As a faith-based organization, it is the mission of Midwest Food Bank to share the love of Christ by alleviating hunger and malnutrition throughout the world and providing disaster relief; all without discrimination. Our vision is to provide industry-leading food relief to those in need.

Midwest Food Bank Georgia addresses the immense amount of food waste in our country and the significant number of our population experiencing food insecurity. We do so by utilizing volunteers to rescue food while partnering with nonprofits to provide for the hungry at zero cost to those serving the individuals and families in need of help. Our program to provide a source of zero cost food begins by connecting with food donors such as food manufacturers, food distribution centers, and grocery stores who donate food that has been produced in excess, incorrectly labeled, slightly damaged but usable, and more. Once the donated food stuffs are obtained, MFB Georgia utilizes over 4,000 volunteers a year to inventory, process, package, and distribute the food to our more than 230 non-profit agency partners across the Southeastern United States. Midwest Food Bank Georgia is on track to distribute over $31 million dollars’ worth of food in 2023.

Here is our website for more information - https://www.midwestfoodbank.org/locations/peachtree-city-ga

The schedule for the tournament is as follows:

Saturday October 4th Men's & Women's Doubles

Sunday October 5th Mixed Doubles.

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

Format is Round Robin followed by medal matches for brackets larger than 3 teams.

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, awards may be based on the original division and not the combined bracket. Brackets will be combined by age if possible to avoid combining skills. Tournament management also reserves the right to convert brackets to double elimination if necessary.

Skills levels include 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5+

Age groups will be split based on number of players in each bracket.

RATINGS

DUPR ratings will be used.

- Tournament Director reserves the right to move a player to a higher/lower level at their discretion

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You may register and identify your partner or request "Need partner". Selecting that you "need a partner” allows other players to see that you are available to play in the tournament and available to be contacted by other players looking for a partner. This selection does not mean that tournament personnel will find a partner for you. It is ultimately the players responsibility to find a partner.

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

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.

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On September 14, 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.

The Southern Pickleball Association adheres to the guidelines set forth in the USA Pickleball Rulebook. All gameplay, officiating, and judgment decisions during our events are 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 the 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, the Southern Pickleball Association allows paddles that are on the official USA Pickleball paddle list. It is the player's responsibility to make sure their paddle is currently approved by USA Pickleball for tournament play. https://equipment.usapickleball.org/paddle-list/

 Thank you for helping us uphold the integrity of the sport!

Withdraw deadline is September 21 at midnight. Players may withdraw prior to midnight on September 21 for any reason and receive a refund minus a $20 administrative fee. After September 21 there are no refunds for any reason unless a player has purchased weather and injury tournament insurance. This is an outdoor tournament. Weather and Tournament Insurance covers a player if the tournament is canceled due to weather or if a player or a player's partner must withdraw due to injury or a family emergency. Additionally, player registration fees may not be transferred to other players.