Maryland Senior Olympics 2025 Pickleball Tournament * Friday, May 16 - Men's Singles / Women's Doubles * Saturday, May 17 - Women's Singles / Men's Doubles * Sunday, May 18 - Mixed Doubles Welcome Back: Thank you for joining us in this NON-qualifying year for the National Senior Games. Our goal is to continue to improve the player experience as Pickleball experiences massive growth and is one of the largest events hosted by the Maryland Senior Olympics. We will again have three skill levels (3.0 and below, 3.5, and 4.0 and above). In addition, we will be hosting the event at two Dill Dinker locations with dedicated indoor Pickleball facilities (Columbia and Finksburg). However, despite access to 24 indoor courts, the events tend to fill up quickly, and with more skill levels, there are fewer spots available for each event. If you are thinking of playing, sign up as soon as possible. But if you miss out, be sure to sign up for the waitlist, as many events will likely be expanded as we get closer to the event date. We look forward to seeing you on the courts. Some changes to this years registration: Your partner will need to have an account (free) with PickleballBrackets.com (PBB) before you can select them during the registration process. If they are not registered on PPB, you can register without a partner to hold your spot. Your partner, once they have an account, can select you as their partner during registration. You will have 14 days for your partner to register (and pay) to hold your spot. - Your Tournament Directors GENERAL INFO Out-of-state registration opens 2/3/25 at 8am. Maryland residents can register with an out-of-state partner. On 2/3/25, registration will be open to players who live outside of Maryland. Please be sure to have your partner register as soon as possible because teams in which both partners are NOT registered are moved to the waitlist 14 days after the initial partner registered for an event. Your age is based on your age on 12/31/25. Partnering with someone younger? Register in the younger age group! Your partner must have a profile on PickleballBrackets.com to select them as a partner. Their rating must match the event you intend to play (or lower) and their age must match the event (or be higher). One player for each age and skill level must match that event (ie both players can not be older than an event age group or under the listed skill level). (Player ratings are based on DUPR, World Pickleball - WPR, and Self Rating. Division I: 4.0 & above - initially, one player must be rated at 4.0 or above; (we will open this up to all skill levels after ~one month) Division II: 3.5 - open to all skill levels rated under 4.0 Division III: 3.0 and below (this can include players rated up to 3.49) Round Robin Pool Play (divisions / age groups may be combined for play, placement will still be within each division). Tournament Director has the right to make changes to format, adjust age brackets, or other items if needed. Our tournament will follow USA Pickleball rules. Paddle Information: If your paddle has a stamp from the USA Pickleball Association, you will be able to use it in the tournament. The fee is $50 which includes one event, each additional event is $5. You will also pay the pickleball brackets administrative fee of $5 for one event and $10 for two or more events. Registration: • From January 22 - February 2, pickleball registration is open for Maryland residents only; • Starting February 3, pickleball registration is open for everyone ages 50 and above, starting at 8 a.m.; • MSO pickleball registration closes May 2 at 11:55 p.m., or when capacity is reached; • Any registered player not linked to a registered partner within 14 days of their initial registration will automatically be moved to the waiting list. If you are on the waitlist, and if space is available when your partner registers, you will be moved back into the event automatically prior to registration closing. The waitlist is displayed in alphabetical order, BUT, events are filled from the waitlist based on the date both players are fully registered. • Once registration closes, there is no guaranty that you will be able to swap partners. If your partner drops out, and there is a team/player on the waitlist that is fully paid, they will be moved into the event.