Seventh Annual Grip 'n Rip Tournament - Sanctioned by PCO
Hosted by Surrey Pickleball Club
If you have an inquiry write: gnr2024@surreypickleball.com
WHEN:
Friday, August 30th - Sunday, September 1, 2024
Rain-out day: Monday, September 2, 2024
COST
Registration fee $70
Event fee $15 (per event)
REGISTRATION
Early Registration for SPC Members: June 25th, 2024 starting at 9:00 a.m.
General Public Registration: July 1st, 2024 starting at 9:00 a.m.
Registration Closes: August 5th, 2024, 9:00 p.m.
An online Pickleball Canada waiver will be used for registration
Entering as a TEAM please make sure your partner registers and pays within 3 days of you registering. If a partner has not completed his/her registration within 3 days of the first partner registering, the team will be moved to the waitlist. When the identified partner registers, and pays, the team will be moved from the waitlist back to the active list ONLY if there is a slot available. Confirm with your partner BEFORE registration to avoid disappointment. If you do not have a partner you can click on “Players Needing a Partner” to possibly find one.
All players must complete their registration by August 5th, 2024, at 9:00 p.m., to remain on the Active List. COMPLETE means, BOTH partners have agreed to the PCO waiver, and paid registration fees IN FULL.
The Tournament Committee reserves the right to place players in the Skill Group based on their current UTPR/USAPA/PCO rating skill groups based on registration. The Tournament Committee has the right to make changes to the tournament, combine divisions, or change and alter the format depending on the number of registrations received.
EVENT SCHEDULE
Friday, August 30th—Men’s Singles & Women’s Doubles
Saturday, August 31st-- Mixed Doubles
Sunday, September 1st – Women’s Singles & Men’s Doubles
SKILL LEVELS
3.0 & under, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0
Skill level of players is determined by the data in the players’ Pickleball Brackets profile. The priority for determining a player's skill level is their Canadian Tournament Player Rating (CTPR). If that is lacking then their Pickleball Brackets profile tournament rating, and if that is lacking their Pickleball Brackets self-rating.
This is a Pickleball Canada sanctioned tournament. All registrants MUST be a Pickleball Canada member in good standing to play in this tournament. Please ensure your Pickleball Canada Membership number and your skill level are up to date in your pickleballbrackets.com profile before registering for this tournament. If you are not a Pickleball Canada member, you can become a member at https://pickleballcanada.org/
Note: When registering for a skill level, i.e. 4.0 at least one of the players must be rated at the skill level of the event. E.g. a 3.5 playing with a 4.0 player is eligible to play in 4.0. Two 3.5 players cannot play in 4.0. Exception: Two 2.5 players can play in a 3.0 event
EVENTS
Men’s & Women's Singles Open to All
Men's & Women's Singles 60+
Mixed Doubles Open to All
Mixed Doubles 60+
Men’s & Women's Doubles Open to All
Men’s & Women's Doubles 60+
AGE CATEGORIES
Open to All / 60 and Above
Age is based on age as of December 31, 2024
FORMAT
All games - win by 2, no cap
Doubles Events will be Double Elimination, best 2/3 games to 11
• Consolation bracket, 1 game to 15
• Bronze Medal matches - 1 game to 15
• Gold Medal matches - best 2 out of 3 games to 11
• 1 game to 15, if a fourth game is required to determine the winner
Singles Events will be Round Robin, 1 game to 15
Single Event Medal Round
• if one pool, top four players, 1 vs 2 for Gold/Silver, 1 game to 15
3 vs 4 for Bronze, 1 game to 15
• if two pools, top 2 players from each pool advance to medal round
Preliminary playoff: A2 vs B1, B2 vs A1, one game to 15
• Winners of preliminary playoff play for Gold/Silver, 1 game to 15
• Losers of preliminary playoff play for Bronze, 1 game to 15
The Tournament Director may modify the format depending on registration numbers.
