<b>FORMAT</b>
<b>Amateur Format for Skill/Age Events</b>
Skill Levels 5.0 & 4.5 will play Double Elimination with No Come-Around (i.e. if a team loses a match, the best they can do from there is win Bronze and cannot come around for a chance to win Gold).
Match Format:
Main Draw: 2/3 games to 11, win by 2
Consolation: 1 game to 15, win by 2
Bronze Medal Match: 2/3 games to 11, win by 2
Gold Medal Match: 2/3 games to 11, win by 2
If there are less than 6 teams (or less than 6 players for singles), the format will change to a Round Robin with no playoffs. Match format will depend on the number of registered players/teams in each division.
*Events to be combined if there are less than 4 teams in Doubles or less than 4 players in Singles. Tournament organizers possess the right to combine events based on either skill or age to provide the best overall playing experience, given the circumstances.
Skill Levels 4.0, 3.5 & 3.0 with 12 teams (12 players for singles) or less will play the following format:
Round Robin with or without Playoffs (Details below):
4 teams: Single Round Robin with Playoffs for top three teams.
5 teams: Single Round Robin with Playoffs for top three teams.
6 teams: Single Round Robin with NO Playoffs.
7 teams: Single Round Robin with NO Playoffs.
8 teams: 2 pools of 4. Single Round Robin with Playoffs for top two teams from each pool.
9 teams: 1 pool of 4, 1 pool of 5. Single Round Robin with Playoffs for top two teams from each pool.
10 teams: 2 pools of 5. Single Round Robin with Playoffs for top two teams from each pool.
11 teams: 1 pool of 5, 1 pool of 6. Single Round Robin with Playoffs for top two teams from each pool.
12 teams: 2 pools of 6. Single Round Robin with Playoffs for top two teams from each pool.
13+ teams: Double Elimination with No Come-Around
Pool Play Format: 1 game to 15, win by 2
Playoffs: 1 game to 15, win by 2
Bronze Medal Match: 1 game to 15, win by 2
Gold Medal Match: 2/3 games to 11, win by 2
*Events to be combined if there are less than 4 teams in Doubles or less than 4 players in Singles. Tournament organizers possess the right to combine events based on either skill or age to provide the best overall playing experience, given the circumstances.
*Brackets/Pools seeded by DUPR Rating.
The event has the right to shorten match formats if weather poses scheduling delays.
Please note that if you are playing in a doubles event and your partner does not register within 7 days of when you register, you will automatically be moved to the waitlist. Your spot in the main event will NOT be saved. If (after you are both registered and paid for the event) there is room in the main event, you will be moved back to the main event. If the event has filled up in the meantime, you will remain on the waitlist until a spot opens up.
<b>Junior Format</b>
Junior PPA events with 7 teams or more (7+ players for singles) will play the following format:
Double Elimination with No Come-Around (i.e. if a team loses a match, the best they can do from there is win Bronze and cannot come around for a chance to win Gold).
Main Draw: 2/3 games to 11, win by 2
Consolation: 1 game to 15, win by 2
Bronze Medal Match: 2/3 games to 11, win by 2
Bracket Seeding:
1-2 seeds: Junior PPA Ranking Points
3+ seeds: DUPR
Junior PPA events with less than 7 teams (less than 7 players for singles) will play the following format:
Round Robin
3 teams: Double Round Robin, no Playoffs.
4 teams: Single Round Robin with Playoffs for top three teams.
5 teams: Single Round Robin with Playoffs for top three teams.
6 teams: Single Round Robin with Playoffs for top three teams.
7+ teams: Double Elimination with No Come-Around
Pool Play: 1 game to 15, win by 2
Pool Winner: Advances straight to Gold Medal Match
Playoffs Tiebreaker: Head-to-Head, Total Point Differential, Head-to-Head Point Differential
Semifinals: 1 game to 15, win by 2 (Winner advances to Gold, Loser receives Bronze)
Gold Medal Match: 2/3 games to 11, win by 2
*Events may be combined or canceled if there are less than 3 teams in Doubles or less than 4 players in Singles. Tournament organizers possess the right to combine events to provide the best overall playing experience, given the circumstances.
*Brackets/Pools seeded by DUPR.
<b>Senior Open Format</b>
Double Elimination with no come around (i.e. if a team loses a match the best they can do is bronze. They cannot come around to win the gold).
* Main Draw: Matches consist of a best of 3 game format with each game to 11, win by 2 points.
* Consolation: Each match consists of one game to 15, win by two points except for the final match which determines 3rd place.
* Events with 5 teams or less for doubles and 4 players or less for singles will play a Round Robin format. Winners will be determined by matches won, head-to-head, and point differential.
The event has the right to shorten match formats if weather poses scheduling delays.
Please note that if you are playing in a doubles event and your partner does not register within 7 days of when you register, you will automatically be moved to the waitlist. Your spot in the main event will NOT be saved. If (after you are both registered and paid for the event) there is room in the main event, you will be moved back to the main event. If the event has filled up in the meantime, you will remain on the waitlist until a spot opens up.
<b>Pro Format</b>
REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR PRO EVENTS: MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 2027, at 5 pm PST.
QUALIFYING ROUNDS FOR ALL PRO EVENTS WILL TAKE PLACE ON, MONDAY JANUARY 11, 2027.
Pro Schedule:
Monday - Qualifier Rounds for ALL Pro Events (schedule TBD)
Tuesday- Main Draw Round of 64/128 for ALL Pro Events (schedule TBD)
Wednesday – Main Draw Round of 32 for ALL Pro Events (schedule TBD)
Thursday – Main Draw Round of 16 for ALL Pro Events (schedule TBD)
Friday – Main Draw Quarter Finals for ALL Pro Events (schedule TBD)
Saturday- Main Draw Semi Finals for ALL Pro Events (schedule TBD)
Sunday – Gold and Bronze medal matches for ALL Pro Events (schedule TBD)
PPA Contracted Pro Players with Gold Card status will receive an automatic bid into the main draw for singles events. PPA Contracted Pro Player teams where both players have Gold Card status will receive an automatic bid into the main draw for Doubles events. A detailed Main Draw Selection and Seeding Process can be found <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZQ6a8aI7k1gDlGBrttarWqwDxfRaN5nx/edit" target="_blank" style="color: #0000EE !important;">HERE</a>. All other players will sign up in the qualifier for each event.
Once registration closes, the size of each main draw will be determined, based on the number of automatic bids for each main pro event. Players will be notified the Wednesday following the pro registration deadline whether they are in the main draw or remain in the qualifier event. Some events may not have qualifiers, if there are not enough players to warrant qualifying rounds.
Eligibility for Qualifiers:
Players ranked outside the PPA Tour Top 50 in a certain category (Singles, Doubles, Mixed) are eligible to enter the Qualifiers in that category.
Players ranked within the Top 50 in a certain category (Singles, Doubles, Mixed) are NOT eligible to participate in the Qualifiers in that category.
PPA Contracted Pro Players with Gold Card status are NOT eligible to participate in any Qualifiers.
Pathway for Top 50 Players:
Once a player achieves a PPA Tour Top 50 ranking, they become eligible to sign a Touring Professional Player Agreement (TPPA) with our organization.
Players who sign the TPPA and remain in good standing will receive automatic entry into the main draw and will not need to participate in the Qualifiers.
Qualifier Format:
Single Elimination 2/3 to 11 win by 2.
Main Draw Format:
*Single Elimination 2/3 to 11 win by 2.
*The losers of the semis will play a bronze medal match on Championship Sunday
***There will be no Bonus or Back Draw and no PPA Points Draw***
<b>Championship Sunday Format</b>
* Gold Medal Match 2/3 to 11 win by 2 for singles
* Gold Medal Match 3/5 to 11 win by 2 for doubles
* Bronze Medal Match 2/3 to 11 win by 2 for all
Please note that if you are playing in a doubles event and your partner does not register within 7 days of when you register, you will automatically be moved to the waitlist. Your spot in the main event will NOT be saved. If (after you are both registered and paid for the event) there is room in the main event, you will be moved back to the main event. If the event has filled up in the meantime, you will remain on the waitlist until a spot opens up.
Please note that after main draws are seeded and finalized, no partner changes are allowed. For qualifiers, partner changes are allowed until 6 pm the day before the qualifier event.
<b>PAYMENT/PARTNER POLICY</b>
Players must be paid and have a registered and paid partner to be confirmed. Players not paid and without registered and paid partners will be moved to a wait list if the division in which a spot is being held is filled with fully registered and paid teams.
<b>PARTNER REPLACEMENT POLICY</b>
After registration is closed, any registered player losing a partner must replace that partner with an already registered player. The replacement partner must be in the same skill/age group that you are scheduled to play. Players can play down in age and up in skill. Replacements need to be known and communicated to the registration contact by 6 pm the day before you are scheduled to play. Replacements can be found on the players needing partners list.
<b>$1000 MONEY BALL PPA BRACKET</b>
Rules:
- This is a coed bracket - both male and female players will be accepted, based on their rating at the time of registration. A player's individual rating must be at 4.0 or above.
- Play will consist of both gender and mixed doubles in one bracket.
- Partner required at time of registration.
- Partner has 36 hours to register or the team will be moved to the wait list.
- No contracted PPA Pro players.
-If you are playing in a Pro event (contracted players excluded), you may also play in the MoneyBall event. However, if your pro event or qualifier event takes place on the same day as the MoneyBall event, you must choose one or the other. You may select a partner replacement for the MoneyBall event until 6 pm the day before the event.
You may not play in any other event scheduled on the same day as the Moneyball.
- Senior Pro, Junior Pro and Amateur players are welcome (as long as they meet the criteria above).
- Registration fee - $75 per person.
- Registration is limited to 16 teams.
- Format: Double Elimination, 2/3 games to 11 win by two. Loser's bracket: games 1-15 win by two. There is no come around from the loser's bracket.
- There will be a waiting list - when someone withdraws, a team on the waiting list will take their place. If a team withdrawal happens after 6 pm the day before the event, no waitlisted teams will be moved to the main event.
-Partner replacements are allowed until 6 pm the day before the event.
- 1st place - $600
- 2nd place - $400
Tournament Director reserves the right to prorate Moneyball prize payouts if fewer than eight teams register for the competition.
<b>APPROVED PADDLES</b>
The following divisions are required to use paddles on the UPA-A Approved Paddle list only:
All Pro Divisions and their Qualifiers.
All Senior Open Divisions.
All PPA Juniors Divisions
All other divisions, including age/skill and Moneyball events may use paddles listed on the UPA-Approved Paddle list and/or the USA Pickleball Approved Paddle List.
<a href="https://equipment.usapickleball.org/paddle-list/"_blank" style="color: #0000EE !important;">USA Pickleball Approved Paddle List </a>
<a href="https://upaa.unitedpickleball.com/paddle-testing/"_blank" style="color: #0000EE !important;">UPA-A Approved Paddle List </a>
