Winter Rally

Join us for an exciting, fast-paced indoor pickleball tournament on premium courts, created by two passionate players with a vision for the best player experience. The tournament is designed for skill levels ranging from beginner to advanced intermediate, featuring quick match rotations to keep the action flowing. Players will have the chance to win fun freebies and raffle prizes, including ONE FREE DRAFT BEER ($7) at the Old Gregg Brewery (next door), 3 hours of open play at Pickleball Kingdom (a $20 value), and more!

Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals will be awarded in each division!

In addition, Gold medal winners in each division will get 1 hour ($40) court reservation or Titan ball machine time at Pickleball Kingdom.

Have fun and bring your best competition to the table!

We are super excited to partner with Pickleball Kingdom in Pflugerville, TX, to host our first indoor tournament on premium courts designed for the best player experience.

VENUE

Pickleball Kingdom, 1900 E Howard Ln Bldg E & I, Pflugerville, TX 78660, USA

Please check in for the tournament 30 minutes prior to your start time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70wqinLRqSA

SCHEDULE

Women’s Doubles

Saturday, December 7th

Start Time: 12pm

Teams & Games

There are 6 teams in the bracket. You will get 5 games in Round Robin and the top 4 will move to the Playoffs.

Format

Round Robin – Rally Scoring to 15, Win on your serve. If scores are tied at 14, then ‘Sudden death point’ will be played.

Playoffs: Rally Scoring to 21, Win on your serve. If scores are tied at 20, then ‘Sudden death point’ will be played.

Medal matches (Gold/Silver and Bronze/4th): Best of 2 of 3 games to 15, if scores are tied at 14, then ‘Sudden death point’ will be played.

Men’s Doubles

Saturday, December 7th

Start Time: 2pm

Teams & Games

There are 12 teams in the bracket. The teams are split into 2 pools. You will get 5 games in Round Robin and top 6 teams, 3 from each pool will move to the Playoffs.

Format

Round Robin – Rally Scoring to 15, Win on your serve. If scores are tied at 14, then ‘Sudden death point’ will be played.

Playoffs (Quarter & Semi Final): Rally Scoring to 21, Win on your serve. If scores are tied at 20, then ‘Sudden death point’ will be played.

Top 2 teams, 1 from each pool will get a bye in the Quarterfinal.

Medal matches (Gold/Silver and Bronze/4th): Best of 2 of 3 games to 15, if scores are tied at 14, then ‘Sudden death point’ will be played.

Mixed Doubles (3.0 to 3.49)

Sunday, December 8th

Start Time: 12pm

Teams & Games

There are 6 Teams in the bracket. You will get 5 games in Round Robin and the top 4 will move to the Playoffs.

Format

Round Robin – Rally Scoring to 15, Win on your serve. If scores are tied at 14, then ‘Sudden death point’ will be played.

Playoffs: Rally Scoring to 21, Win on your serve. If scores are tied at 20, then ‘Sudden death point’ will be played.

Medal matches (Gold/Silver and Bronze/4th): Best of 2 of 3 games to 15, if scores are tied at 14, then ‘Sudden death point’ will be played.

Mixed Doubles (3.5 to 3.99)

Sunday, December 8th

Start Time: 3pm

Teams & Games

There are 12 teams in the bracket. The teams are split into 2 pools. You will get 5 games in Round Robin and top 6 teams, 3 from each pool will move to the Playoffs.

Format

Round Robin – Rally Scoring to 15, Win on your serve. If scores are tied at 14, then ‘Sudden death point’ will be played.

Playoffs (Quarter & Semi Final): Rally Scoring to 21, Win on your serve. If scores are tied at 20, then ‘Sudden death point’ will be played.

Top 2 teams, 1 from each pool will get a bye in the Quarterfinal.

Medal matches (Gold/Silver and Bronze/4th): Best of 2 of 3 games to 15, if scores are tied at 14, then ‘Sudden death point’ will be played.

Check in
Plan to arrive at least 30 minutes early to check in and warm up. There is a small warm up wall in the lounge.

Players must be present by the start time of their pool. If a court is assigned for a match, players have up to 5 min to start the game or the tournament director may determine that the team with the missing player should forfeit the match.

Join our DUPR Club

Make sure to join our DUPR club - Just One More Game before the event. Your scores will be added to DUPR in real time.

Additional Info

• Warm up time: 3 mins

• Teams get one 1-min timeout per game

• Teams should switch sides during Round Robin and Playoffs

• Teams should switch sides at 6 in the medal game if the 3rd set is played

• During rally scoring, players will stay on either the left or right side throughout the match; the team may decide to switch left/right during either time out or during the side change

• Only USAPA Approved Paddles & UPA-A are allowed

• We will be using Diadem Official ball for the whole tournament

• All tournament communication on the day of the tournament will be through texts so bring your cell phone with you

• It’s going to be a fast-paced tournament (we’ll do our best!), so please do not leave the venue unless it's an emergency.

Please reach out to us at jomgpbclub@gmail.com or call/text Srini at (415) 323 9587 / Mariano at (512) 635-5490.

TOURNAMENT RULES
Our event will follow USAPA rules (see: https://usapickleball.org/what-is-pickleball/official-rules/). Players may ask any questions they have or report any violations at the tournament desk. The tournament director may use their discretion in interpreting or modifying the USAPA rules to suit the specific scenario and ensure fun/competitive play.

Our tournament directors will not be validating all paddles at the events, but any concerns/violations should be reported by players at the tournament desk. If players have concerns about a delaminated or non-approved paddle, please notify the player before the match (when possible) or come to the tournament desk if play has started. The tournament directors have decided that since this is an amateur-only event, we will give players the opportunity to switch paddles (or choose to forfeit) rather than default to a forfeited game as stated in the USAPA rules, especially in light of paddles with an approved stamp that are no longer on the approved list.

DUPR

All games will be entered into DUPR in real time via Fluid.