Description
Aloha Pickleball Games & Festival - An Inaugural Hawaii Convention Center (HCC) Pickleball Event!
Pop Up Pickleball, a division of the Pickleball Management Group, will be hosting a fun-filled, festival type amateur pickleball event for players of all ages and skill levels at HCC, in partnership with local established pickleball organizations. This event will be loaded with extra benefits for all players and activities for the whole family, creating the ultimate player experience. HCC has invested in new pickleball courts, emphasizing its goal of becoming a premier destination for pickleball enthusiasts worldwide. We are honored to host the first tournament and utilize these new courts.
Additional Information
Format: Our round robin formats minimize waiting time in-between games and may be played back to back. . The goal is to provide 6 games per team during round robin play. The top 4 teams from the round robin round will advance to two playoff games to determine 1st, 2nd and 3rd place. Each division should take approximately 3 hours.
Registration/Entry Fees: Registration and First Event $80.
Juniors, Military/Veteran's and First Timers $60. 2nd Event entry fee is $25. Limited to 2 events per player.
Military/Veteran's (use discount code Thx4UrSvc). New Beginners (use discount code Newbie)
Player Benefits: Gift bag with tournament souvenirs and sponsor gifts presented at check-in combined with extra activities and hospitality during the event.
Spectators/Family Members: No fee to enter the facility, access the Pop Up Pickleball Vendor Village or to take part in most of the non-tournament activities.
Festival Activities: Vendor Village, Demo Court, Target Contests, Clinics, Raffles, Fun Games for All.
Sanctioning/Rules: This is a non-sanctioned tournament and will follow Official USA Pickleball rules. There will be a head referee on site to settle all rules questions and settle disputes. Matches will be self-refereed, although we will do our best to recruit referees for finals matches. If you would like to sign up to be a ref or volunteer to be a court monitor or help in general, please sign up for a slot using this link -
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4FADAD2BA1FAC34-51237015-aloha
Entry Criteria: Entrants will self rate when entering skill divisions. However, tournament management reserves the right to check established rating systems and move players accordingly. Age must be determined by the youngest player on the teams age as of January 1, 2024.
Play Times: All players need to be available during these times slots and must check in to the tournament desk 30 minutes before your first scheduled match time.
Tournament management reserves the right to combine age divisions based on the number of entries received per division, which may affect the original advertised start time.
Friday: 8:00AM –8:00PM: Opening Ceremony, Women's Doubles, First Timers and Clinics
Saturday: 8:00AM – 8:00PM: Men's Doubles, Junior Boy's and Girl's Doubles and Clinics
Sunday: 8:00AM – 6:00PM: Mixed Doubles, Clinics and Closing Ceremonies
** New Beginners (Newbies) are players who are just starting out and do not have a ranking skill level of 2.9 and above. They have also never played in a tournament. before. Juniors are beginners to 3.0 level players and below. Newbies and Junior divisions will receive instruction on how to play and will be supervised with court monitors to assist throughout their games.
Awards: Unique tournament themed awards for 1st – 3rd in all divisions (no metals).
Pickleball Management Group: is a Northern California based company, formed by a management team with decades of experience in health club operations, sporting goods sales, product development and event management including 3 on 3 basketball events held worldwide. The company offers complete turnkey consulting and management services for pickleball facility planning, development and operations, sport programming, equipment sourcing, court construction, pro shop management and much more. Our Pop Up Pickleball courts have been a popular hit at tournaments, exhibitions, trade shows, indoor and outdoor festivals and glow in the dark events. For more information, please contact us and visit our website at www.pickleballmanagement.com.
Refund Policy
Withdrawals before registration closes on October 23, 2024 will incur a $20 processing fee. Pickleballbrackets service fees are non-refundable.
Withdrawals after registration closes on October 23, 20234 will not be refunded.