The True North Pickleball Tour is very excited to be hosting another Team Challenge at gorgeous Swing Courts.
This event will deviate from the traditional format and be played in one day.
This team event will have 8 teams, each with 2 x 4.5+, 2 x 4.0, 2 x 3.5 and 2 x 3.0 players. The 4.5+ players will act as team captains and are already in place. Registration will have 16 spots available in each 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0. Teams will be chosen by draft. We will be looking for pickleball brackets ratings when filling these slots, self ratings must be verifiable by the tournament director in the absence of an official rating.
If you would like to enter above your current rating please email the tournament director at twobouncesolutions@gmail.com
Saturday morning will be preliminary play. The 8 teams will be split into pools of 4. There will be 3 rounds of doubles play. There will also be 3 rounds of "team" games where your entire team will face another team from your pool. The match will start off with the 4.5's playing each other for 4 rallies, then the 4.0's for 4 rallies, then the 3.5's for 4 rallies and so on till one team reaches 21 points (regular scoring).
All doubles matches will be worth 1 point. Team matches are worth 3 points and will serve as a tiebreaker.
Saturday afternoon into the evening will be playoffs with teams seeded based on morning results. The top 2 teams from Pools A and B will playoff for the A championship while the bottom 2 teams from each pool will playoff for the B championship. Playoff matches will be head to head with 3 rounds of doubles and 1 round of full team match. The doubles matches will determine the starting score of the team match.
Registration will include:
- 9 doubles matches and 5 team matches.
- Team shirt.
- Player gift
- Chili lunch
- Entered for other random prizes.
Please ensure your correct shirt size is entered.
