When: Friday December 4, Saturday December 5, and Sunday December 6.
START TIMES WILL BE POSTED ON DECEMBER 1, 2026
Where: Dill Dinkers - Finksburg, Maryland - 2950 Dede Road, Finksburg, MD 21048
How Much: $65 registration and includes your first event. Additional events are $15 per event. An additional online management fee charged by Pickleball.com is $5 per event.
Gift: All registered players who compete in the event will receive a holiday gift at registration.
Bonus Gift. Special commemorative event T-Shirts will be awarded to the first 50 registered players who compete in the event. The deadline for the first 50 to register to receive the shirt is midnight of October 31, 2026. Additional shirts will be available for purchase for $20 at the event.
EVENTS FRIDAY DECEMBER 4:
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SINGLES & MEN'S AND WOMEN'S DOUBLES AGES 65+
EVENTS SATURDAY DECEMBER 5:
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S DOUBLES
EVENTS SUNDAY DECEMBER 6:
MIXED DOUBLES
All players guaranteed a minimum of 6 games.
All players advance to a single-elimination playoff round.
Round Robin all games to 11 win by 2.
Playoffs all games single elimination to 15 win by 2.
Gold/Silver medal matches best of 3 games to 11 by 2.
Bronze medal matches one game to 15 win by 2.
Initial registration for brackets is limited to 8 teams/players per bracket. Waitlisted teams/players to be added as permissible.
Venue: Air conditioned Pickleball Facility
Surface Type: Pro Sports Court
Nets: Professional Permanent/Rolling
Official Ball: Tournament balls will be provided. Players may use their own balls ONLY IF BOTH TEAMS agree to use the alternate balls.
DUPR REPORTING: All scores will be reported to Dupr. This includes merged brackets. Affected players will be advised of this change in advance of the event when start times are published.
Registration initially will be limited to 8 teams per bracket with an unlimited waiting list. Teams on waitlist will be added as permissible. The final bracket formats will be determined after registration closes and communicated to players by text in advance of the event.
IMPORTANT NOTE - Some brackets may be combined or cancelled due to limited registration. Players registered in cancelled brackets will be offered alternative brackets or refunded in full.
Start times are planned to be posted by December 1, 2026 Please, plan accordingly to keep your schedule free on the weekend of the tournament so you can attend events throughout both days.
Players should plan on arriving at least 30 minutes before their scheduled start time. The event is not cancelled or delayed unless you receive text messaging and email notice. If you are unable to make your scheduled start time please notify us by text as soon as possible 443-683-1718.
Any delays to your start times will be reported to you by text and email as soon as possible.
PLAYER HOTLINE MESSAGING - IMPORTANT INFORMATION. PLEASE DO NOT BLOCK OR REPORT OUR HOTLINE NUMBER 443-683-1718 AS SPAM. You will receive all your vital event updates through out Player Hotline. When you register for our events, you agree PickleMeSilly will utilize your cell number provided at registration with our messaging service to enhance communication with registered players. You will receive your start date and times and other important event information from this messaging service before, during, and after your event. All communications between PickleMeSilly and its players is strictly confidential. Your number, messages, and other personal information is not shared with anyone at any time.
The Pickleballbrackets.com texting system will still be used to communicate to you your court assignments during the operation of your bracket.
PickleMeSilly pledges to maximize game flow and limit the wait between matches by never overselling and creating brackets allowing for the most playing time and least amount of delays between matches. While we do everything possible to avoid merging age brackets, sometimes it is necessary to prevent cancellation of events. We will never merge different skill brackets.
DUPR & Registration. Your Dupr rating is the standard in determining your eligibility for registering for events in the tournament. PickleMeSilly reserves the right to alter or refuse, edit, or cancel, any player's registration to ensure the integrity of fairness in the tournament is maintained. To register, all players are required to have a Pickleballtournaments.com and a connected Dupr.com account. All tournament results are automatically reported to DUPR. Any errors in the reporting of scores should be communicated to the event management at the event or to Events@PickleMeSilly.com
How DUPR Ratings Apply to Registration:
3.0 Brackets - Players with DUPR ratings 3.0 up to 3.49 can register.
3.5 Brackets - Players with DUPR ratings 3.5 up to 3.99 can register.
4.0 Brackets - Players with DUPR ratings 4.0 to 4.49 can register.
The PickleMeSilly customer service email is Events@Picklemesilly.com. Text Hotline is 443-683-1718
