Welcome to the Southern Pickleball Association's Inaugural Tennessee Monster Mash & Bash. The tournament will be held at the Pavilion of Pickleball (POP) in Knoxville, TN.

In Knoxville, they pride themselves on the unique mix of natural beauty, outdoor adventure and cultural attractions. In other words, it is a-nature-loving-adventure-seeking-artsy-kinda-town. And they can't wait to welcome you.

The schedule is as follows:

Saturday Oct 28th Mens & Womens Doubles

Sunday Oct 29th Mixed Doubles.

Competition each day may 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 Round Robin followed by medal rounds in all brackets larger than 3 teams.

As registration proceeds, tournament management reserves the option to combine brackets as needed if brackets do not fill. Brackets will be combined by age if possible to avoid combining skills. Tournament management also reserves the right to convert brackets to double elimination if necessary.

Skills levels include 2.5,3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5+

Age groups are 15+, 35+, 50+, 60+, 70+

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 12/31/2023.

RATINGS

- Southern Pickleball Association (SP) ratings will be used.

- For new players with no rating, the PickleballBrackets.com self rating will be used.

- Players who do not have a SP or PickleballBrackets.com rating but do have an official USAPA UTPR ratings MUST self rate using their UTPR rating.

-Players with a UTPR that is higher than their Southern Pickleball Association calculated tournament 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". Selecting that you "need a partner" allows other players to see that you are available to play in the tournament. We do our best to introduce players that need partners, but this selection does not mean that the tournament will find a partner for you. It is still your responsibility to find a partner.

There are no referees. Matches are self-monitored. If a referee is requested, we will do our best to provide one.

Registration fee is $55 and includes one event. Additional Events are $10. Participants may play in up to 2 events as long as the events take place on different days.

Cancellation deadline is 9pm October 15th, 2023. No refunds for any reason after that date. Cancellations prior to that date are subject to a $15 administration fee. Southern Pickleball membership purchases are non refundable.

This is an outdoor tournament. There are no refunds for weather related cancellations. Players may purchase Tournament Insurance (TI). TI covers any weather related cancellations. If all events are canceled a player purchasing TI will be refunded 100 percent of their registration & event fees. If a player plays in an event and other events are canceled the player will be refunded the event fee for the canceled event. Would you like to purchase TI