The Prairie Pickleball Shop is very excited to host it’s second pickleball tournament! It will be held at the Sunova Centre located at 48 Holland Road, in West St. Paul from October 7-9th , 2022. The Sunova Centre has 3 courts (with 10 foot spacing between courts) and window blinds to block the sun. This tournament is a Pickleball Canada sanctioned event and will follow IFP rules. Medal matches will be refereed and profits from the tournament will be donated to “Camp Quality” https://www.campquality.org/cqmb

DATES AND CATEGORIES:

Friday October 7th

3.0 Women’s Doubles (Age 18 and above)

3.0 Women's Doubles (Age 50 and above)

3.5 and above Women’s Doubles (Age 18 and above)

3.5 Women’s Doubles (Age 55 and above)

Saturday October 8th

3.0 Mixed Doubles (Age 18 and above)

3.0 Mixed Doubles (Age 50 and above)

3.5 and above Mixed Doubles (Age 18 and above)

3.5 Mixed Doubles (Age 55 and above)

Sunday October 9th

3.0 Men’s Doubles (Age 18 and above)

3.0 Men's Doubles (Age 50 and above)

3.5 and above Men’s Doubles (Age 18 and above)

3.5 Men’s Doubles (Age 55 and above)

3.5 and above: This category is intended to include players who are either currently rated 3.5 to 4.0, officially or unofficially, or feel that they can compete at this level.

FORMAT:

Round robin pools, followed by a medal round.

The cost is $35 for the first event and $15 per additional event.

• All participants must be members of Pickleball Canada and have an account set up with Pickleball Brackets.

• Please ensure your Pickleball Canada Membership number and your skill level are up to date in your pickleballbrackets.com profile before registering for this tournament. If you are not a Pickleball Canada member, you can become a member at https://pickleballcanada.org/ If you can't remember your Pickleball Canada number, check here: https://secure.pickleballcanada.org/login/

• If this is the first time you will participate in a tournament which uses the Pickleball Brackets system, give careful thought to the skill levels you recorded in your Player Profile. These skill levels plus .250 will be the starting point for your tournament rating calculation. To assist with validating the starting point for your tournament ratings, please read the information and complete the online Canadian Tournament Player Rating form by copying and pasting this link in a browser window: https://pickleballcanada.org/play/competitive-pickleball/ratings/

• Your Canadian Tournament Player Rating (CTPR) is used to determine your skill level for entering this tournament. It is found by searching for your name in the Pickleball Canada Organization on www.pickleballbrackets.com.

• Participants may play up a skill level or down in age, BUT AT LEAST ONE TEAMMATE MUST BE AT THE CORRECT SKILL LEVEL (Check with the tournament director for exceptions)

• Players may enter a maximum of 2 events and may only enter one doubles and one mixed doubles.

• Enter as a team or look under 'Players Needing A Partner' to find a partner

• In the case of wait lists, teams will take priority over individuals. Our goal is to accommodate as many people as the schedule will allow - but at the same time have a well-rounded tournament with representation from all skill levels.

• Players who register without a partner will have three (3) days to find a partner before being moved to the Waitlist. Once a partner has been found they will be moved off the waitlist, space permitting.

• Medals will be awarded to the top three teams in each bracket.

• The tournament committee reserves the right to place players in their appropriate skill level category.

• The tournament ball will be the Onix Fuse orange indoor.

Player requested withdrawals will be accepted until September 23, 2022 with a full refund less a $10 administration fee.

After September 23rd, no refunds will be provided.