Association of Pickleball Athletes (APA)

The Southwestern Pickleball Championship

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Are you guys ready? Something is BREWING in the pickleball world. The APA Ontario Circuit is making a stop in beautiful Cambridge, hosting The Southwestern Pickleball Championship at Four Fathers Brewing Co.

We are excited to welcome you to this wonderful facility, with 6 spacious and dedicated indoor pickleball courts held in Cambridge, Ontario. A spot where you can grab a drink and a bite before/after you play!

We will be offering championship RINGS to all our medalist!

Thursday May 2nd we will be offering SPLIT AGE events Men's/Women's/Mixed. The levels offered are 3.5-/4.0+ adding in NEW PRO level for the open players. In these events if you are OVER/UNDER Age of 50, you will EITHER have to play with someone Age 50 & OVER, or Age 49 & UNDER. You will be allowed to play in 2 events on this day, one gender doubles and one mix doubles.

NEW - Mens/Mix/Womens SENIOR PRO CATEGORY. 8 teams MAX per division. Will feature prize money. Format TBD.

This will be a skill/age tournament with 19+ & 50+ age categories played at 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, OPEN/PRO/SENIOR PRO skill levels. You can play up to 3 events. Tournament directors reserve the rights to combine brackets & change format based on registration numbers. The registration fee will be $70, $15 Per Event/$70 Per OPEN/PRO Event. Your spot is not guaranteed in your event until both partners are registered and paid in full. You and your partner both have 5 days to register before being put onto the wait-list. Maximum 8 teams per division except the OPEN/PRO with 12 teams. Spots will fill up quickly, so sign up TODAY!

Tournament director reserves the right to move teams playing up too far if he feels they won't be competitive. With this being a sanctioned event, we will be using the "Canadian Tournament Player Rating" (CTPR). Should both players choose to, they may play up ONLY a 0.75 rating level from their current CTPR. Please note that the PRO events are for OPEN level athletes. For ambitious players with a lower rating, please email the APA Tournament Director for approval to participate. Email @ apacircuit@outlook.com

Tournament will be run on 4 days:

Thursday May 2 2024 - Men's/Mix/Women's Doubles Split Age - 3.5-/4.0+/PRO - AGE 50+/49-

Friday May 3 2024 - Men's/Women's Doubles 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 - AGE 50+

Saturday May 4 2024 - Mixed Doubles 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 PRO - AGE 19+/50+/OPEN

Sunday May 5 2024 - Men's/Women's Doubles 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 PRO - AGE 19+/OPEN

This event will follow USAPA rules with all medal matches refereed. We will try to ref other games when possible. We are waiting to be approved by Pickleball Canada to be run as a sanctioned event.

Tournament Format:

The 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 categories will be pool round robins and the top teams in each pool will advance to a playoff round to determine medal winners. Each team will be guaranteed a minimum of 3 games. (Games played to 15, Bronze medal match played to 15, Gold medal round best 2 out of 3 to 11) Games can be up to 11 with a guaranteed minimum of 5 games. All games will be win by 2. PRO/OPEN Division will be a double elimination format.

Starting time for each day will be 8AM. Your event can start as late as 6PM. Depending on how many participants we have registered, the time can change for each day.

Pickleball Tournament Director/Event Coordinator: Michael Chao

Tournament ambassadors: TBD

IMPORTANT - On your player profile, make sure you have 'receive in game text messages' checked to 'YES' AND Cell Carrier should be selected. This is how you will receive your game notifications and court assignments. Please keep your phone close to you and be aware of getting a TEXT for your next matches and results. Failure to show up to the match will result in a default. Please arrive 30 mins prior to the start of your event.

- RINGS for top 3 winners in each division

- Cash prizes for OPEN/PRO division

- Prizes and giveaways

- Other vendors

We are looking for Pickleball Referees!

- Level 1/2 Referee $10 Per Match

If you're interested in being a sponsor or vendor, please email us to collaborate.

Amenities at Four Fathers Pickileball Society:

- 6 Spacious gorgeous professional top of the line courts with professional nets

- Accessible ramp and washroom and showers.

- Washrooms, Changerooms and showers (bring your own towels and toiletries)

- Lockers (bring your own locks)

- Pro shop (balls, bags, shirts, sweaters, paddles etc)

- Snack bar (beer, gatorade, water, variety of snacks)

- Refillable water station

- We accept cash, visa and debit

- We have a lot of seating to have view of all the courts

- Four Fathers Brewing Restaurant

Refunds available up till April 18th, subject to $15 admin fee. Absolutely no refunds after April 18th for any reason including injury and unforeseen circumstances. Refunds will be issued after the tournament.

Men's PRO: TBD

Women's PRO: TBD

Mixed PRO: TBD

Men's Senior PRO: TBD

Men's Split Age PRO: TBD

Mixed Split Age PRO: TBD

Men's Singles PRO: TBD

Women's Singles PRO: TBD