VENUE:
• The tournament is being held on 20 indoor courts at the impressive Lights Community and Sports Centre, Lightsview SA.
• The centre is air-conditioned, offers ample free parking, and has a spacious cafe.
• Showers and change rooms available.
FORMAT OF PLAY:
• All events begin with round robin qualification, followed by semi-finals and medal matches.
• Round Robin Scoring: pools of up to 5 teams/players (games to 15, win by 2); pools of 6 or more teams/players (games to 11, win by 2).
• Semi-Finals Scoring: 1 game to 15, win by 2.
• Medal Matches: best of 3 games to 11, win by 2.
• All players are guaranteed a minimum of 3 games per event.
MEDIA & PHOTOGRAPHY:
By entering the tournament, all attendees consent to being photographed or filmed.
Images may be used by Pickleball South Australia, Pickleball Australia, and event sponsors for promotional purposes, including websites and social media.
No additional permissions or payments apply.
TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR'S DISCRETION:
• The tournament director reserves the right to move players and teams between skill level brackets if on verification the wrong event has been entered.
• The tournament director reserves the right to review, and possibly alter a players entry who self-rate below or above their actual ability.
• The tournament director reserves the right to change start times to facilitate smooth running of the tournament
• The tournament director reserves the right to modify the events and/or schedule as needed pending influences beyond their control.
• The tournament director reserves the right to merge or split events based on event registration; events with less than 4 players/teams will be merged with another event; the merging of events could be either (1) merge within age group or (2) merge within skill level; all players affected by a merge, will be notified.
WAITLIST:
• Singles: players will automatically be allocated a position in the main draw, UNLESS an event is at capacity.
• Doubles: players will automatically be allocated a position in the main draw, UNLESS the event is at capacity. If the player registers before the event is at capacity, the player will have 14 days to secure a partner and have the partner also enter the tournament. After 14 days if the partner fails to enter or you does not secure a partner, the player will be moved to the waitlist.
• Teams who have both players registered to the event, will be prioritised over a player who fails to secure a partner and these teams will be moved to the main draw first.
• It is the responsibility of the player to source a partner and have them enter to secure the teams position.
DIGITAL SCORING & ALLOCATIONS:
• The tournament will be using a text messaging service for match allocation, court allocation, and for digital scoresheets.
• Players will be entering their own match scores at the completion of each match.
• Prior to the tournament, via pickleballtournaments.com, players are required to check their profile ensuring the Mobile Number (including Country code) is correct, and Text Messages is ticked (miss this step and you may miss court allocations, scorecard links and key updates).
o To do this click on the arrow next to your name in the top right hand corner.
o Click on My Profile
o Click on Edit Profile
o Then ensure correct mobile number is entered
o Ensure Text message is ticked
• Players, please remember to bring your phone, charger, and reading glasses (if required).
FURTHER NOTES:
• DUPR connection is required for participation: players must register at the appropriate skill bracket (or above) based on DUPR's rating system. At the close of registration, should a players' DUPR rating no longer sit within the parameters of the event entered, the Tournament Director has the authority to move that player into the appropriate event. Additionally, DUPR ratings will be reviewed leading up to the tournament date and the Tournament Director once again has the authority to move players into an appropriate event if the players rating has changed (ie between the date of registration and the tournament date). Doubles pairs MUST enter into the skill rating of the highest rated player in the pair.
• Franklin FS Pro indoor balls will be used for this tournament
• The tournament will use the current Global Pickleball Federation Rulebook (can be found at https://globalpickleballfederation.org/pickleball-rulebook).
