Welcome! Join us for the Winona Lake Sunset Pickleball Tournament! We are excited to bring you the chance to play some competitive Pickleball to raise money for World Compassion Network, a faith based

disaster relief organization in Kosciusko County, Indiana. Our title sponsor is K21 Health Foundation!

WCN partners with local churches and other relief organizations to mobilize resources and assistance

for victims of disasters and poverty. The organization has responded to hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, famine, earthquakes, tsunamis, and war on five continents and here in the United States. WCN also

leads mission trips around the world. To learn more about WCN's work, visit the organizations's website at

www.wcnministries.org

This tournament will be played on 8 outdoor courts in beautiful Winona Lake, In. Enjoy the lake area, walking trails, shops and restaurants at The Village at Winona Lake, part of the National Register of

Historic Places.

This year we will offer both a Senior Division (50+) and an open age division. There will also be a 5.0 cash money tournament this year and open age single division.

All teams are guaranteed at least 4 games, and snacks will be provided. Players who register by August 4 will receive a free cotton shirt. An optional upgrade to dry-fit for $15.00

Door prize drawings will be held each day. Prizes will include local restaurants, paddles, pickleball items and miscellaneous items.

Come and take in beautiful Winona Lake for the weekend and enjoy some pickleball with family and friends. We look forward to seeing you and thanks for your support.

Dave Thieme, Tournament Director

Josh Grill, Director of Missions World Compassion Network

September 5 Senior Men's Doubles/ Senior Women's Doubles (50+), Singles Open Age

September 6 Mixed Doubles Open Age/Senior Mixed Doubles (50+), 5.0 Cash Tournament

September 7 Men's Open Age Doubles/Women's Open Age Doubles

June 1: Registration Opens at 8:00am

August 4: Last day to register with free T-shirt included

August 13: Last day to withdraw with a refund

August 25: Registration closes at 10PM

September 1: Start times announced

Registration fee is $50.00 for the first event, $5.00 for each additional event. Please note Pickleball Brackets will add $5.00 processing fee to your registration. This fee is non-refundable. There will be

an extra fee of $30.00 to enter the 5.0 cash tournament.

Play Format

Round Robin + medal playoff

1 game to 11 win by 1 in round robin

1 game to 15 win by 2 in medal round

2 timeouts per game

Brackets with more than 10 teams will be divided into 2 pools.

All players are guaranteed at least 4 games

Tournament ball will be Selkirk Pro S1

The top 4 teams in each bracket will advance to medal round. (For brackets that are divided

into 2 pools, the top 2 teams from each pool will advance). Top teams will be identified based on

total wins in round robin play. In the event of a tiebreaker, first criteria will be head-to-head play, second

will be total points scored.

Tournament Director may change any aspect of the tournament at any time such as format,

bracket sizes, length of games, playoff structure. ball, start times, etc.

The Tournament will be held in Winona Lake, In.

There will be an indoor facility available in case of inclement weather.

Please note the system will automatically add a $5.00 processing fee per event to your

registration. This fee is non-refundable.

Players who cancel before August 14 will receive a full refund, less the $5.00 per event processing

fee. No refunds will be issued after August 14.

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY

This is an outdoor event, with an indoor backup. We will play rain or shine!!

If any weather or unforeseen circumstance delays the tournament, we will make every effort

to play all matches as scheduled. We reserve the right to modify play formats as necessary.

If brackets are mid-play when a delay occurs, the tournament leadership team will determine

appropriate action to either continue play at a later time or identify bracket winners based on

matches already completed.

refunds will not be issued due to inclement weather.

Questions contact

Dave Thieme

Tournament Director

941-441-6708

focusuppickleball@gmail.com

Players who cancel by August 13 will receive a refund, less a $5.00 cancellation fee per event. No refunds

will be issued after August 13.

The prize money for the 5.0 cash tournament based based on 9 teams.

1st place $200.00

2nd place $100.00

3rd place $60.00