Join us for the 6th annual Pickleball Veritas in the Ancient City Tournament! The Veritas tournament will be held on April 26th, 27th, and 28th and features a round robin format, multiple age and skill level brackets, on-site referee, and player registration incentives. While we have historically drawn over 500 players, due to a venue change, this year’s tournament will be capped at 300 players so register early to ensure you get in.

This year’s tournament will be held at a new location due to the extensive renovations underway at our homesite, Treaty Park in St. Augustine. It will be played at The Yards in Ponte Vedra Beach. The Yards is the premier pickleball club in North Florida with 12 premium courts, extensive grounds, and an onsite restaurant/bar (www.playtheyards.com). As with St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra Beach is a beautiful beach city in St. Johns County with much to offer for local and out-of-town players. Home to one of golf’s most prestigious tournaments, The Players Championship held in March, Ponte Vedra Beach has great restaurants, hotels, and amenities that make an extended stay worthwhile.

The Veritas tournament is brought to you by the same team that runs The Florida Georgia Pickleball Classic each October, and as with all our tournaments, ALL proceeds are donated to local non-profit organizations.

Although no memberships are needed to play in this event, We are a US Senior Pickleball Circuit Event. Learn more about USSP at usseniorpickleball.com.

The tournament format is a Round Robin with a minimum of 3 games for all participants. Most participants will play more than 3 games.

Games to 11 points, win by 2

Medals awarded based on USAP's guidelines:

IFP Standard - Total matches won

12.C.3.a.

First tie-breaker: head-to-head matches won.

12.C.3.b.

Second tie-breaker: point differential of all games played. (e.g., Team A won Match 1 11-8, 11-4, so they would have a point differential of +10. Team A then wins the second match 11-9, 2-11, 11-6. For this round, they would have a point 50 differential of -2. This would give them a total for the day of +8.)

12.C.3.c.

Third tie-breaker: head-to-head point differential.

12.C.3.d.

Fourth tie-breaker: point differential against next-highest team. (e.g., If the teams are tied for second, use point differentials against the first-place tea

Larger brackets will be broken into two or more pods with a playoff round for medals. Semi-finals will be one game to 15 points, win by 2. Medal matches will be 2 out of 3 games to 11 points, win by 2. ONLY brackets with 8+ teams will have playoffs.

Initial age breaks are 12 - 39, 40 - 49, 50 - 54, 55 - 59, 60 – 64, 65 – 69, 70 – 74, and 75+. Additional age, and/or skill breaks will be added/combined as necessary based on registration numbers to ensure quality play. Tournament may close at any time if maximum daily numbers are met (even if some events appear to have openings)

Note: All paddles must meet USA Pickleball requirements for tournament legal.

While this is a non-sanctioned event, we plan to have a certified referee onsite for questions regarding rules.

Using the Franklin X-40 ball

DUPR scores NOT reported.

Pickleball Veritas in the Ancient City reserves the right to refuse service at anytime.

This is a charity tournament and registration fees are donated to local non-profit organizations, consequently refunds are not provided.