Welcome to the Georgia Pickleball Association Rome April Fools Pickleball Bash. The Tournament will be played at the Downtown Racquets Center located at 301 West 3rd St Rome Ga. This beautiful facility located within walking distance to all the cool restaurants and bars in downtown Rome, features 22 dedicated pickleball courts.
********Register by March 17th to receive a free tournament t-shirt**********
EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION $35 until Feb 19th
Regular registration cost is $45 and includes 1 event each additional event is $10.
The schedule is as follows:
Saturday April 1st Mens & Womens Doubles & Men's and Women's Singles
Sunday April 2nd 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.
The official tournament ball is the PCKL Elite 40.
https://pckl.com/collections/pickleballs/products/elite-40-pickleballs
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 will 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 (Recreational),3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5.
Age groups are 15+, 35+, 50+, 60+
A team must play at the skill level of the higher rated player (or higher) and the age group of the younger player. Age is calculated as of 12/31/2022.
RATINGS
- PickleballBrackets.com tournament ratings will be used.
- For new players with no rating, the PickleballBrackets.com self rating will be used.
- Players who have official USAPA UTPR ratings but NO PickleballBrackets.com rating, MUST self rate using
their UTPR rating.
-Players with a UTPR that is higher than their PickleballBrackets.com calculated tournament rating may be moved to the higher level at the discretion of the tournament director.
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You may register and identify your partner or request "Need partner". Your partner must register within five days of your registration or the team will be moved to the wait list. When the identified partner registers after the five day grace period, the team will automatically move from the wait list back to the active list if there is a slot available and both teams have paid. If a player needs a partner, the team will automatically move from the wait list to the active list once a partner is identified, registers, and both players have paid if there is an available slot to move to. NOTE: Your spot in the tournament is not guaranteed until your partner has registered and all fees have been paid in full.
There are no referees. Matches are self-monitored. If a referee is requested, we will do our best to provide one.
