2024 Pickleball Tournament

• Men's Doubles, Women's Singles and Women's Skinny Singles will be held on Friday, June 7th
• Mixed Doubles will be held on Saturday, June 8th
• Women's Doubles, Men's Singles and Men's Skinny Singles will be held on Sunday, June 9th.
• Registration is open to players of all ages.
• Registration is by skill level.  Skill levels with a large number of teams or players will be split into smaller playing brackets.  Playing brackets may be configured by age and/or calculated tournament player rating.
• There is a maximum capacity of 400 players for the tournament. Registration will automatically close when that number is reached.
• A team must play at the skill level of the higher rated player and the age of the younger player.
• Players with calculated PickleballBrackets.com ratings must use that rating.
• USAPA members who do not have a PickleballBrackets.com rating, must use their UTPR rating.
• All other players may self rate. Please seek the advice of an experienced fellow player when self rating.
• Ratings will be verified on June 1st, 2024 following the close of registration. Players and teams may be moved to a higher skill level bracket on that date based on updated PickleballBrackets.com or UTPR ratings.

For a guaranteed spot in the tournament in doubles or mixed doubles, the second partner must register within THREE days of the first partner's registration. Teams that are incomplete after THREE days will be moved to the waiting list. Once the second partner registers, the team will be entered into the event IF THERE IS STILL ROOM IN THE EVENT AND THE TOURNAMENT.

• The tournament director reserves the right to move players and teams to appropriate skill levels. Groups may be combined or split at the discretion of the tournament director.
• Each day will begin at 8:00 AM. Specific start times for events will be emailed and texted to players approximately one week prior to the tournament.
• The tournament format is round robin for all events. Events with a large number of teams may be split into round robin pools followed by a playoff for the top teams in each pool.
• The tournament reserves the right to modify the bracket format and number of rounds to comply with the guaranteed number of games per event.

Additional Information

• The registration fee is $60 for one event, $15 for each additional doubles or mixed doubles event and $25 for each additional singles or skinny singles event.

Refund Policy

• No refunds for withdrawals from an event or for failure to secure a partner.
• Refunds minus a $10 processing fee for withdrawals from the tournament up until registration is closed either due to reaching tournament capacity or the registration deadline date of May 29th, whichever comes first.
• All refunds will be issued after the conclusion of the tournament.
• No refunds for withdrawals from the tournament after registration closes.

• No alcoholic beverages or illegal substances are permitted in the possession of athletes.
• Behavior on and off the competition field by any person’s associated with the "Games" must follow the highest standards.
• Use of foul or abusive language constitutes a violation of the Code of Conduct.
• All athletes must respect the decisions of the officials and umpires during and after competitions.  Any harassment will constitute a violation of the Code of Conduct.
• Unruly behavior by spectators towards players, coaches, volunteers, and/or officials will not be tolerated.  Such behavior may result in the dismissal of the offending spectator from the competition site.
• Any participant’s behavior deemed in violation of the Code of Conduct, as decided by the Nutmeg State Games administrative staff, subjects the competitor to expulsion from the "Games".