Hey everyone a quick note - obviously Boone and the High Country were devastated by the effects of Hurricane Helene. The Summit is fine and access into Boone is a non-issue. Many parts of Watauga county remain a mess. We’re increasing the registration fee for this tournament by $5 and will be donating a portion of the proceeds to the relief effort. Hope you’ll take part - Grant, 10/20.
Welcome to The Summit Fall Smash.
The Summit is a state of the art indoor pickleball facility with 6 dedicated hard courts with permanent nets, 2 dinking warm up kitchen areas, a lounge with two 70” tvs and beer/wine on tap as well. The Summit is located in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains in Boone, NC. The deadline to register is Thursday, November 7th.
Because we are an indoor facility, we can guarantee the tournament will not be disrupted because of weather. We will play rain or shine.
The Summit is locally owned and operated. We are pickleball players just like you. This is how we run our tournaments:
-all events are round robin to bracket play
-we run efficient tournaments. You are on court a bunch, minimal sitting-around time, and done to enjoy the rest of your day.
The schedule will be as follows -
Friday Nov 15th: Mens & Womens Singles
Saturday Nov 16th: Mens & Womens Doubles
Sunday Nov 17th: Mixed Doubles
Competition each day will 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.
The registration fee is $40, each event is an additional $15.
As registration proceeds, tournament management reserves the option to combine brackets as needed if brackets do not fill. If brackets are combined to create playable brackets, awards will be based on the original division and not the combined bracket. 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.
Skill levels include 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5+.
Age groups are 12+, 50+
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 12/31/2024.
RATINGS
- Pickleball Bracket ratings will be used.
- For new players with no rating, the PickleballBrackets.com self rating will be used.
- Players who have official USAPA UTPR or DUPR rating but NO PickleballBrackets.com rating, MUST self-rate using their UTPR or DUPR rating.
-Players with a UTPR or DUPR that is higher than their Pickleball Bracket 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". Your partner must register within five days of your registration or the team will be moved to the wait list. When the identified partner registers after the five day grace period, the team will automatically move from the wait list back to the active list if there is a slot available and both teams have paid. If a player needs a partner, the team will automatically move from the wait list to the active list once a partner is identified, registers, and both players have paid if there is an available slot to move to. NOTE: Your spot in the tournament is not guaranteed until your partner has registered and all fees have been paid in full.
There are no referees. Matches are self-monitored. If a referee is requested, we will do our best to provide one.
