Description
Welcome to the 2023 Big Brothers Big Sisters of New Hampshire Pickleball Tournament!
This is a USA Pickleball Sanctioned Tournament. That means that all results will be reported to USA Pickleball. Some matches, but not all, will be refereed. All referees are USA Pickleball officials. The head referee is Joseph L. Santoro, who is both a USA Pickleball Certified Referee and the USA Pickleball Referee Training Coordinator for New England.
This year's event takes place at the Exeter Town Recreation Park in Exeter, New Hampshire, where there will be as many as 16 courts. Registration is limited to the first 300 players to fully pay the registration fee.
The dates and events are:
Friday, July 7: Men's Singles
Women's Singles
Men's Mini-Singles
Women's Mini-Singles
Mixed Adaptive Bracket
Saturday, July 8: Women's Doubles
Men's Doubles
Sunday, July 9: Mixed Doubles
Format
All games will be Round Robin. Based upon the bracket size, the games will be 1-15 points, winning by 2, or 1-11 points, winning by 2. In a Round Robin format, each team plays every other team in that bracket at least once. For example, in a bracket with eight teams, each team will play seven games.
All brackets are limited to a minimum of three teams and a maximum of eight teams which will play as follows:
-- Brackets with 3 or 4 teams will play a double Round Robin to 15 points.
-- Brackets with 5 teams will play a single Round Robin to 15 points.
-- Brackets with 6, 7, or 8 teams will play a single Round Robin to 11 points.
All brackets are formed first by Skill Level, such as 2.5, 3.0, etc., and then by Age in five year increments, such as 50-54, 55-59, etc.
The Tournament Director reserves the right to merge brackets when there is an insufficient number of players within a bracket to make for meaningful play. The Tournament Director also reserves the right to change the format should circumstances, such as adverse weather conditions, necessitate expediency. However, medals will be awarded for merged age brackets.
For example, assume that for Skill Level 2.5 there are two teams for Age Group 50-54, two teams for Age Group 55-59, and two for Age Group 60-64. If the Tournament Director chooses to combine the three age groups into one bracket, only a single set of Comprehensive Medals will be awarded.
Other Notes:
1. To receive a souvenir tournament t-shirt please register by June 12th. After June 12th t-shirts are not guaranteed. A LIMITED number of t-shirts may be available for purchase at the tournament.
2. Individual events (such as mixed doubles) can be added to the registration for a separate fee.
3. This is an outdoor tournament with no back-up dates. Thus, each registrant assumes
the risk that adverse weather could create scheduling delays, abbreviated play, or
event cancelation.
4. There is a no-refund policy. However, any request to withdraw received by June 24, 2023,
entitles the player to a refund not to exceed $ 45.00.
Additional Information
The Exeter, New Hampshire recreation park is a short drive from Interstate 95, and is convenient to many hotels, motels, and restaurants. Parking is limited. Parking attendants will be present to assist.
Players should bring their own chairs, equipment, hydration products, and medical supplies. Food trucks and a small concession stand is on the premises.