- Traditional scoring USAP Rules.
- Net balls on serve = play on (no “lets”)
- Balls to be used: New Franklin X-40s provided
- Teams choose “1 or 2” behind the paddle to determine choice of serve or side.
- Respect opponents' calls. Calling line balls out on purpose can result in “Tournament Director” acting as referee for rest of match upon a teams’ request. Malicious or cheating types of behaviors can result in ban from future tournaments.
- No paddle throwing, inappropriate/offensive language, overly aggressive behavior/unsportsmanlike conduct or it can result in dismissal from tournament and/or ban from future events.
- If you notice yourself or teammate commit kitchen foot fault, it is recommended to be honest about it and call on yourself, but it is ultimately the responsibility of the opponents to call it.
The schedule of events will be:
8:30AM Division TBD
10:00AM Division TBD
12:00PM Division TBD
- To register, you will need to create a free Pickleball Brackets login and profile. Your profile must contain your contact number, email, and be connected to DUPR.
Qualifiers:
Rounds to 11 points, win by 2 (number of rounds depend on pool size). Top teams with most wins move on, tiebreaker is head to head matchups followed by highest overall point differential for all matches. Switch sides once one team reaches halfway. No timeouts allowed in qualifiers.
Playoffs:
Quarterfinals (if applicable), Semifinals: play to 15, win by 2, switch sides once one side reaches 8, optional 30-second break at side switch. Finals: Best of 3 to 11, win by 2. Quarterfinals and Semifinals: One 30 second timeout per team in playoffs. Finals: One 30 second timeout per team per game to 11.
Considerations:
• Teams wear matching colors
• Bring lawn chairs; park seating is limited.
• Report scores and court availability to the table after your game.
• Players do not ask spectators for line calls. Spectators should not make line calls for the players even if they ask.
• Please wait until point is over before passing a court
• Disclaimer: Rules and format may change at the discretion of the event organizers (ex: If a team does not show up or cancels and the format needs to be adjusted).
PLEASE NOTE:
This tournament will utilize self-reporting and DUPR to determine eligible skill brackets.
Skill Levels: For Doubles, you must sign up at the skill level of the higher-rated partner.
All players will be guaranteed a minimum of 5 games per event if division has 12 teams signed up
X40 Franklin balls will be used for our outdoor courts.
DIRECTOR'S DISCRETION
The tournament director reserves the right to:
- review, and possibly alter the rating of players who self-rate below or above their actual ability.
- move players and teams between skill level brackets if on verification the wrong event has been entered.
- 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 our control (ie. Fire drill etc).
The tournament director will merge or split events based on event registration.
Events with less than 4 players/teams will be merged with another event at the discretion of the TD.
The process for the merging of events is:
> Merge within age group first
>Merge within skill level second, if option 1 is not a viable option.
All players affected by a merge, will be notified by email.
WAITLIST:
Doubles: players will automatically be allocated a position in the main draw, UNLESS the event is at capacity. If you enter before the event is at capacity, you have 5 days to secure a partner and have your partner also enter the tournament. After 5 days if your partner fails to enter or you do not secure a partner, you will be moved to the waitlist.
Teams who have both players enter the event, will be prioritized 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 participant to source a partner and have them enter to secure the teams position.
