This is an outdoor tournament. In the event of rain, indoor and undercover courts are available so the tournament WILL PROCEED as planned (match format may change).
All events will have qualifying games in round robin format and then semis and finals - excluding juniors
Games will be to 15 points win by 1 in round-robin events with up to 5 players/teams, and up to 11 points win by 1 in round-robin events with 6 or more players/teams.
Semi finals will be 1 game to 15 win by 2.
Medal matches will be best of 3 games to 11 win by 2.
PLEASE NOTE:
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 3 games per event.
X40 Franklin balls will be used.
Images taken at The Hive Honeypot Classic - It is a condition of entry that all attendees understand that they may be photographed or filmed at the event and that these images may be stored and used by The Pickleball Hive (TPH) or our sponsors on websites, social media and other purposes without express permission or payment.
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.
merge or split brackets based on event registration. Any event with fewer than 4 entries will be combined with another event of the closest possible standard.
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).
Junior divisions will be structured at the discretion of the tournament committee to best fit the needs of the Junior participants.
