The South Jersey Open Pickleball Tournament is a fund raising event for the Gloucester County Animal Shelter. 20% of the players registration fees will be donated to the Animal Shelter.

The following Pickleball Events will be held at Atkinson Park in Sewell, NJ:

- Friday, Oct 6th (SINGLES)

- Saturday, Oct 7th (MENS and WOMENS DOUBLES)

- Sunday, Oct 8th (MIXED DOUBLES)

Matches begin at 9am each day. There will be staggered start times and the start times will be announced a few days after registration closes.

Bracket Format:

If there are 1-3 Teams - combine with another bracket(s)

If there are 4 teams -Double Round Robin, games to 11pts win by 2

If there are 5-6 teams- Round Robin, 1 game to 15pts win by 2

If there are 7-9 teams - Round Robin, 1 game to 11pts win by 2.

If there are 10 or more teams, Round Robin with 2-3 pools, format to be determined from above.

All Round Robins will have a playoff as well.

There will be skill and age brackets for all events, however, age brackets and/or skill level may be combined if needed to fill a bracket. Tournament Director reserves the right to combine skill/age groups, if necessary.

The OPEN Brackets will have prize money.

Free t-shirt with registration, if registered and paid by September 14, 2023.

Registration Fee: $60.

Events fees: $10 per amateur event and $40 per OPEN events with $30 of OPEN Event going to prize money for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place.

Pickleball Brackets fees - $5 per event with a $10 maximum charge. This fee is non-refundable if you withdraw and is paid directly to Pickleball Brackets.

Atkinson Park is an outdoor pickleball facility located in Sewell, NJ. There are 12 permanent pickleball courts and 8 tennis courts that can be converted into 16 pickleball courts for a total of 28 pickleball courts. If weather or any other unforeseen circumstance occurs, South Jersey Pickleball will do all it can to play matches.

This a non-sanctioned tournament but there will be referees on all medal matches. USAPA Official tournament rules apply. Matches that do not have referees will be called by the players. Any situation that cannot be resolved by the players on the court, should be directed to the Tournament Director who will be located at the score table desk.

For Doubles, if teammate does not register within 7 days, then the 1st player will be placed on the waiting list automatically. Emails will go out to both players when this happens.

Up to September 5, 2023 - Full Refund minus Administrative Fee and Pickleball Brackets fees

September 6, 2023 and after - No Refund - Donation to Gloucester County Animal Shelter

Rain out - no refund - Donation to Gloucester County Animal Shelter

All refunds will be completed the week of the tournament.

The OPEN Brackets will use the additional $30/player to fund the prize money with 60% for 1st place, 25% for 2nd place and 15% for 3rd place.