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WVU MEDICINE PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT

The tournament will be hosted by the Winchester Country Club and is one of many events held as part of the 96th Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival from April 28 - May 7. Please be sure to visit thebloom.com for more information regarding the festival.

This is a non-sanctioned indoor tournament being held at the Winchester Country Club with split Age and Skill Divisions in Men's and Women's Singles, Men's and Women's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles. Tournament matches will take place on 12 lined pickleball courts inside the tennis Bubble.

Tournament Schedule:

4/28 Friday - Men's & Women's Singles

4/29 Saturday - Men's & Women's Doubles

4/30 Sunday - Mixed Doubles

Registration fee is $55 per player with an additional event entry fee of $20 per event. Every registration includes a free t-shirt and other tournament/festival giveaway items. We are planning to cap registration at 200, so please register early to ensure your spot in the tournament.

The Winchester Country Club will also be hosting a Pro Clinic (5:00pm- 6:30pm) and Welcome Party (6:30pm) on the evening of Friday 4/28 after the day's play has finished. Both events are open to guests and players; players can sign up during the registration process and guests can sign up using the Guest Sign Up button above or via the tournament website also linked above. Also, after the Pro Clinic and coinciding with the Welcome Party, we will be putting on an Exhibition match featuring the Pro Clinic instructors and the Tournament Director. The Exhibition is open to all players and guests and there is no sign-up required. In addition to these events, there is also an Executive Package and VIP Package available for add-on when registering. Please be sure to check out the tournament flyer for more information.

RULES & FORMAT:

This is not a USAPA sanctioned event; however, all USAPA 2023 rules will apply.

Brackets will be either Double Elimination or Single/Double Round Robin depending on the number of participating teams and/or players. Tournament Director reserves the right to adjust the Bracket Format as needed.

Double Elimination bracket matches will be best 2/3 to 11 win by 2 in the Main Draw and 1 game to 15 win by 2 in the Secondary Draw. Gold Medal matches will be best 2/3 to 11 win by 2 with the Tiebreaker Game being 1 game to 15 win by 2. Bronze Medal matches will be 1 game to 15 win by 2. Tournament Director reserves the right to adjust the Match Format as needed.

Round Robin bracket matches will be either best 2/3 to 11 win by 2 or 1 game to 15 win by 2. Medals in the Round Robin brackets will be determined based on play results. Tournament Director reserves the right to adjust the Match Format as needed.

Medals will be awarded to the top 3 teams in each bracket.

TOURNAMENT CONTACT:

Tournament Director

Jamie Morgan

jamie@winchestercountryclub.net

804-887-0571

Tournament Coordinator

Thaian Nguyen

thai.an@outlook.com

540-493-2508

***IMPORTANT PLEASE READ***

The Cancellation Deadline is 4/14/23. Full refunds (less a nonrefundable service fee) will be given through this date; however, there will be no refunds after this date.

For any special circumstances or situations, please contact the Tournament Director for approval.