Grip N’Rip 2025 - Sanctioned by PCO
Hosted by the Surrey Pickleball Club
Public Registration OPENS Tuesday, July 1st, 2025 9:00 A.M.
TOURNAMENT DATES
• Friday, August 29th, 2025 - Women’s Doubles & Men’s Singles
• Saturday, August 30th, 2025 - Mixed Doubles
• Sunday, August 31st, 2025 - Men’s Doubles & Women’s Singles
• Rainout day: Monday, September 1st, 2025
SKILL LEVELS
3.0 & under, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0
THIS IS A SANCTIONED TOURNAMENT therefore, the CTPR is the rating used to determine your eligibility for an event.
EVENTS
Age is based on age as of December 31, 2025
COST
Registration fee $70
Event fee $15 per event
REGISTRATION-SURREY PICKLEBALL CLUB MEMBERS
Early registration for Surrey Pickleball Club members opens Wednesday, June 26th, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
SPC Members receive a free tournament shirt. SPC Members registering after June 30th will not qualify for the free tournament shirt. NO exceptions!
Register early to take advantage of the member discount!
REGISTRATION-GENERAL PUBLIC
Registration for the General Public will open on Tuesday, July 1st, 2025 at 9:00 a.m.
Registration closes on Friday August 8th, at 9:00 p.m.
An online Pickleball Canada waiver will be used for registration.
Following a Pickleball Canada directive, a team of the same skill level may play up two skill levels in doubles events. For example, a team with both players at the 3.5 level may register for 3.5, 4.0 or 4.5. However, a team with one player 3.5 and the other 4.0 can play at 4.0 or 4.5.
ELIGIBILITY TO ENTER AN EVENT
Age: An older player may play in a younger age group. A younger player may not play in an older age group. No player may play down from their skill level.
FORMAT
All games - win by 2, no cap
Events with low registration may be changed from double elimination to round robin.
DOUBLES EVENTS
Doubles Events will be Double Elimination, best 2/3 games to 11
Consolation bracket, 1 game to 15
Bronze Medal matches - 1 game to 15
Gold Medal matches - best 2 out of 3 games to 11
Gold Medal Tie-Breaker: 1 game to 15, if a fourth game is required to determine the winner
SINGLE EVENTS
Singles Events will be Round Robin, 1 game to 15
Medal Round
- if one pool, the top four players advance to the medal round.
1 vs 2 for Gold/Silver, 1 game to 15, 3 vs 4 for Bronze, 1 game to 15
- if two pools, the top 2 players from each pool advance to the medal round.
Preliminary playoff: A2 vs B1, B2 vs A1, one game to 15
Winners of preliminary playoff play for Gold/Silver, 1 game to 15
Losers of preliminary playoff play for Bronze, 1 game to 15
REGISTERING FOR AN EVENT
The skill level of players is determined by the data in their Pickleball Tournaments profile. The priority for determining a player's skill level is their Canadian Tournament Player Rating (CTPR). If that is lacking, then their DUPR rating, and if that is lacking, their self-rating will be used.
No player may play down from their skill level.
This is a Pickleball Canada-sanctioned tournament. All registrants MUST have a valid Pickleball Canada membership to play in this tournament. NOTE: Please ensure your Pickleball Canada membership number and skill level are up to date in your Pickleball Tournaments profile before registering for this tournament. If you are not a Pickleball Canada member, you can become a member at https://pickleballcanada.org/
Registration is online only at https://pickleballtournaments.com/. Online payment via Stripe. Stripe accepts credit card payments. When the maximum per event is reached based on fully registered/paid teams, others will be added to the waitlist.
Enter as a TEAM and make sure your partner registers and pays within 3 days of your registering. If a partner has not completed his/her registration within 3 days of the first partner registering, the team will be moved to the waitlist. When the identified partner registers, and pays, the team will be moved from the waitlist back to the active list ONLY if a slot is available. Confirm with your partner BEFORE registration to avoid disappointment. If you do not have a partner you can click on “Players Needing a Partner” to possibly find one. The tournament committee does not find partners for players.
All players must complete their registration by August 8th, 2025, at 9:00 p.m., to remain on the Active List. COMPLETE means, BOTH partners have agreed to the PCO waiver, and paid registration fees IN FULL.
DISCLAIMER
The Tournament Committee reserves the right to place players in the Skill Group based on their current CTPR/DUPR/UTPR/USAPA/ skill rating at the time of registration.
The Tournament Committee reserves the right to make changes to the tournament. ie. Combine or change age categories; alter the format depending on the number of registrations received.
NEW THIS YEAR
A DUPR account will automatically be created for players registering for the tournament if they do not already have a DUPR account. Results from the Mid-Summer Slam will be uploaded to players' CTPR and DUPR profiles.
