Atlantic Union Bank Open

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Performance Pickleball RVA Welcomes you to the Grand Finale of the 2024 Atlantic Union Bank Performance Series!

THE ATLANTIC UNION BANK OPEN
After what has been an initial year of many firsts for us at Performance Pickleball RVA, we invite you again to join us for the first-ever Atlantic Union Bank Open to be held on the weekend of November 8th-10th! The tournament marks the final and year-ending tournament in our major-tournaments calendar for 2024 and our first tournament using DUPR since the announcement of the partnership between Pickleball Inc. and the United Pickleball Association (UPA) and DUPR.

Come play, compete and celebrate as we cap off the 2024 Atlantic Union Bank Performance Series and crown a champion!

Tournament Info:
This non-sanctioned tournament will be held at the all-new Performance Pickleball RVA premier indoor pickleball facility in Henrico, VA. There will be Skill & Age Divisions in Men's and Women's Singles, Men's and Women's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles.

Age Divisions:
19+, 35+, 50+, 60+
(minimum age to participate is 12; please contact us for exceptions)

Skill Divisions:
2.5 (Mixed Doubles only), 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0 (35+ & 50+ only), Open

The tournament will also feature Open Divisions within each of the Men's, Women's and Mixed events with Prize Money awarded to the top 3 teams/players in each Open Division event. Medal matches in the Open Divisions will be livestreamed and broadcasted each day on the Performance Pickleball YouTube page.

Matches will take place on 12 state-of-the-art dedicated indoor pickleball courts at Performance Pickleball RVA. Medals will be awarded to the top 3 teams/players in each bracket.

Join us for the marquee tournament of the year-end season and get a glimpse of what's to come in the 2025 Atlantic Union Bank Performance Series!

Tournament Dates:
Friday 11/8/24:
Men's & Women's Singles
Wheelchair Coed Singles

Saturday 11/9/24:
Men's & Women's Doubles
Wheelchair Coed Doubles

Sunday 11/10/24:
Mixed Doubles
Wheelchair Hybrid Coed Doubles

Full Bracket Schedule & Start Times will be released the week of the tournament.

Early Registration ends Saturday 8/31/24 - EXTENDED THROUGH LABOR DAY!
Cancellation Deadline for a Full Refund is Sunday 10/20/24
All Registration closes on Thursday 10/31/24 - EXTENDED THROUGH SUNDAY 11/3/24!

Tournament Fees:
Registration is $45 during the Early Registration Period which ends on Saturday 8/31/24. Registration will be $55 starting on Sunday 9/1/24.

The registration fee is per player and includes a free tournament t-shirt and other tournament sponsor giveaways. Please be sure to indicate your shirt size during the registration process. Late or last-minute registrants may not be guaranteed a t-shirt and/or desired shirt size, so be sure to sign up early!

Event fees are $15 per event for all Skill & Age events and $30 per event for all Open Division events. There will also be a Pickleball Brackets non-refundable service fee of $5 per event or a maximum of $10 when registering for 2 or more events.

For doubles events, priority will be given to teams that have both partners registered and paid. Teams with only one partner registered and paid and teams with no designated partner will be waitlisted. To secure your spot in a doubles bracket, please make sure that both you and your partner are registered and paid.

Links:
Atlantic Union Bank
Performance Pickleball RVA
Performance Pickleball YouTube

Additional Information

Rules & Format:
This is a non-sanctioned tournament, but we will be following USAP 2024 rules.

All Skill & Age brackets will be Round Robin with a Single Elimination bracket round and/or Medal matches to be played immediately following the completion of Round Robin play.

Round Robin matches will be either best 2/3 games to 11 win by 2 or 1 game to 15 win by 2 or 1 game to 11 win by 2 depending on the size of the bracket and/or pools. Gold Medal matches will be best 2/3 games to 11 win by 2. Bronze Medal matches will be best 2/3 games to 11 win by 2 or 1 game to 15 win by 2.

Open Division brackets will be Double Elimination. Double Elimination bracket matches will be best 2/3 games to 11 win by 2 in the Winners' Bracket and 1 game to 15 win by 2 in the Consolation Bracket. Teams/players in the Consolation Bracket will have a chance to advance back into the medal rounds. Gold Medal matches will be best 2/3 games to 11 win by 2 with a Tiebreaker match, if necessary, being 1 game to 15 win by 2. Bronze Medal matches will be 1 game to 15 win by 2.

Adaptive/Wheelchair Divisions:
All Adaptive/Wheelchair Divisions will be coed, meaning that doubles teams may consist of any combination of men's, women's or mixed pairings. Likewise, the singles bracket will consist of both men's and women's players.

The Wheelchair Coed Singles and the Wheelchair Coed Doubles divisions will consist of teams of all wheelchair players. The Wheelchair Hybrid Coed Doubles division will consist of teams with one wheelchair player and one standing player.

DUPR:
The wait is over, DUPR is finally here! The rating used for this tournament will be DUPR and all match scores and results will be automatically entered into DUPR. Please be sure to connect your DUPR account to your Pickleball Brackets account to ensure reporting accuracy.

Please click on the following links to claim or create a DUPR account and for instructions on how to connect your DUPR account to your Pickleball.com account (which is also your Pickleball Brackets account):

Claim or Create Your DUPR Account
Connecting Your DUPR Account Instructions

Notice:
Skill & Age groups may be combined at the discretion of the Tournament Director to create brackets as needed based on the number of registered teams/players. The Tournament Director also reserves the right to adjust the bracket and match formats as necessary.

Weather

This tournament will be held indoors at Performance Pickleball RVA and will go on rain, cold or shine!

Prize Money

Prize Money will be awarded to the top 3 teams/players in each of the Open Division events.
$6,000 Prize Money Pool Guaranteed! Payout amounts and distribution will be based upon final bracket size.

Payout Update:

Gold - $800; Silver - $600; Bronze - $400
Men's Doubles OPEN
Mixed Doubles OPEN

Gold - $600; Silver - $400; Bronze - $200
Women's Doubles OPEN

Gold - $300; Silver - $200; Bronze - $100
Men's Singles OPEN
Women's Singles OPEN

Refund Policy

The Cancellation Deadline is Sunday 10/20/24. Full refunds less the Pickleball Brackets non-refundable service fees will be given through this date. After this date, there will be no refunds for cancellations or withdrawals. For any extenuating circumstances or situations, please contact the Tournament Director for approval.

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