Welcome to the Georgia Pickleball Association's Rome Memorial Day Weekend Pickleball Kickoff Tournament.. The Tournament will be played at the Downtown Rome Racquets Center. The Downtown Rome Racquets Center has been recently renovated and now has 22 dedicated pickleball courts. The Center is also with walking distance to all the great restaurants and shoppes in the Downtown Rome.
********Register by May 18th to receive a free tournament t-shirt**********
The schedule is as follows:
Saturday May 28th Mens & Womens Doubles
Sunday May 29th Mixed Doubles.
Competition each day will 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.
Format is double elimination brackets with a guaranteed third game. Smaller bracket formats may be altered to round robin at the Tournament Director's discretion.
Brackets of 3 teams: Double Round Robin. Each match will be one game to 15, win by 2.
Brackets of 4 teams: Double Round Robin. Each match will be one game to 11, win by 2.
Brackets of 5 or more teams: Double elimination bracket.
As registration proceeds, tournament management reserves the option to combine brackets as needed if brackets do not fill. If brackets are combined to create playable brackets, awards will be based on the combined bracket. Brackets will be combined by age if possible to avoid combining different skill levels.
Skills levels include 2.5 (Recreational),3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5.
Age groups are 15+, 40+, 60+
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 12/31/2022.
RATINGS
- PickleballBrackets.com ratings will be used.
- For new players with no rating, the PickleballBrackets.com self rating will be used.
- Players who have official USAPA UTPR ratings but NO PickleballBrackets.com rating, MUST self rate using
their UTPR rating.
-Players with a UTPR that is higher than their PickleballBrackets.com calculated rating may be moved to the higher level at the discretion of the tournament director.
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You may register and identify your partner or request "Need partner". Your partner must register within five days of your registration or the team will be moved to the wait list. When the identified partner registers after the five day grace period, the team will automatically move from the wait list back to the active list if there is a slot available and both teams have paid. If a player needs a partner, the team will automatically move from the wait list to the active list once a partner is identified, registers, and both players have paid if there is an available slot to move to. NOTE: Your spot in the tournament is not guaranteed until your partner has registered and all fees have been paid in full.
There are no referees. Matches are self-monitored. If a referee is requested, we will do our best to provide one.