We are proud to host the first annual Seniors Pickleball Tournament. This SSIPA tournament is for ages 50 and up. We are located just outside beautiful La Paz in El Centenario, Baja California Sur, Mexico.

Registration Closes: February 5 2025 at noon - Some groups/categories may close prior, when the tournament committee deems the event is full.

Tournament Dates:

Thursday, February 6, 2025 - Women's Doubles / Men's Singles

Friday, February 7, 2025 - Mixed Doubles

Saturday, February 8, 2025 - Men's Doubles / Women's Singles + Fiesta

Sunday, February 9, 2025 - Funday

The tournament director reserves the right to review, and possibly alter the rating of players who self-rate below or above their actual rating. The tournament director reserves the right to merge or split brackets based on event registration.

In doubles events, at least one of the partners must be at the correct skill level. (based on the player's rating on the day of registration)

FORMAT

1. Round Robin format by skill level and age brackets.

2. The first 5 teams to complete registration will be entered into the event. In some cases, the event may be expanded when other categories are folded. Your fully registered team must be listed on the waitlist to be considered. eg. (4.0 women ages 60-64). If the Tournament Director decides to expand the group to 8 teams, the first 3 teams on the wait list will be admitted to the event.

3. Age/skill events with fewer than 3 teams will not run. In some cases, the Tournament Director may combine events (with another age/skill event) to form a merged event. (eg. 3.5 men ages 50-59)

4. If two events are merged due to a lack of registrations, only ONE set of medals/awards will be awarded

SKILL LEVELS

3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 & 5.0

Note: 2.5 players can play in 3.0 events.

AGE CATEGORIES

50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75+

QUESTIONS: Send an email to pickleballisgreat@gmail.com (always preferred over phone)

FORMAT

Round Robin format, one game to 15, win by 2, no cap

Pools of 4 or 5 teams. If only one pool - the top 4 teams advance to the medal round

PLAYOFFS FORMAT AFTER ROUND ROBINS

#1 vs #2 for Gold/Silver, best 2 out of 3 to 11, win by 2, no cap

#3 vs #4 for Bronze, one game to 15, win by 2, no cap

In the case when there are pools of 8, 10 or 12, the top 2 teams from each pool advance to the

medal round

Preliminary playoff: POOL A2 vs POOL B1, POOL B2 vs POOL A1

Winners of preliminary playoff matches play for Gold/Silver, best 2 out of 3 to 11, win by 2, no cap

Losers of preliminary playoff matches play for Bronze, one game to 15, win by 2, no cap

All refunds will have a $15 administrative fee

Registrants withdrawing on or before January 24 will receive a full refund less the administrative fee.

Registrants withdrawing on January 25th or after will not receive any refund for any reason.