Welcome to the inaugural Showdown Tournament at BackSpin Pickleball Fredericton. This five-event series is designed to build momentum all season long, with each tournament giving players the opportunity to earn their place in the final Championship.
All medalists (Gold, Silver, and Bronze) from the first four tournaments will qualify for the fifth and final Championship event, setting the stage for a true season-ending showdown featuring the top performers across the series. (Depending on the number of registrants, some wild card players may be added to the final Championship tournament brackets.)
In addition, Gold Medalists in each Open division will receive a free entry into the next tournament in the series.
DATE:
March 20, 21 and 22.
REGISTRATION AND EVENT FEES:
- Registration $35.00 (plus Pickleball Tournament service fee)
- Additional events: $12.00 (plus Pickleball Tournament service fee)
Note: Pickleball Tournament is an American company, the service fee charge is based on the exchange rate of that day and can therefore vary per person. If your registration exceeds $62.00 please advise the Tournament Director.
PAYMENT:
Once registered, email transfer payment to backspintournaments@gmail.com
Registration is considered complete when both players are registered and payments have been received for both players. If payment is not made within 7 days, you will be moved to the waitlist.
LOCATION: BackSpin Fredericton
COURTS: 6 courts
DUPR ratings will be updated with results of this tournament.
BRACKETS:
The Brackets will depend on the number of registrants, changes may be made to either the skills bracket or age brackets, this will only be done to manage registration numbers and time allocation.
There must be at least four teams registered in a bracket for that bracket to run.
We will start with the following for Men & Women’s Doubles, and Mixed :
SKILL LEVELS:
- 3.00 and under (this includes players with skill rating 2.00 to 3.49)
- 3.50 to 3.99
- 4.00 to 4.99
- Open
AGE LEVELS:
- Any
- 54 and under
- 55 and above
COMPETITION SCHEDULE:
Friday – Men’s and women’s 3.0 brackets and perhaps other brackets depending on number of registrants.
Saturday Men and Women’s Doubles – staggered start times
Sunday Mixed Doubles – staggered start times
PLAYERS MUST CHECK DETAILS THE DAY BEFORE THEY PLAY AS START TIMES MAY CHANGE.
FORMAT: (this may change if registration is not full, potentially allowing for more teams to move to playoffs)
- Round Robin games to 11 win by at least 1 – four (4) games guaranteed.
- The top four teams advance to play-offs. (If there are two pools the top two teams in each pool advance)
- Pre-medal Game is single elimination.
- Pre-medal and play-off games are to 15 win by at least 1.
- All medal games are to 15 win by at least 2
TEAMS:
- Maximum of 6 teams per bracket - more may be added depending on other brackets
- A minimum of 4 teams per bracket or pool.
- Waitlist available for additional players should bracket size change or players withdraw.
