Event Days & Times
Friday - Amateur Singles, Sr. Pro Gender Doubles #1 OR The Dink MiLP Team Event - You CANNOT play in MiLP and another event on Friday!
Saturday - Amateur Gender Doubles, Sr. Pro Gender Doubles #2
Sunday - Amateur Mixed Doubles, Sr. Pro Singles
We will not have the exact bracket start times until after registration closes.
DUPR ratings will be used to determine bracket placements.
Scores will be uploaded to DUPR.
Registration Fee - $75 (Beginning March 10, 2025 the registration fee will be $85)
Event Fee - $25
Sr. Pro Event Fee - $165
PB Brackets Service Fee (we have no control over this) - $5-10
*Registration for Friday's The Dink MiLP Team Event is separate from Friday's Amateur Singles OR Sr. Pro Gender Doubles #1. A player cannot play in The Dink MiLP and another event on Friday.
The Dink MiLP Price: $70.00 per player (must register and pay as a team) - this is completely separate from the Arizona Open tournament fee.
The Dink MLPlay™ FORMAT
The Dink Minor League Pickleball is team competition where teams of 4 players (2 women and 2 men) compete against each other using the MLPlay™ format: team matches are composed of four 21-point games (rally scoring), one women’s doubles, a men’s doubles, and the final two games consisting of mixed doubles. If both teams are tied at 2-2 after the 4 games are played, they’ll go to a Dreambreaker™! In a Dreambreaker™ one person from each team plays singles against the other team’s player, switching players every four rallies until someone gets to 21 and wins by two points.
Register here for Friday's MiLP Team Event >> https://swishtournaments.com/product/the-dink-minor-league-pickleball-np-arizona-open-mesa-march/
DUPR ratings will be used to determine bracket placements (bracket options will be combined team DUPR of 12, 14, 16, 18, or 20).
Round-Robin Bracket Formats
Brackets with 4 or more teams could take 4-6 hours to complete, please plan accordingly
3 teams/players (only if necessary, we will try to combine any 3 team/player divisions with the closest age division possible)
- Double-RR, games 1 to 15
- Top 2 teams advanced to Gold Medal match, 2/3 to 11 win by 2
- 3rd place team automatically receives Bronze medal
4 team bracket
- Single-RR, games 1 to 15
- Semi-final (all 4 teams) - 1 to 15
- Bronze - 1 to 15
- Gold - 2/3 to 11
5-7 team bracket
- Single-RR, games 1 to 15
- Semi-final (top 4 teams) - 1 to 15
- Bronze - 1 to 15
- Gold - 2/3 to 11
8-9 team team bracket
- Single-RR, games 1 to 11
- Semi-final (top 4 teams) - 1 to 11
- Bronze - 1 to 11
- Gold - 2/3 to 11
10-12 team bracket
- 2 pools, Single-RR, games 1 to 15
- Semi-final (top 2 teams from each pool) - 1 to 15
- Bronze - 1 to 15
- Gold - 2/3 to 11
Format is subject to change at anytime.
If a bracket is unable to finish due to weather and enough matches have been played to determine placements, we will use approved USAP rules to determine placements.
USAP rules will be followed. USAP approved paddle list will be used - NOT UPA-A.
