Tournament Description
Update: June 29, 2024
Valleystream Pickleball Club is excited to host our inaugural Valleystream Open tournament on September 13-15, 2024. We are looking forward to players enjoying our 14 dedicated pickleball courts in Ottawa, the Nation’s capital.
Skill and Age Categories
This will be a skill/age event for women’s, men’s and mixed in the Under 50, 50-59, 60+ age categories. Skill categories will range from 3.0 to 4.5, Open and Senior Open. The minimum event size will be 4 teams. The tournament is open to all players who are members of Pickleball Canada in good standing, and age is calculated as of December 31 of the current year. The tournament director reserves the right to combine brackets and change format based on registration numbers.
Your spot in the tournament is not guaranteed until both players have registered and paid. If both partners have not paid/registered within 5 days of the first registration, the team will be moved to the waitlist.
Tournament Format
All events shall have a minimum size of 4 teams.
The 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.0+ and 4.5 categories will be pool play/round robin and the top teams in each pool will advance to a single elimination playoff. Round robin matches will be one game to 15. The preliminary playoff games will be one game to 15. The gold/silver match will be best 2 out of 3 games, each game to 11. The bronze medal match will be one game to 15. All games will be win by 2.
Open and Senior Open events with 6 or more teams will be played as a double elimination format with prize money. Format will be best 2 out of 3, games to 11, win by 2. On the consolation side, it will be one game to 15, win by 2.
All gold/silver and bronze medal matches will be refereed.
The Franklin X-40 ball will be the official tournament ball.
Registration will open on July 2, 2024, and close on Sept. 1, 2024.
The tournament schedule is:
September 13, 2024 – Men’s / Women’s doubles 50-59 (3.5), 60+ (3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5) and Senior Open
September 14, 2024 – Men’s / Women’s doubles Under 50 and 50-59 (3.0, 3.5, 4.0+), Open, Senior Open
September 15, 2024 – Mixed Doubles Under 50, 50-59 and 60+ (3.0, 3.5, 4.0+), Open, Senior Open
Additional Information
Referees
Level 1/2 referees will receive $10/match.
If you’re interested in refereeing, please let us know.
Official pickleball rules will be followed for this tournament, but it will not be a Pickleball Canada sanctioned event. Players are able to register at the skill category of their choosing, however the tournament director reserves the right to move teams if it is felt the team will not be competitive at their selected level.
Cost
Event registration fee is $65. For levels 3.0 to 4.5, the fee per event is $15, and for the open and senior open divisions, each event is $65.
Refund Policy
Full refunds minus a $10 administrative fee will be available up to September 1, 2024. No refund after that date for any reason including injury, illness or unforeseen circumstances.
In the event of poor weather, every effort will be made to complete events. If an event is unable to proceed due to poor weather, refunds will be available, subject to a $10 administrative fee. If a player's event has begun, but cannot be completed due to poor weather, a 50% refund (of registration plus event fee) will be offered to players completing less than 2 matches. If a player has completed one event, and their subsequent event cannot be completed due to poor weather, a 50% refund (of event fee) will be offered to players completing less than 2 matches.
Prize Money
Payout for Open and Senior Open events only. Minimum 6 teams required per event.
Men's Doubles Open - 1st $800 2nd $450 3rd $300
Men's Doubles Senior Open - 1st $800 2nd $450 3rd $300
Women's Doubles Open - 1st $800 2nd $450 3rd $300
Women's Doubles Senior Open - 1st $800 2nd $450 3rd $300
Mixed Doubles Open - 1st $800 2nd $450 3rd $300
Mixed Doubles Senior Open - 1st $800 2nd $450 3rd $300