Welcome to THE BERT & ERNE CLASH 2.0 hosted by LFG Tourneys, LLC. This tournament will be held at York Adams Community Tennis Association (YACTA) in Hanover, PA on Friday May 9, 2025 through Sunday March 11, 2025. You will have the opportunity to play Singles, Doubles, Mixed, and Split Age events with amateur skill levels ranging from 3.0-4.5. Additionally, there will be OPEN/PRO and SENIOR OPEN/PRO events in all brackets with Prize $$$. Medals will be awarded for first, second, and third place in all ages/brackets.

REGISTRATION INFO ~ CHECK IT OUT!! The earlier you the register, the more money you save!

~ EARLY BIRD - WORSE COMES TO WORST YOU CAN WITHDRAW - $40.00 from 1/16/2025 - 1/31/2025.

~ DON'T FLAKE IN FEB! - $45.00 from 2/1/2025 - 2/28/2025.

~ MARCH MADNESS! - $50.00 from 3/1/2025 - 3/31/2025.

~ C'MON HURRY UP! - $55.00 from 4/1/2025 - 4/30/2025.

~ WAY LATE! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? $60.00 FROM 5/1/2025 - 5/5/2025.

Amateur Event Fee - $15.00 each Open Event Fee - $60.00 each

Payments will be processed via Stripe. (Paypal is no longer an option on pickleballbrackets.com)

Email LFGTourneys@gmail.com if you'd like to discuss payment.

*Friday May 9, 2025 will be AMATEUR and OPEN/PRO SINGLES

*Saturday, May 10, 2025 will be all AMATEUR levels MEN'S DOUBLES and WOMEN'S DOUBLES, OPEN/PRO Gender Doubles and SENIOR OPEN/PRO (50+ yrs old) Gender Doubles as well as $$ SPLIT AGE ANYTHING GOES 4.5+

* Sunday, May 11, 2025 will be all AMATEUR levels MIXED DOUBLES, OPEN/PRO Mixed Doubles $$ and SENIOR OPEN/PRO Mixed Doubles $$ (50+ yrs old) as well as SPLIT AGE ANYTHING GOES 3.0-4.0.

FORMAT:

The format for AMATEUR events will be round robin with top teams from each pool advancing to playoffs. Each team will be guaranteed 3 games. Pools and the number of teams in each pool will be determined based on how many teams are in the given event. All round robin games to 15, win by 2. Bronze match games to 15, win by 2. Gold medal best two out of three games to 11, win by 2.

The 4.5+ OPEN/PRO events will be Double Elimination, best two out of three, games to 11, win by 2 in the Winners brackets and one game to 15, win by 2 in the Consolation bracket.

**Tournament Directors have the right to make changes to format, adjust age brackets, or other items if needed.

* Matches will be uploaded to DUPR.

Registration includes a free T-shirt to all who register by April 9, 2025. A limited number of shirts will be available for purchase at the tournament. Please join us for this fun and competitive weekend full of pickleball!! LFG!!!

Our event is indoor and not subject to weather conditions. If you are registered and paid, we anticipate your attendance. In the event that a bracket does not have sufficient teams, the Tournament Director reserves the right to combine brackets by level and/or age. Brackets may be combined if not enough teams are signed up in a given event. Age groups within the same skill level would be combined first. If necessary, Skill levels may be combined.

If player does not have DUPR rating, self-rating from Player Prolife will be used. Players are responsible to self-rate at a skill level that is NOT lower than their DUPR or UTPR rating. Players may play in a skill level higher than their rating. Players may not play in a skill level that is lower than their rating.

Start times will not be announced until registration closes. We do this because the number of signups for each event will determine when we can start each bracket. We need to know the final number of entrants for each event in order to determine the most efficient start times to keep the day running as smoothly as possible. Start times will be released one to two days after registration closes and may be subject to change due to any unforeseen circumstances.

Water and snacks will be available to players.

NOTE - We ask that you start a DUPR account if you do not already have one. We also ask that all players join the LFG Tourneys "club" in your Dupr account. This is not required, but appreciated :)

You must show a photo ID with your birthdate to check-in. Please check-in a minimum of 30 minutes prior to your event start time each day that you play. If the tournament is running early, your event can start up to 30 minutes before the scheduled start time.

GENERAL RULES

* 2025 USA Pickleball Rules will apply.

*Just as the USAP rules state -we will be allowing the Joola MOD TA-15 and the Gearbox Pro Power paddles until July 1, 2025.

* Team Age bracket will be determined by the age of the youngest partner. Age as of 12/31/2025.

* Team Skill level will be determined by the highest skill level of the player on the team.

*Full Refunds will be allowed until April 9, 2025 (one month prior), minus the pickleball brackets service fee. Pickleball Brackets charges a $5 service fee for one event, and $10 service fee for two or more events off the top during checkout.

** 50% refunds up until a week before the tournament starts (May 2, 2025).

*** No refunds after May 3, 2025.

*In situations of player swap, the new partner will need to pay the registration and event fee prior to issuing a refund to the withdrawing partner. A refund to the withdrawn partner will be issued (minus a $30 to $35 fee [$25 fee plus $5 or $10 Pickleball Bracket event fee] depending on how many events you are withdrawing from).

* Note - PickleballBrackets.com charges a separate administration fee at checkout that is non-refundable at any time if you are placed into an event.

PRO/OPEN PAYOUT (8 teams minimum)

$1000 for Gold, $500 for Silver, and $300 for Bronze

SENIOR OPEN DIVISIONS and SPLIT AGE ANYTHING GOES 4.5+

Event fees are $60. Payouts will include $50 of the of the event fees.

Payouts - First (60%), Second (30%) and Third (10%)