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On Behalf of the YMCA of the Chesapeake,
WELCOME to the YMCA of the Chesapeake Summer Smash 2023
June 9, 10, 11, 2023
From your Tournament Director – Aaron Hutt ahutt@ymcachesapeake.org
LOCATION:
Easton Family YMCA
202 Peachblossom Road,
Easton, MD 21601
Registration will be open until close of business May 31, 2023
Men’s and Women’s Singles - Friday June 9, 2023
Men’s and Women’s Doubles – Saturday June 10, 2023
Mixed Doubles- Sunday June 11, 2023
Please read this message in its entirety for important information concerning the tournament that you should be aware of prior to your arrival
FORMATS - May vary dependent on the number of teams in various brackets. Some typical formats include:
Double Elimination Brackets
• Winner’s Bracket Matches – 2 of 3 games to 11, win by 2
• Survivor’s Bracket Matches – 1 game to 15, win by 2
• Bronze Medal Matches - 1 game to 15, win by 2
• Gold Medal Matches - 2 of 3 games to 11, win by 2. If survivor’s bracket winner wins the 2 of 3 match, a final 15 point, win by 2 game will be played to determine the Gold medal winner
Round Robin Tournament brackets
• Double Round Robin – Each match will be 1 game to 21, win by 1
• Single Round Robin - Each match will best 2 of 3 games to 11, win by 1
Pool Play -
. Participants are broken down into 2 or more pools; players play all teams in pool in a round robin format
. At the end of the pool rounds, the top teams move into the medal rounds.
TIME OUTS
Each team will be given (2) 1 minute time outs per game for all rounds
Participants: . Brackets will be posted the day of play. Remember that brackets are subject to change until each event starts. Please regularly check the pickleballbracket.com for real time updates.
Registration
• Player's age as of: 12/31/23
• Minimum Age of Player: 13
. Registration opens March 1, 2023
• Final Registration Deadline (Fully Registered by): May 31, 2023
• Tournament Sanctioning: Not Sanctioned
• Registration - $60.00 which includes up to (2) doubles events.
. Singles event is an additional $10.
• When registering online, online waiver signature is used.
• Online payment via PayPal is available. PayPal also allows credit card payments.
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• Additional Info
• • Primary Ball: Franklin x40
• • Practice Courts Available: Friday afternoon. Saturday, Sunday : prior to 8:00am tournament start time
• • Referees will only be used for Gold medal games. All other games will be played using the honor system, calling your own lines and the server calling the score before they begin the motion of the serve.
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