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SoCal Battle Royale Championship Finals & Pickleball Festival Hosted by 40 by 30 Champions X Coachella Valley Pickleball

After an incredible year of competition, where players from across Southern California have battled, earned points, and risen through the ranks, the moment has arrived—the Finals: the Best of the Best Championship. The SoCal Battle Royale Championship is more than just a tournament; it’s a Players’ Choice event where all prize money is crowdfunded by player registration, making it a true celebration of the passion and support behind the sport. As the End-of-the-Year Festival, it blends high-level competition with wellness, entertainment, and community engagement—plus an exciting shopping experience featuring the latest pickleball gear, paddles, and apparel from our partner, Santa Barbara Pickleball Shop!

Championship Festival Schedule

Dec 12 - 13 Thursday - Friday Open to Public

Paddles & Beats: live DJ SammyBananaz and guest

Paddle Demo & Shopping by Santa Barbara PB Shop

Food Trucks

Play Session with Pro- NPL teams Coachella Valley Scorpions

Dec 14 - 15 - SoCal Battle Royale Team Finals

MLP Format

Teams compete in a match consisting of four games: women’s doubles, men’s doubles, and two mixed doubles. If tied after four games, a tiebreaker to 21 is played with all players rotating. Teams first face off in group play, then the top teams advance to single-elimination.

8 teams are divided into 2 pools of four teams- the top two teams from each pool advance to the semi-finals and play in a single elimination round to the finals.

12 teams are divided into three pools of four teams—the top two teams from each pool advance to an elimination bracket (6 teams). The best two teams will have a bye into the semifinals. Quarter-final rounds are played in a single elimination round.

Divisions and Schedule

Senior 50+ DUPR 14/16/18/ 20

December 14, 2024 Check-in 8 am Start time: 9 am

Open Age Event DUPR 14/16/18/20

DUPR 22 Open Pro- (Games not reported to DUPR)

December 15, 2024 Check-in - 8 am Start time: 9 am:

Player Registration

To sign up, a DUPR account is required at the time of registration. No NR players can play in the Championship due to prize money event however, play a dupr match and record a few games to get a dupr rating, then register. All players must join the 40by30 Champions club on DUPR Please click Join the club now.

PLAYERS USE NAME AS LISTED ON YOUR DUPR ACCOUNT- Teams are not confirmed until all 4 players are paid in full- Captains create Team placeholder

When adding your DUPR to registration only use 1 decimal point. I.e 4.6, 3.4. No need to use 4.677 or 3.452

Cancellation Deadline: To receive a refund of less than $5.00, cancellation must be received by the end of the day on Dec 1 2024.

How to Qualify for the Championship

Medal in any 2024 event (1st, 2nd, or 3rd place).

Earn 1200 points as a player or players. To form a team and recruit new players.

Registration opens to all non qualified players and teams Nov 5, 2024. New teams will be waitlisted and refunded if your team is bumped by a qualified team.

View and Recruit Players List

Medalists can create teams with no point requirement, but they must recruit at least one other player they played on a team with or played in the 2024 season.

How to Create a Championship Team

DUPR Rating System: When calculating team/player ratings, use only one number after the decimal (e.g., 4.567 = 4.5).

Team Aggregates:

DUPR 14 and 14 50+: Max team rating = 14.5 (max individual rating = 4.2)

DUPR 16 and 16 50+: Max team rating = 16.5 (max individual rating = 4.6)

DUPR 18: Max team rating = 18.5 (max individual rating = 5.2)

DUPR 20: Max team rating = 20.5 (open division, no pre-qualifications)

DUPR 22: Max team rating = 22.9 (open division, no pre-qualifications, team rating must be 20.51 or higher)

Once a team registers, your ratings are locked.

Read👉 Rules and Policies UPA-A and USAPA APPROVED PADDLES ONLY.

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DUPR Divisions: Teams are welcome to play up a division, teams that exceed .50 points will be moved to the next division. DUPR ratings are locked as of the time of registration

DUPR 22 ( Open Pro division)

DUPR 20 (The team’s aggregate DUPR is 18.51 -20.99 )

DUPR 18 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 18.50)

DUPR 16 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 16.50)

DUPR 14 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 14.50)

The SoCal Battle Royale Series is your pathway to the end-of-the-year "Best Of The Best" Championship. All teams and players earn points for this event, get on the leaderboard now. Players with 1,000 pts early automatic invite!

Registration Points: 100

1st place 400 pts

2nd place 300 pts

3rd place 200 pts

4th place 100 pts

MVP 300 pts awarded to the top male/female per division

Partnership opportunities are available!

Cancellation Deadline: To receive a refund of less than $5.00, cancellation must be received by the end of the day on Dec 1st, 2024.

Substitute Players: A team that needs a player substitute must submit the substitute to the tournament director. The substitute player’s DUPR may not cause the established team’s aggregate to go over the max event’s aggregate.

Single Registrations: If you want to play in the Team event but cannot form a team, the tournament director will do their best to place you on a team. For players that are not placed, thus not playing the event, their registration fees will be refunded less $5.

💰Prize Money

Prize money is based on division size:

• 8 teams: $1,600 total (1st place: $1,000 / 2nd place: $600)

• 10 teams: $2,000 total (1st place: $1,200 / 2nd place: $800)

• 12 teams: $2,400 total (1st place: $1,500 / 2nd place: $900)

Full division = Full payout!

Event will reschedule due to rain

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