Welcome to the 2023 Stratton Grand Opening Tournament, presented by the Cliff Drysdale Management team!
To celebrate the creation of Stratton's new outdoor pickleball facility, we are hosting our first tournament here on the mountain. We will have our eight dedicated pickleball courts up and running and with access to an additional eight courts that are shared with our outdoor tennis courts, we have plenty of space for matches and practice to take place.
We are going to be offering prize money to the winners of each division!
The dates and events are:
Saturday, July 29:
Women's Doubles
Men's Doubles
Sunday, July 30:
Mixed Doubles
Men's and Women's Singles
Format
All doubles brackets will be Round Robin. Based upon the bracket size, the games will be 1-15 points, winning by 2, or 1-11 points, winning by 2. In a Round Robin format, each team plays every other team in that bracket at least once. For example, in a bracket with eight teams, each team will play seven games.
All brackets are limited to a minimum of three teams and a maximum of eight teams which will play as follows:
-- Brackets with 3 or 4 teams will play a double Round Robin to 15 points.
-- Brackets with 5 teams will play a single Round Robin to 15 points.
-- Brackets with 6, 7, or 8 teams will play a single Round Robin to 11 points.
All singles brackets will be single elimination.
All brackets are formed first by Skill Level, and then by Age
The Tournament Director reserves the right to merge brackets when there is an insufficient number of players within a bracket to make for meaningful play. The Tournament Director also reserves the right to change the format should circumstances, such as adverse weather conditions, necessitate expediency. However, medals will be awarded for merged age brackets.
For example, assume that for Skill Level 2.5 there are two teams for Age Group 60-69, two teams for Age Group 70-79, and two for Age Group 80-89. If the Tournament Director chooses to combine the three age groups into one bracket, only a single set of Comprehensive Medals will be awarded.
