United Pickleball Association World Championships

Description

The Ultimate Pickleball Extravaganza is returning in 2024!

Expect a fantastic week on Pickleball Boulevard, featuring amateur & pro play, all-level brackets, clinics, live music, top brands, concerts, celebrity pickleball, advanced tech, exciting surprises and much more!

AMATEUR PLAYERS
Play Where the Pros Play
Amateur matches will be played alongside Championship Court where the top professionals in the world compete for the biggest payouts in the sport of pickleball.

Click on the Events Link above for a full description of each event.

CHAMPIONS DIVISION

Join the elite ranks of pickleball players across the country as the United Pickleball Association proudly unveils the UPA World Championships "Champions Division." Test your game at the highest level by earning your spot in the inaugural year of this competitive division.

Participation in the "Champions Division" is reserved for those who have medaled in a United Pickleball State Championship Tournament. This "win your way in" policy ensures that every competitor embodies the highest standards of excellence, creating an unparalleled level of competition.

Champions Division events will take place on the same day as the Open Division events. Players will only be eligible to compete in one of the two divisions.

Your discounted registration will be automatically applied to your Pickleball Brackets account. Once your State Championship Tournament is complete and you receive an emailed invitation you can go into the UPA World Championships registration and register for the division that you have played your way into and your discounted registration fee will be automatically applied.

State Qualifiers may choose partners who have NOT qualified on their own. The partner will then be able to register for the event.

**Registration is currently locked but will be open very soon! Line up your partners and then check back later to register.

EVENTS & ORGANIZED PLAY
Sign up HERE to round out your PPA experience with fun events, such as Round Robins and Kings Court play.

REFEREES
Sign up HERE to referee pros, open and amateur players.

VOLUNTEERS
Sign up HERE to volunteer for this amazing event.

Additional Information

FORMAT

Senior Open and Amateur Format

Double Elimination with no come around (i.e. if a team loses a match the best they can do is bronze. They cannot come around to win the gold).

* Main Draw: Matches consist of a best of 3 game format with each game to 11, win by 2 points.

* Consolation: Each match consists of one game to 15, win by two points except for the final match which determines 3rd place.

* Events will be combined if there are less than 4 teams in Doubles and less than 3 players in Singles. Depending on the number of registered players/teams in each event, we will combine events either based on skill or age to provide the best overall playing experience, given the circumstances.

* Events with 5 teams or less for doubles and 4 players or less for singles will play a Round Robin format. Winners will be determined by matches won, head-to-head, and point differential.

The event has the right to shorten match formats if weather poses scheduling delays.

Please note that if you are playing in a doubles event and your partner does not register within 7 days of when you register, you will automatically be moved to the waitlist. Your spot in the main event will NOT be saved. If (after you are both registered and paid for the event) there is room in the main event, you will be moved back to the main event. If the event has filled up in the meantime, you will remain on the waitlist until a spot opens up.

Pro Format

ALL qualifying rounds will take place on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. If there are 48 or more teams for a doubles event or 48 or more players for a singles event, there will be a qualifier for that event. If there are less than 48 teams for a doubles event or less than 48 teams for a singles event, all registrants will automatically be placed in the main draw for that event. Contracted pro players and their partners will automatically be placed in the main draw. Other pro players will sign up in the qualifier for each event. Once registration closes, non-contracted pro players will be moved to the main draws or remain in the qualifier, depending on number of registrants for each event. Players will be notified after registration closes whether they are in the main draw or remain in the qualifier event. Some events may not have qualifiers, if there are not enough players to warrant qualifying rounds.

Qualifier Format

Single Elimination 2/3 games to 11 win by 2. Qualifier rounds for all events will not overlap with each other, so players may partake in multiple qualifying pro events.
There is NO PPA Points Draw for any Pro Qualifier Event.

Main Draw Format

Single Elimination 2/3 games to 11 win by 2.

All Pro Events (Men’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Singles, Women’s Doubles and Mixed Doubles) will play one or two rounds on Wednesday and one round on Thursday - Sunday)

Wednesday – ALL Pro Events will play the round of 64 and 32 (schedule TBD)
Thursday – ALL Pro Events will play the round of 16 (schedule TBD)
Friday – ALL Pro Events will play the Quarter Finals (schedule TBD)
Saturday- ALL Pro Events will play the Semi Finals (schedule TBD)
Sunday – All Pro Events will play the Gold and Bronze medal matches (schedule TBD)

There is NO Bonus or Back Draw for any Pro Event.

Gold Medal Matches are 3/5 win by 2 for doubles and 2/3 win by 2 for singles.
Bronze Medal Matches are 2/3 win by 2 for all events.

* Official Ball: Vulcan VPro Flight Outdoor

Please note that if you are playing in a doubles event and your partner does not register within 7 days of when you register, you will automatically be moved to the waitlist. Your spot in the main event will NOT be saved. If (after you are both registered and paid for the event) there is room in the main event, you will be moved back to the main event. If the event has filled up in the meantime, you will remain on the waitlist until a spot opens up.
Please note that after main draws are seeded and finalized, no partner changes are allowed. For qualifiers, partner changes are allowed until 6 pm the day before the qualifier event.

PAYMENT/PARTNER POLICY

Players must be paid and have a registered and paid partner to be confirmed. Players not paid and without registered and paid partners will be moved to a wait list if the division in which a spot is being held is filled with fully registered and paid teams.

PARTNER REPLACEMENT POLICY

After registration is closed, any registered player losing a partner must replace that partner with an already registered player. The replacement partner must be in the same skill/age group that you are scheduled to play. Players can play down in age and up in skill. Replacements need to be known and communicated to the registration contact by 6pm the day before you are scheduled to play. Replacements can be found on the players needing partners list.

$1000 MONEY BALL PPA BRACKET
Rules:

- This is a coed bracket - both male and female players will be accepted, based on their WPR at the time or registration. A player's individual rating must be 5.5 and under.

- Play will consist of both gender and mixed doubles in one bracket.

- Partner required at time of registration.

- Partner has 36 hours to register or the team will be moved to the wait list.

- No contracted PPA Pro players.

-If you are playing in a Pro event (contracted players excluded), you may also play in the MoneyBall event. However, if your pro event or qualifier event takes place on the same day as the MoneyBall event, you must choose one or the other. You may select a partner replacement for the MoneyBall event until 6 pm the day before the event.

- Senior Pro, Junior Pro and Amateur players are welcome (as long as they meet the criteria above).

- Registration fee - $75 per person.

- Registration is limited to 16 teams.

- Format: Double Elimination, 2/3 games to 11 win by two. Loser's bracket: games 1-15 win by two. There is no come around from the loser's bracket.

- There will be a waiting list - when someone withdraws, a team on the waiting list will take their place. If a team withdrawal happens after 6 pm the day before the event, no waitlisted teams will be moved to the main event.

-Partner replacements are allowed until 6 pm the day before the event.

- 1st place - $600

- 2nd place - $400

Weather

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY

PPA events are outdoor events. If weather or any other unforeseen circumstance occurs the PPA 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.

REGISTRATION & WEATHER INSURANCE POLICY:

September 7, 2024 - CANCELLATION DEADLINE (for refunds minus a $25 withdrawal fee)

If you withdraw before the CANCELLATION DEADLINE ABOVE, you will be issued a full refund (with a $25 processing fee deducted) without the need to purchase Registration Insurance.

During registration you may choose to purchase the Registration and Weather Insurance Policy in the event you have to cancel out of the event after the CANCELLATION DEADLINE ABOVE. See the policy for specific coverage details. The insurance will also cover your event fee in case your event is cancelled due to weather without a make-up day option.

Prize Money

Prize money details available upon request at finance@ppatour.com

Refund Policy

September 7, 2024 - CANCELLATION DEADLINE (for refunds minus a $25 withdrawal fee)

No refunds for any reason after the CANCELLATION DEADLINE ABOVE unless the Registration & Weather Insurance Policy has been purchased prior to the CANCELLATION DEADLINE ABOVE.

REGISTRATION & WEATHER INSURANCE POLICY:

If you withdraw before the CANCELLATION DEADLINE ABOVE, you will be issued a full refund (with a $25 processing fee deducted) without the need to purchase Registration Insurance.

During registration you may choose to purchase the Registration and Weather Insurance Policy in the event you have to cancel out of the event after the CANCELLATION DEADLINE ABOVE. See the policy for specific coverage details. The insurance will also cover your event fee in case your event is cancelled due to weather without a make-up day option.

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