THE VILLAGES MASTERS ATHLETE PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT

http://www.masters-athlete.com

EVENT SITE

The Villages Pickleball Courts (at the Saddlebrook Complex)

EVENT DIRECTOR

Travis Rima 352-259-5377

DATES

Friday, April 25

Saturday, April 26

Sunday, April 27

AGE GROUPS AND DIVISIONS

Each age bracket will have men's, women's and mixed doubles divisions.

FORMAT

Double elimination: All players are guaranteed at least four (4) games. A loss will put the team into a loser bracket. The eventual winner of the loser bracket will play the winner of the winner's bracket for the Championship.
Match: The team winning two (2) out of three (3) games win the match.
Games are played to 11, but must continue until one team achieves a two point margin.
Should the Loser's Bracket team win the first set (played to the best 2 of 3) of the Championship Match, a final match will be played to 15 points to determine the overall Champion of the age bracket.

ENTRY REGULATIONS

Tournament entries must be post marked by April 4, 2007; entry forms are available at www.masters-athlete.com.
The age of the youngest team player will determine which age division the team will compete in.
In case of emergency (example: player injury), the Tournament Director may decide if an "Alternate" player shall be allowed.

SPORT RULES

The USAPA (United States of America Pickleball Association) rules, including their most recent updates, will serve as the guidelines for the management of this Tournament. Specific deviations and modifications to the USAPA rules will be announced by the Tournament Director and a copy supplied to each participant prior to the start of the tournament.
The white seamless Dura ball shall be provided for tournament play.

REGISTRATION FEES

Twenty ($20) dollars per player per event.