NP Palm Desert Open $10k Powered by Onix *RR w/ Playoff Format*

Description

Event Days & Times
Friday - Womens Doubles (Amateur), Sr. Pro Mens Singles, Sr. Pro Women's Singles
Saturday - Mixed Doubles (Amateur), Sr. Pro Mens Doubles, Sr. Pro Womens Doubles
Sunday - Mens Doubles (Amateur), Sr. Pro Mixed Doubles

Tournament Fee Breakdown
Registration Fee - $75
Event Fee - $ 30
Referee Fee - $10
PB Brackets Service Fee ( we have no control over this) - $1.50

Players must register prior to October 12th to receive a free-t-shirt.

Matches begin at 8am each day. We will not have the exact bracket start times until after registration closes.


Ratings
All UTPR ratings will be updated prior to creating the final brackets/schedule to ensure accurate brackets. Please make sure your rating is correct. If you self-rated, you will be put into the bracket indicated in your profile.

We do not use DUPR ratings as we have no easy way to cross-reference registered players with possible DUPR ratings.

DUPR Results Submission - Results WILL NOT be submitted to DUPR.

Bracket Formats

Brackets with 4 or more teams could take 4-6 hours to complete, please plan accordingly

3 teams/players (only if necessary, we will try to combine any 3 team/player divisions with the closest age division possible)
- Double-RR, games 1 to 15
- Top 2 teams advanced to Gold Medal match, 2/3 to 11 win by 2
- 3rd place team automatically receives Bronze medal

4 team bracket
- Double-RR, games 1 to 15
- Semi-final (all 4 teams) - 1 to 15
- Bronze - 1 to 15
- Gold - 2/3 to 11

5-7 team bracket
- Single-RR, games 1 to 15
- Semi-final (top 4 teams) - 1 to 15
- Bronze - 1 to 15
- Gold - 2/3 to 11

8-9 team team bracket
- Single-RR, games 1 to 11
- Semi-final (top 4 teams) - 1 to 11
- Bronze - 1 to 11
- Gold - 2/3 to 11

10-12 team bracket
- 2 pools, Single-RR, games 1 to 15
- Semi-final (top 2 teams from each pool) - 1 to 15
- Bronze - 1 to 15
- Gold - 2/3 to 11

If a bracket is unable to finish due to weather and enough matches have been played to determine placements, we will use approved USAPA rules to determine placements.

USAPA rules will be followed.

If a bracket is unable to finish due to weather and enough matches have been played to determine placements, we will use approved USAPA rules to determine placements.

USAPA rules will be followed.

Additional Information

PLEASE NOTE:

Amateur fees WILL NOT be used to cover any Sr. Pro Tour referee or prize money expenses. All Sr. Pro Tour expenses are paid for by the pros - amateurs will not be impacted in any way.

Amateur matches WILL NOT receive less referee attention than they would have otherwise - we recruited extra referees to cover the Sr. Pro Tour matches.

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Prize Money

Bracket Payouts - All brackets will have the same per player payout. Combined brackets will have one payout for the entire bracket, not separate payouts for each bracket that was combined.

Doubles Payout Per Team:

Gold - $200
Silver - $100
Bronze - $50

Refund Policy

Players may withdraw for a full refund up to 24 hours before their bracket plays. No processing fees! (We think they are silly too.)

National Pickleball events are outdoor events. If weather or any other unforeseen circumstance occurs, National Pickleball will do all it can to play matches. If brackets are in mid-play when a weather or unforeseen circumstance occurs, the situation will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to determine if the bracket may be finished or if winners may be determined. If we are able to start your event (even if we do not finish it), a refund will not be given. If we are unable to start your event, you will receive a refund for that event (ie. you will only be refunded the event fee(s) - not your full registration fee).

Players may withdraw for a full refund up to 24 hours before their bracket plays.
Thank you for your understanding!

***Sr. Pros ONLY***
No refund will be given after registration is closed - this includes registration AND event fees. You may withdraw, but no refund will be given.

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