4th Annual Route 66 Paddle Battle Tournament will be an OUTDOOR Round Robin tournament on 12 permanent courts at Meador Park in Springfield, MO! Guaranteed at least 4 games per player!

Cost is $50 for registration which includes both days! Please note that the website charges an additional nonrefundable service fee of $5 for 1 event or $10 for 2 events.

Brackets will be separated by age and then skill. You may play DOWN in age or UP in skill at your discretion. Be sure to register for your desired skill/age bracket.

This tournament will use DUPR ratings for placement. Please make sure to link your DUPR account to your PBB account. If you do not have a DUPR rating, then it will use your PBB rating or your self rating. If you do not know what skill level to register for, please seek the advice of experienced players and/or the Tournament Director.

Planned Age Divisions: 12+, 50+, 60+, 65+ (scramble), 70+ (scramble), 80+ (scramble)

Planned Skill Divisions:

2.5-2.99 (beginner/recreational)

3.0-3.49 (novice)

3.5-3.99 (intermediate)

4.0-4.49 (adv intermediate)

4.5+ (advanced)

We will plan to start each day at 8:30am with the remaining brackets to follow.

Brackets generally would need to have a minimum of 5 teams or else they will be combined with similar skill levels. Some brackets may be combined due to # of registrations at the discretion of the TD.

LOCATION:

Meador Park - outdoors: 2500 S Fremont Ave Springfield, MO 65804 w/ 12 permanent nets.

Franklin X40 balls.

TIME:

Saturday, Oct 12:

9:00am - 5:00pm - Men's & Women's Doubles, including Senior Men/Women Scrambles

Sunday, Oct 13:

9:00am - 5:00pm - Mixed Doubles, including Senior Mixed Scrambles

(exact bracket times will be announced approx. 1 week ahead of time)

All 50+ events will be USSP (US Senior Pickleball) certified. Earn points towards USSP prizes! See www.USseniorpickleball.com for more information! USSP members also receive discounts on tournament entry fees! Join USSP for FREE (1 year) with code: FREEMO.

Registration includes a FREE shirt! Register by 9/25/24 to guarantee your shirt size. Registrations after 9/25/24 are first come, first serve for shirts.

Please note that there will be a registration "Service Fee" charged for each registration (Normally $5.00 for 1 event or $10.00 for 2+ events, but will be discounted to $1.50 for USSP certification). This is a non-refundable fee charged by the website.

For discounted rates at our preferred lodging partner, the Hilton Garden Inn, book here:

https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=SGFMOGI&groupCode=PCBO24&arrivaldate=2024-10-11&departuredate=2024-10-12&cid=OM,WW,HILTONLINK,EN,DirectLink&fromId=HILTONLINKDIRECT

Withdrawals made before the registration deadline of Oct 6, 2024, will receive a full refund, less the nonrefundable website service fees. No refunds will be given for withdrawals after the cancellation deadline.

This is an outdoor tournament in the Missouri Ozarks, so please plan accordingly. In the case of inclement weather, every effort will be made to play the games on their scheduled days, however, adjustments may be necessary, and no refunds will be given once an event has begun. If an entire event is completely cancelled due to inclement weather, refunds will be given for that event only, not including registration fees or other event fees.