 to 11 format. All singles matches will be rally scoring games to 21, except the Gold Medal match, which will be rally scoring 2/3 to 15 format.
3 teams/players: Double Round Robin, games to 15, WinBy2, top 2 compete for Gold, third place in RR wins Bronze
4 teams/players: Round Robin, games to 15, WinBy2, all teams advance to the medal round
5-7 teams/players: Round Robin, games to 15, WinBy2, top 4 advance to medal round
8-9 teams/players: 2 pools, games to 15, WinBy2, all teams advance to the Single Elimination playoff bracket
10 or more teams will play pools, with the top 2 finishers in each pool advancing to the medal bracket. Above formats apply to pool groups.
