Rules & Format:
We will be following USAP 2026 rules.
Format ~
3.0 to 4.5 level Brackets with 4 to 6 teams: all teams will play each other for 1 game to 15 points, win by 2. After pool play, the top 4 teams will advance to the medal round. Medal round is double elimination, games to 15, win by 2. Gold medal match best 2 out of 3, games to 11, win by 2. Bronze medal match, one game to 15, win by 2. No come around.
3.0 to 4.5 level Brackets with 7 teams: all teams will play each other, one game to 11 points, win by 2. After pool play, the top 4 teams will advance to the medal round. Medal round is double elimination, games to 15, win by 2. Gold medal match best 2 out of 3, games to 11, win by 2. Bronze medal match, one game to 15, win by 2. No come around.
3.0 to 4.5 level Brackets with 8 teams or more: teams will be separated into two pools. All teams will play each other in their pool for one game to 15 points win by 2. The top 2 teams from each pool will advance to the medal round. Medal round is double elimination, games to 15, win by 2. Gold medal match best 2 out of 3, games to 11, win by 2. Bronze medal match, one game to 15, win by 2. No come around.
~Open Division brackets will be Double Elimination. Double Elimination bracket matches will be best 2/3 games to 11, win by 2 in the Winners' Bracket, and 1 game to 15, win by 2 in the Consolation Bracket. Teams/players in the Consolation Bracket will have a chance to come around into the medal rounds. Gold Medal matches will be best 2/3 games to 11 win by 2 with a Tiebreaker match, if necessary, being 1 game to 15 win by 2. Bronze Medal matches will be 1 game to 15, win by 2. If time allows, Bronze may be changed to best 2 out of 3, games to 11, win by 2.
Singles events will be best 2 out of 3 games to 11, win by 2 in the Winners Brackets, and 1 game to 15, win by 2 in the Consolation Bracket. Players have the chance to come around in the medal rounds.
DUPR Ratings:
The rating used for this tournament will be DUPR and all match scores and results will be automatically entered into DUPR (except for all SPLIT AGE events - No Dupr entered). Please be sure to connect your DUPR account to your Pickleball.com account to ensure reporting accuracy.
Notice:
Skill & Age groups may be combined at the discretion of the Tournament Directors to create brackets as needed based on the number of registered teams/players. The Tournament Directors also reserves the right to adjust the bracket and match formats as necessary.
