The Pickleball Albany Christmas Bash is the largest tournament we have hosted to date. 23 courts, 3 FULL days, 144 medals, 24 divisions!
Dates of play are the 8th, 9th, 10th December.
*All medals awarded as finals games finish throughout each day.
*Teams event is registered for separately via google forms: https://forms.gle/hhJPos3QjJfwL9QN7
Friday 8th December:
Friday please arrive at 7:30am
Teams event played from 8am.
Teams of 4, 2 males, 2 females. All games played to 11, win by two.
Click this link to register exclusively for the teams event: https://forms.gle/hhJPos3QjJfwL9QN7
*Please note teams event is completely separate to singles and you will need to register for both. Use the forms link to register for teams.
Singles event to follow from 3pm until completion, approximately 9pm. If the teams event finishes early, please arrive from 1:30pm for singles.
Games played to 15 points, win by 2 in round robin.
Gold and bronze matches are best of 3 games to 11, win by 2.
Saturday 9th December:
Saturday please arrive at 7:30am, Games start at 8am.
Mens/Womens Doubles played from 8am-6:00pm *approximately, may go overtime
Round robin games will be to 21 (change ends at 11)
Gold and Bronze match, best of 3 to 11
Pools of 4 or 5 teams, top 2 teams advance to final stage
Please note, *NO tournament dinner this year.
Sunday 10th December
Sunday please arrive at 7:30am for Mixed Doubles
Games played from 8am-6:00pm
Round robin games will be to 21 (change ends at 11)
Gold and Bronze match, best of 3 to 11
Pools of 4 or 5 teams, top 2 teams advance to final stage.
You can play in a maximum of 4 divisions. e.g. Mens, Mixed, Singles and Teams. You cannot play in Mens under 3.5 AND Mens over 3.5. You must choose your preferred skill division.
*Please ensure you are playing with a USAPA approved paddle. If you are caught playing with a non-approved paddle you will be disqualified from further participation in the tournament.
Text notifications are used during the tournament for your game updates so please ensure the number on your account is correct and your own.
During the tournament you will be required to collect your clipboard from the reception desk before each game and returned upon game completion with the score filled out.
Please ensure NO personal gear is left next to the nets. All drink bottles, towels etc must be left BEHIND your courts as putting it by the net obstructs the ability to do ATP's.
