CT GRAND PRIX Pickleball COST: $180 This cost covers the tournament expenses to include courts, software and awards. TOURNAMENT INFORMATION: This is an invitational event for skill levels 4.0 and above. If you would like to be invited, click on the ‘Contact Tourney’ button above. NUMBER OF PLAYERS: 32 total, 16 men & 16 women TIME: 12:30 - 3pm or 3:15 - 6pm, specific match times will be posted LENGTH: 8 weeks total but not consecutively DATES: Feb 5, 12, 19 16 and Mar 19, 26 and Apr 2, and 9 FORMAT: Week #1 Mens round robin matches with your chosen partner Women’s round robin matches with your chosen partner Week #2 Mens round robin matches - BLIND DRAW Women’s round robin matches - BLIND DRAW Week #3 Mens round robin matches with your chosen partner Women’s round robin matches with your chosen partner Week #4 Mens round robin matches - DRAFT FORMAT Women’s round robin matches - DRAFT FORMAT *** MARCH 5TH AND 12TH NO PLAY *** Week #5 Pool 1 round robin mixed doubles matches with your chosen partner Pool 2 round robin mixed doubles matches with your chosen partner Week #6 Pool 1 round robin mixed doubles matches - BLIND DRAW Pool 2 round robin mixed doubles matches - BLIND DRAW Week #7 Pool 1 round robin mixed doubles matches with your chosen partner Pool 2 round robin mixed doubles matches with your chosen partner Week #8 Pool 1 round robin mixed doubles matches - DRAFT FORMAT Pool 2 round robin mixed doubles matches - DRAFT FORMAT RATINGS: For weeks #1, #3, #5 and #7 where you have chosen your partner, those matches WILL be factored in your Pickleball Brackets rating IF YOU PLAY. Your rating will not be impacted if you do not play. Subs for weeks #1, #3, #5 and #7 WILL have their results factored into their Pickleball Brackets rating. For weeks #2, #4, #6 and #8 where you have been assigned a partner, those matches will NOT be factored in your Pickleball Brackets rating. BLIND DRAW INFO: Pickleball Brackets will assign players partners for their doubles and mixed matches. These matches do not count towards your rating. DRAFT FORMAT INFO: The 16 male players will be ranked and the 16 female players will be ranked by skill level. Similar to the pro MLP format, the Snake Draft format will be used to distribute skill levels among all 8 teams. These matches do not count towards your rating. MATCHES: Games will be round robin format. Matches will be played to 11 points, win by 1. WINNERS: Winning teams for Gold, Silver and Bronze in each category will be listed on the website in the tournament information. Points will be awarded to each player on an individual basis to determine the GRAND PRIX overall winners for the female and male 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place winners. The points will be calculated separate from the site and weekly results will be made available to all tournament players. Points will be awarded based on finishing position in the bracket for that day. The points are awarded individually in descending order 8 through 1 and totaled up for the 8 weeks to determine 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners for the female and male players. Absent players will not receive points for the week they do not play. SUBSTITUTIONS: Players are expected to notify tournament organizers well in advance if they cannot make a match. Players are not to invite their own subs. Tournament organizers will assign a sub from a pre-approved list of players. Subs on the list will be prepared to reimburse the player directly $22.50 for each week they participate, however it is the tournament player’s responsibility to collect the reimbursement from the sub.