Southwest Missouri Senior Games (50+), USSP circuit

Description

Southwest Missouri Senior Games (50+)! This tournament is US Senior Pickleball (USSP) approved and each player will receive a FREE 2023 USSP membership (new members only - current and past members are not eligible). See below for more information on USSP!

Cost is $35 per person to register plus $10 per event. ($45 to play in 1 event, $55 for 2 events, or $65 for all 3 events). Events will be: Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles, Mixed Doubles, Men's Singles, & Women's Singles.

Brackets will be separated by age and then skill. You may play DOWN in age or UP in skill at your discretion. Be sure to register for your desired skill/age bracket. If you do not know what skill level to register for, please seek the advice of experienced players and/or the Tournament Director.

Planned Age Divisions: Each skill level will be separated into 5 year age splits. Final brackets will be determined based on the # of registrants in each age split, but at a minimum will be 50+ and 65+. Brackets generally would need to have a minimum of 5 teams or else they will be combined with similar skill levels. Some brackets may be combined due to # of registrations at the discretion of the TD, but your results within your 5 year age split will still earn you points for USSP (see below).

Planned Skill Divisions: 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5 (the 4.5 OPEN division can be men or women)

LOCATION:
Meador Park - outdoors: 2500 S Fremont Ave Springfield, MO 65804 w/ 12 permanent nets.
Franklin X40 balls.

TIME:
Thursday, April 27:
8:30am - 3:00pm - Mixed Doubles
3:00 - 5:00pm - Men's & Women's Singles
Friday, April 28:
8:30am - 5:00pm - Men's & Women's Doubles

(exact bracket times will be announced approx. 1 week ahead of time)

US Senior Pickleball (USSP)

To join USSP, go to USSeniorPickleball.com, only $20 per year. Multi-year payment discounts available.

USSP members will receive a $10 discount off the registration fee and are eligible for points and prizes. Go to the USSP website (USseniorpickleball.com) for more information on the points system.

USSP has a points system to award prizes to the top finishers each year. In the past, prizes with a retail value of $20,000 were awarded to the top 10-point winners in each age group for both men and women on an annual cycle. In 2023, the prize points will begin in January and run through the end of December.

Additional Information

Registration includes a FREE T Shirt! Register by APRIL 9, 2023 to guarantee your shirt size. Registrations after April 9, 2023 are first come, first serve for shirt sizes.

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Refund Policy

Cancellation & Refund Policy:

Withdrawals made before the cancellation deadline of April 22nd,, will receive a full refund, less a $5 cancellation fee. No refunds will be given for withdrawals after the cancellation deadline.

Inclement Weather:

This is an outdoor tournament in the Missouri Ozarks, so please plan accordingly. In the case of inclement weather, every effort will be made to play the games on their scheduled days, however, adjustments may be necessary, and no refunds will be given once an event has begun. If an entire event is completely cancelled due to inclement weather, refunds will be given for that event only, not including registration fees or other event fees.

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