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Red Deer Open Pickleball Tournament

Thursday August 8 2024 - Sunday August 11 2024

The Red Deer Pickleball Club is pleased to invite you to our 9th Red Deer Open Tournament August 8-11 2024 on our beautiful outdoor 20 courts in Red Deer, Alberta! We planned the the tournament categories to be setup including Mens and Ladies doubles, Singles and Junior events, with age categories (depending on the number of registrations). Events will include age categories from junior (18 and under) to 70+, with skill level competitions 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 and open (open events are restricted to players of 4.5 or greater tournament rating). Should both players choose to, they may play up ONLY a 0.5 rating level from their current CTPR. The only exception is for 4.5+ or Open events, where all players must have a minimum 4.5 CTPR rating to play in that event.

Event Dates:

08/08/24 - Women's Doubles and Men's open Division

08/09/24 - Men's Doubles

08/10/24 - Mixed Doubles

08/11/24 - Women's & Men's full Singles

The registration fee is $60 for early bird registration, $75 for regular registration, or $90 for late registration plus $15 for each event entered. Registration opens May 10, 2024 at 7PM. A registration is considered complete when the team information is complete and paid in full. For doubles events both players must register within 7 days of the first player's registration, or the team will be moved to the waitlist.

Format:

All events, including singles, will offer a Round Robin pool-play format. If there are not enough teams for pool play, then a single round-robin bracket will be played.

The top-two teams from each pool or Top 4 for single round-robin bracket will move forward to the next round. If there are 3 pools the first and second team will get a buy.

All pool-play matches, as well as all pre-medal matches, will be one game to 15, win by 2 points. The gold medal matches will be best two-out-of-three games, Games to 11 win by two points.

This is a Canadian Pickleball format with our goal to have referees for all matches.

We hope to have youth brackets but youth may play in the adult group if not enough junior's.

Skill levels are 3.0 to open division

If you are wait listed we will try our best to accommodate your team, please be patient.

Ratings are based on the following from Pickleball Canada:

https://pickleballcanada.org/ratings/ratings-2023/

We reserve the right to refuse service at anytime.

For a CONFIRMED spot in an event, both partners must be registered as a team and paid. Players without partners or whose partners have not registered and paid within 7 days of their signup, will be moved to the waiting list. Once their partner signs up, they will be moved back into the event - IF THERE ARE SPOTS REMAINING IN THE BRACKET AND THE TOURNAMENT.

Hotel Information

RED DEER PICKLEBALL HOTEL GROUP RATES - SUMMER TOURNAMENTS 2024

HOTEL RATE + TAX CODE DATES INCLUDES

RADISSON $129.00

080824RDPC July 11 - 14 NA

RAMADA $129.00

240808APP July 11-14 FREE HOT BREAKFAST

HOLIDAY INNS RED DEER 13% DISCOUNT FREE HOT BREAKFAST

STAYBRIDGE SUITES 13% DISCOUNT FREE HOT BREAKFAST

COMFORT INN AND SUITES $129.00

July 11-14 FREE HOT BREAKFAST

* NOTE: HOLIDAY INNS AND STAYBRIDGE SUITES ARE 13% DISCOUNT OFF REGULAR ROOM RATES WITH A VARIETY OF ROOMS.

ALL OTHER HOTELS ARE FOR A ROOM WITH A KING BED OR 2 QUEENS.

CALL THE HOTELS OR BOOK ONLINE.

WESTERNER CAMPGROUND - GARRY

LIONS CAMPGROUND

CANCELLATIONS

Withdrawals from the tournament before July 15, 2024, will receive a refund

minus a $25 cancellation fee.

No refunds or credits for any reason after July 15, 2024.

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY

This event is an outdoor event. If weather or any other unforeseen circumstance occurs,

we will do all it can to play matches. If brackets are in mid play when a weather or

unforeseen circumstance occurs the situation will be evaluated on a case-by-case

basis to determine if the bracket may be finished or if winners may be determined.