DATES OF PLAY
Sept 6 SENIOR Men’s Doubles / SENIOR Women’s Doubles (55+)
Sept 7 Mixed Doubles / SENIOR Mixed Doubles (55+)
Sept 8 Men’s Doubles / Women’s Doubles
REGISTRATION
June 15: Registration opens at 8AM
Aug 3: Last day to register with free T-shirt included
Aug 14: Last day to withdraw with a refund
Aug 21: Registration closes at 10PM
Sept 4: Start times will be announced
Registration fee is $40 for the first event, $5 for each additional event. Please note that Pickleball Brackets will add a $5 processing fee per event to your registration. This fee is nonrefundable.
FORMAT
Round robin + playoff
1 game to 11 win by 2 in round robin play
1 game to 15 win by 2 in playoff round
2 timeouts per game
Brackets with more than 10 teams will be divided into 2 pools
All players are guaranteed at least 5 games
Tournament ball will be Selkirk Pro S1
The top four teams in each bracket will advance to a playoff. (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 - format, bracket sizes, length of games, playoff structure, ball, start times, etc.
LOCATION
The tournament will be held at :
Winona Lake Limitless Park
1590 Park Avenue
Winona Lake, IN 46590
Indoor backup available!
LODGING
Use the links below to explore hotels and B&B's in the Winona Lake area.
CANCELLATION / REFUND POLICY
Please note that the system will automatically add a $5 processing fee per event to your registration This fee is nonrefundable.
Players who cancel before Aug 14 will receive a full refund, less the $5 per event processing fee. No refunds will be issued after Aug 14.
INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY
This is an outdoor event, with an indoor backup. We will play rain or shine!
If any weather or other unforeseen circumstance delays the tournament, we will make every effort 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 to identify bracket winners based on matches already completed.
Refunds will not be issued due to inclement weather.
QUESTIONS? CONTACT:
Dave Thieme
Tournament Director
focusuppickleball@gmail.com / 941-441-6708
Dawn Horan
Operations Manager
glrhoran@gmail.com / 260-273-0855