Welcome to the annual Cresswind Fall Classic tournament! This tournament is played at Cresswind at Twin Lakes in Hoschton, GA on 21 dedicated outdoor pickleball courts.

The schedule is as follows:

Saturday (Sept 20th) - Men’s & Women’s Doubles

Sunday (Sept 21st) - Mixed Doubles

Competition each day will begin as early as 8:00am. Specific start times for each event will be posted and emailed to players approximately one week prior to the event.

The registration cost is $60 and includes 1 event. Each additional event is $15. All registered players will be receiving a swag bag or T-Shirt.

As registration proceeds, tournament management reserves the option to combine brackets, as needed, if brackets do not fill. If brackets are combined to create playable brackets, medals will be rewarded based on the combined brackets. Tournament management also reserves the right to convert brackets to double elimination if necessary.

Skill levels include: 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5+.

Events are age bracketed.

A team must play at the skill level of the higher rated player (or higher) and the age group of the younger player. Age is calculated as of 12/31/2025.

Ratings - DUPR ratings will be used. Tournament Director reserves the right to move a player to a higher/lower level at their discretion.

You may register and identify your partner or request “Need Partner”. Your partner must register within five days of your registration or the team will be moved to the wait list. NOTE - your spot in the tournament is not guaranteed until both you and your partner have registered and all fees have been paid in full.

There are no referees. Matches are self-monitored. If a referee is requested, we’ll do our best to provide a volunteer.

On September 1st, the tournament staff will move up players whose DUPR ratings have changed since registering for this tournament. Players with DUPR reliability rating of 50 or lower may appeal their current rating.

Cresswind TL Club adheres to the guidelines set forth in the USA Pickleball Rulebook. All gameplay, officiating, and judgment decisions during our event will be based on these rules to ensure consistency and fairness for all players.

We encourage all participants to familiarize themselves with the USA Pickleball Rulebook to understand standards and expectations that govern our games. For more information or to access the rulebook, please visit USA Pickleball’s official website: https://usapickleball.org/what-is-pickleball/official-rules/.

In addition we’ll only allow paddles that are on the official USA pickleball paddle list (USAP) as well as the certified paddles on the UPA-A paddle list. Use of a non-approved or banned paddles will result in forfeits for all events and removal from the tournament.

Withdraw deadline is September 1st at midnight. Players may withdraw prior to midnight on September 1st for any reason and receive a refund minus a $20 administrative fee. After September 1st there are NO refunds for any reason. This is an outdoor tournament. There is always the possibility of the tournament having to be canceled due to weather.

Additionally, player registration feeds may not be transferred to other players.

It is the players responsibility to hydrate, bring any food/drink that is needed/required and to utilize sunscreen. We also highly recommend warming up before matches and performing stretches post matches to lower the risk of injury.