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Welcome to the Georgia Pickleball Association SSI Pickle Paddle Battle II in St. Simons Island, Ga. The Tournament will be played at the Pickleball Courts at Kings Park, 601 Mallery St., St. Simons Island, GA 31522

Registration fee is $50 and includes one event. An additional event can be added for $15. Participants may play in up to 2 events as long as the events take place on different days. All players will receive a goodie bag upon their initial check in.

The schedule is as follows:

Saturday April 22nd Mens & Womens Doubles

Sunday April 23rd Mixed Doubles.

Competition each day may begin as early as 8:00 AM. Specific start times for each event will be posted and emailed to players approximately one week prior to the event.

Format of play will be round robin. Medal rounds may follow the round robin play, depending on the size of the bracket.

As registration proceeds, tournament management reserves the option to combine brackets as needed if brackets do not fill. If brackets are combined to create playable brackets, awards will be based on the original division and not the combined bracket. Brackets will be combined by age if possible to avoid combining skills.

Skills levels include 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5+

Age groups are Under 40, 40-49, 50-59 and 60+

A team must play at the skill level of the higher rated player (or higher) and the age group of the younger player. Age is calculated as of 12/31/2023.

RATINGS

- Georgia Pickleball Association ratings will be used.

- For new players with no rating, the PickleballBrackets.com self rating will be used.

- Players who have official USAPA UTPR ratings but NO PickleballBrackets.com rating, MUST self rate using

their UTPR rating.

-Players with a UTPR that is higher than their Georgia Pickleball Association calculated tournament rating may be moved to the higher level at the discretion of the tournament director.

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You may register and identify your partner or request "Need partner". Your partner must register within five days of your registration or the team will be moved to the wait list. When the identified partner registers after the five day grace period, the team will automatically move from the wait list back to the active list if there is a slot available and both members of the team have paid. If a player needs a partner, the team will automatically move from the wait list to the active list once a partner is identified, registers, and both players have paid if there is an available slot. NOTE: Your spot in the tournament is not guaranteed until your partner has registered and all fees have been paid in full.

There are no referees. Matches are self-monitored. If a referee is requested, we will do our best to provide one.

Georgia Pickleball Association (GPA) members receive a $10 discount on registration for this event and all other GPA sanctioned tournaments. The GPA registration fee is an annual $25 fee. GPA will maintain GPA ratings and GPA rankings for all players. GPA strongly encourages all players to also become members of USA Pickleball. This tournament counts toward qualification for the GPA State Tournament. For players that are not already GPA members, the GPA membership fee can be paid when registering for the event. Players can check their ratings at PickleballBrackets.com. Simply go to club section, then click on Georgia Pickleball Association.

Cancellation deadline is 9pm April 4th , 2023. No refunds for any reason after that date. Cancellations prior to that date are subject to a $15 administration fee. GPA membership purchases are non refundable.

If the tournament is cancelled due to COVID restrictions or directives from government authorities, we will credit your registration fees less any prorated incurred expenses toward a future GPA tournament.

If the tournament is cancelled due to weather prior to the start of the tournament, we will refund your registration fees less any prorated incurred expenses.

If an event has STARTED and is cancelled due to weather there will be no refunds or credits. We will make every effort to complete any event that has been started. Tournament Director reserves the right to change format, shorten games, or make any other changes they feel will help complete the event.

ALL REFUNDS will be sent after the tournament is completed.

Players who do not show up for their event and fail to notify the tournament director prior to the event OR leave the event without notifying the tournament director after it has started are subject to a $25 fine. The fine must be paid before registering for any other GPA events.