All doubles, all Round Robin brackets with SE playoff to determine final winners in all brackets. Indoor tournament for players of 3.0 and higher skill levels. Senior events in skill levels 4.5 and below. Includes cash purse in OPEN events. Medals may be awarded for all skill levels in combined brackets. (Medal classes will be determined based on number of teams registered and bracket format.) All RR and pre-medal matches are 1-15 win-by-2. Medal matches 2/3-11, win-by-two. All USAP rules apply.

OPEN events qualification: Players with a 4.5 from a recognized rating authority (PBR, DUPR) will have priority for OPEN events. At least one player must have 4.5 rating. Teams with a cumulative rating of less than 4.5 may be moved to a waitlist to accommodate higher rated teams.

IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION:

RATINGS: Players must register at or above the higher of their DUPR, WPR, PBR, or self rating.

About your rating:

Players are expected to assess their individual skills objectively and register in events that reflect the skill of the stronger player regardless of their actual rating. Tournament Director reserves the right to disqualify any team from playing in an event where that team could reasonably be expected to have a significant skill advantage over other teams in the bracket.

PARTNERS: You have 3 days from registration for your partner to register and get added to the event with you. After 3 days, you may be wait listed and may not get back into the event unless/until there is an opening. It is your responsibility to notify your partner.

1) Space available in skill/age group

2) Tournament Sponsors

3) Players with partners

4) Registration/s complete and paid

5) Earliest paid registration

Round Robin.

Each team will play a single round robin, 1-15, win-by-2.

All players will play a minimum of 5 matches.

Events with 3 or fewer teams may be combined with other events or cancelled.

Playoff/Medal Round formats will be determined by TD.

With more than two pools there will be one or more pre-medal elimination rounds to determine the Medal Round playoffs with top team seeding determined by round robin rules in USA Pickleball Rulebook 12.C.4. et seq.

Round Robin Bracket Winners (to determine playoff teams):

Round Robin winners will be determined by USA Pickleball Rulebook 12.C.4 et seq.

See USA Pickleball Rules 12.C.4 for further explanation of tie-breaker rules.

All events will be played in accordance with USA Pickleball rules and regulations in effect at the time of the tournament. Only equipment approved by USA Pickleball is permitted. Players with unapproved or modified equipment are subject to disqualification. See USA Pickleball website for further information.

Bracket formats (splits, pools, seeding, playoffs, etc.) are determined at the discretion of the Tournament Director (TD). TD reserves the right modify brackets, including adding teams to any bracket at any time up to the start of the bracket and at the sole discretion of the TD.

Tentative Schedule:

Wednesday: Women's 3.0/3.5, Women's 3.0/3.5 Senior, Men's 3.0/3.5, Men's 3.0/3.5 Senior,

Thursday: Women's Sr. 4.0, Mixed 3.0/3.5, Mixed 3.0/3.5 Senior, Mixed 4.5, Mixed 4.5 Senior, Mixed 5.0

Friday: Men's 4.0, Men's 4.0 Senior, Women's 4.5, Women's 4.5 Senior, Men's 4.5, Men's 4.5 Senior, Men's 5.0, Women's 5.0

Saturday: Women's 4.0, Women's Open, Women's Sr, Open, Men's Open, Men's Sr. Open

Sunday: Mixed 4.0, Mixed 4.0 Senior, Mixed Open

Any registered player replacing a partner for any reason must replace that partner with a partner qualified to play in the same skill/age group originally scheduled to play. New partners can play down in age and up in skill. Bracket changes may be allowed depending on space in a new bracket and whether the schedule has been posted. No bracket changes will be allowed within 14 days of the tournament start date. Replacements need to be known and communicated to kirk@pzbend.com by 6pm the day before the bracket is scheduled to play. Replacements can be found on the Players Needing Partners list.

Any replacement must be registered for the tournament with fees paid.

All player registration cancellations are subject to a $25 cancellation fee. Withdrawals before October 8, 2024 will receive a full refund minus a $25 cancellation fee and non-refundable service fee of $5 per event, maximum of $10.

If you registered and paid the registration fee and were put on the wait list; you will not be charged the event fee until you are actually moved into the event. If you do not move off the wait list; a full refund will be issued at the end of the tournament. The cancellation fee will not apply.

PickleballBrackets service fees ($5/event up to $10 amateur, $25/event pro) are NOT refundable.

Refunds will be issued 7- 10 days after the completion of the tournament.

Cash Purse for each OPEN event: (Team) $500/Gold, $300/Silver,$200/Bronze (with minimum 8 team entries per event.) Payout subject to adjustment for brackets with fewer than 8 teams. Total cash prizes for tournament is $6000.