Welcome to the Georgia Pickleball Association's TOP Pickleball Cherokee Challenge. The tournament will be held at Kenny Askew Park located at 1080 Univerter Rd, Canton, GA

30115.

The schedule is as follows:

Saturday August 27th Mens & Womens Doubles

Sunday August 28th Mixed Doubles.

Competition each day may 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.

Format is Round Robin. Your team will play one match against every other team in your bracket.

Brackets of 3 teams: Double Round Robin. Each match will be one game to 15, win by 2.

Brackets of 4 teams: Double Round Robin. Each match will be one game to 11, win by 2.

Brackets of 5 teams: Each match will be one game to 15, win by 2.

Brackets of 6 and 7 teams: Each match will be one game to 11, win by 2

Brackets of more than 8 teams may be split into pools.

The top teams from each bracket will then participate in the medal games,

As registration proceeds, tournament management reserves the option to combine brackets as needed if brackets do not fill. 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.

Skills levels include 2.5 (Recreational),3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5+

Age groups are 19+, 35+, 50+, 60+, 70+

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 12/31/2021.

RATINGS

- Georgia Pickleball Association ratings will be used.

- For new players with no rating, the PickleballBrackets.com self rating will be used.

- Players who do not have a GPA or PickleballBrackets.com rating but do have an official USAPA UTPR ratings MUST self rate using their UTPR rating.

-Players with a UTPR that is higher than their Georgia Pickleball Association calculated tournament 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". Selecting that you "need a partner" allows other players to see that you are available to play in the tournament. We do our best to introduce players that need partners, but this selection does not mean that the tournament will find a partner for you. It is still your responsibility to find a partner.

There are no referees. Matches are self-monitored. If a referee is requested, we will do our best to provide one.

Registration fee is $55 and includes one event. Participants may play in up to 2 events as long as the events take place on different days. Participants must also be a member of the Georgia Pickleball Association (GPA).

All Entries are required to be a member of the Georgia Pickleball Association (GPA). The GPA registration fee is a $25 annual fee. GPA membership allows players to play in all GPA sanctioned tournaments and leagues. GPA will maintain GPA ratings and GPA rankings for all players. GPA strongly encourages all players to also become members of USA Pickleball. This tournament counts toward qualification for the GPA State Tournament. For players that are not already GPA members, the annual GPA membership fee can be paid prior to registration or during the registration process.

Players can check their ratings at PickleballBrackets.com. Simply go to club section, then click on Georgia Pickleball Association.

The GPA 2022 State Tournament will be held Nov 11-13th in Macon, GA.

Cancellation deadline is 9pm August 15th, 2022. No refunds for any reason after that date. Cancellations prior to that date are subject to a $10 administration fee. GPA membership purchases are non refundable.

If the tournament is cancelled due to COVID restrictions or directives from government authorities, we will credit your registration fees less any prorated incurred expenses toward a future GPA tournament.

If the tournament is cancelled due to weather prior to the start of the tournament, we will credit your registration fees less any prorated incurred expenses (t-shirts, medals, court fees, etc.) toward a future GPA event.

If an event has STARTED and is cancelled due to weather there will be no refunds or credits. We will make every effort to complete any event that has been started. Tournament Director reserves the right to change format, shorten games, or make any other changes they feel will help complete the event.

ALL REFUNDS will be sent after the tournament is completed.