Join us in beautiful Highlands, North Carolina for the Pickleball on the Plateau Highlands NC’s First Annual Pickleball Tournament Powered by Mountaintop Rotary Club of Highlands. Tournament will be held at the Highlands Recreation Park.

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******FREE TOURNAMENT SHIRT IF REGISTERED AND PAID BEFORE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH ******

The weekend schedule is as follows:

Saturday September 21st Men's & Women's Doubles

Sunday September 22nd Mixed Doubles.

Registration is $60 and includes one event. Additional events are $10

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.

As registration proceeds, tournament management reserves the option to combine brackets as needed if brackets do not fill. 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+

Skill levels will be divided by age after registration is completed.

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 12/31/2024.

RATINGS

- Pickleballbrackets ratings will be used when registering.

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

- Players who do not have a PickleballBrackets.com rating but do have an official DUPR Rating must use their DUPR Rating.

-Players with a DUPR that is higher or lower than their Pickleballbracket.com calculated tournament rating may be moved at the discretion of the tournament director.

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You may register and identify your partner or request "Need partner". Selecting that you "need a partner" allows other players to see that you are available to play in the tournament. We do our best to introduce players that need partners, but this selection does not mean that the tournament will find a partner for you. It is still your responsibility to find a partner.

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

Tournament Director reserves the right to make any changes at any time for any reason.

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Withdraw deadline is September 1st. Players may withdraw prior to midnight on September 1st for any reason and receive a refund minus a $15 administrative fee. After September 1st there are no refunds for any reason unless a player has purchased weather and injury tournament insurance. This is an outdoor tournament. Weather and Tournament Insurance covers a player if the tournament is canceled due to weather or if a player or a player's partner must withdraw due to injury. Documentation might be required. Additionally, player registration fees may not be transferred to other players.

ALL REFUNDS will be sent within 7days after the tournament is completed.