Association of Pickleball Athletes (APA)

Tournament Of Champions (TOC)

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Welcome to the "Tournament Of Champions"! Our LAST event before our APA Championship Finals being held November 28 - December 1st 2024.

Welcome back to the Durham Sportsplex located in Oshawa, also known as the "Pickleball Capital of Ontario". We are very excited to welcome you to HISPORTS, with 6 dedicated indoor pickleball courts + 6 BRAND NEW courts that has taken over the basketball area. Are you athletes ready for an unforgettable player experience?

Championship RINGS will be making a return to the circuit! A chance to win your first or add to your collection.

This will be a skill/age tournament with 19+, 35+, 50+, 60+, and 70+ age categories played at 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, OPEN/SENIOR/PRO skill levels. You can play up to 5 events. Tournament directors reserve the rights to combine brackets & change format based on registration numbers. The registration fee will be $70, $15 Per Event/$70 Per OPEN Event. Your spot is not guaranteed in your event until both partners are registered and paid in full. You and your partner both have 5 days to register before being put onto the wait-list. Maximum 8 teams per division except the OPEN/PRO with 12 teams. Spots will fill up quickly, so sign up TODAY!

Thursday November 7th we will be offering SPLIT AGE events Men's/Women's/Mixed. The levels offered are 3.5-/4.0+ adding in NEW PRO level for the open players. In these events if you are OVER/UNDER Age of 50, you will EITHER have to play with someone Age 50 & OVER, or Age 49 & UNDER. You will be allowed to play in 2 events on this day, one gender doubles and one mix doubles.

Singles is back! Wednesday Nov 6. We have age/levels for all participants.

We will be submitting scores to DUPR. Please create an account on DUPR, if you don't already have one - https://dashboard.dupr.com/signup

Tournament director reserves the right to move teams playing up too far if he feels they won't be competitive. We will be using the Pickleballbrackets rating system. Please note that the PRO events are for OPEN level athletes. For ambitious players with a lower rating, please email the APA Tournament Director for approval to participate. Email @ apacircuit@outlook.com.

NEW - You have what it takes to be a pro? We will also be hosting a PRO QUALIFIER for finals spots in the PRO division the SAME day as the event. For example if you're looking to qualify for the Mix Pro event, you will be playing a qualifier that same day to see if you advance. You will be charged the PRO rate of $70. Tournament director has the RIGHT to move players to the QUALIFIER or the MAIN DRAW.

Tournament will be run on 5 days:

Wednesday Nov 6 2024 - Men's/Women's Singles 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 PRO - AGE 19+/35+/50+/60+

Thursday Nov 7 2024 - Men's/Mix/Women's Doubles Split Age - 3.5-/4.0+/PRO - AGE 50+/49-

Friday Nov 8 2024 - Men's/Women's Doubles 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 PRO/SR - AGE 50+/60+/70+

Saturday Nov 9 2024 - Mixed Doubles 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 PRO/SR - AGE 19+/35+/50+/60+/70+

Sunday Nov 10 2024 - Men's/Women's Doubles 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 PRO - AGE 19+/35+

This event will follow USAP rules with all medal matches refereed. We will try to ref other games when possible.

Tournament Format:

The 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 categories will be pool round robins and the top teams in each pool will advance to a playoff round to determine medal winners. Each team will be guaranteed a minimum of 3 games. (Games played to 15, Bronze medal match played to 15, Gold medal round best 2 out of 3 to 11) Games can be up to 11 with a guaranteed minimum of 5 games. All games will be win by 2. PRO/OPEN Division will be a double elimination format with a minimum of 6 teams.

IMPORTANT!

Starting time for each day will be 8AM. Your event can start as late as 6PM. Events can go as late as 11pm Depending on how many participants we have registered, the time can change for each day.

Pickleball Tournament Director/Event Coordinator: Michael Chao

IMPORTANT - On your player profile, make sure you have 'receive in game text messages' checked to 'YES' AND Cell Carrier should be selected. This is how you will receive your game notifications and court assignments. Please keep your phone close to you and be aware of getting a TEXT for your next matches and results. Failure to show up to the match will result in a default. Please arrive 30 mins prior to the start of your event.

IMPORTANT!

Starting time for each day will be 8AM. Your event can start as late as 6PM. Events can go as late as 11pm. Depending on how many participants we have registered, the time can change for each day.

RINGS for top 3 winners in each division

- Cash prizes for OPEN/PRO division

- Prizes and giveaways

- Other vendors

We are looking for Pickleball Referees!

- Non-Level Referee $7 Per Match to 15, $10 Per Match Best 2 of 3 to 11

- Level 1/2 Referee $10 Per Match to 15, $15 Per Match Best 2 of 3 to 11

If you're interested in being a sponsor or vendor, please email us to collaborate.

Refunds available up till October 27th 2024, subject to $15 admin fee. Absolutely no refunds after October 27th 2024 for any reason including injury and unforeseen circumstances. Refunds will be issued after the tournament.

IMPORTANT

Please note that the tournament software (Pickleball Brackets) charges a $5.00 USD fee each event you register for. Please note APA does not have any control over these fees and they are non-refundable.

Men's Doubles Pro - 1st $1000 2nd $500 3rd $250 - 12 Teams

Women's Doubles Pro - 1st $600 2nd $300 3rd $150 - 6 Teams

Mixed Doubles Pro - 1st $1200 2nd $600 3rd $300 - 15 Teams

Men's Singles Pro - 1st $360 2nd $180 3rd $90 - 9 Players

Split Age Men's Pro - 1st $500 2nd $250 3rd $100 - 8 Teams

Split Age Mix Pro - 1st $300 2nd $150 3rd $80 - 5 Teams