** May 9, 2025** Format announcement

**SAVE THE DATE**

** Late Fee Applicable if registration is received after August 20, 2025. Increase of $10.00

**April 2025** Bracket advancement and play format's will be announced as soon as they have been determined.

Fees:

June 1 - August 20 - $75.00 Non-member / $65.00 Opelika Pickleball Club Member Fee

August 21 - September 4, 2025 - $85.00 Non-member / $75.00 Opelika Pickleball club Member fee

The Fall Paddles at the Plex tournament will follow USA Pickleball rules. There are 24 covered, individually fenced, and lighted courts. There are 9 outdoor lighted, individually fenced courts under construction.

Although you are registering for a large age group bracket, brackets will be split or combined based on registration numbers after registration closes. This is a skill/age tournament, and we will do our best to keep skill/age groups similar. We will attempt to have a youth (8–15-year-old) bracket if registration numbers allow. Attempts will also be made to avoid brackets of less than 5 teams / players.

Registration criteria are based on your current DUPR rating. If you do not have a DUPR rating, you will be allowed to register based on your "Self-Rating". The tournament reserves the right to reevaluate DUPR ratings after registration closes and move players based on their current DUPR rating. All registration fees include one lunch food voucher and a tournament gift. Each event fee is $5.00; there is also a $5 "PIckleball.com" fee for each event up to 2 events. The Pickleball.com fee is non-refundable. In doubles events, both partners must register and pay. This is a 4-day tournament. Registration may be capped at 500 players, or by events, when the day is projected to be full.

Thursday (September 18) is senior (60+) men's singles and senior women's doubles. Friday (September 19) will be men's doubles and women's singles. Saturday (September 20) is mixed doubles. Sunday (September 21) is under 60 men's singles and under 60 women's doubles.

**MAY 9, 2025, FORMAT UPDATE** All play will be round robin 1-15 except brackets of 8 & 9. Brackets of 8 & 9 will play 1-11 round robin. Senior brackets of 8 & 9 teams/players will not have pre-medal rounds. All matches in the below 60 brackets will have pre-medal and medal rounds. All medal rounds will be 1-15. Seniors will only play Gold/Silver & Bronze medal matches no pre-medal matches (1 Vs. 2 & 3 Vs. 4). We will be using current USA Pickleball rules, all matches are win by 2.

Brackets of 3 teams - "Double Round Robin" / 3 teams advancing to medal rounds.

Brackets of 4-7 / 4 teams advancing to medal rounds.

Brackets of 8 & 9 - no pools, top 4, except Senior play, will advance to medal rounds.

Brackets of 10 -14 2 pools with top 2 from each pool advancing to medal rounds.

Brackets of 15-18 3 pools with top 2 from each pool advancing to medal rounds.

Please note that if you are playing in a doubles event and your partner does not register within 3 days of when you register, you will automatically be moved to the waitlist. Your spot in the main event will NOT be saved. After you are both registered and paid for the event, if the day/bracket has not filled, you will be moved back to the active event. If the event has filled before your team is completely registered, you will remain on the waitlist.

The tournament reserves the right to change the format based on registration and other factors.

This tournament is sanctioned by the Southern Pickleball Association and all medal winners will become eligible to play in the 2025 Southern Pickleball Championships. For more information on the Southern Pickleball Association visit southernpickleball.com.

The Plex is located 1 hour fifteen minutes from Atlanta's Hartfield Jackson airport. A straight shot down I-85 to Alabama Exit 64. Head west from the exit about 1 mile to the Opelika Sportsplex and Aquatics Center. The 2 Pickleball Pavilions are located directly behind the main building. Following parking signs around the right side of the building for parking.

Player cancellation/withdrawal prior to September 4, 2025, will result in full refund less a $20.00 administration fee. "Waitlist" players will be provided with an appropriate refund less $20.00 administrative fee. Cancellation refunds after September 4, 2025. are at the discretion of the tournament. (Please note that the Pickleball.Com service fee, $5-$10, is non-refundable.)

Inclement weather policy - This is an outdoor tournament. Although the courts are covered, there could be blowing water issues or court condensation issues. If weather is a factor, we will do all we can to allow play to continue. There will be no refunds or credits due to weather or other uncontrollable events.