2023 Douglas Park Charity Tournament

Description

Welcome!

The 3rd Annual Douglas Park Charity Tournament, in support of the Douglas Park Community School, will be held from Thursday, July 6 to Sunday, July 9 at Douglas Park

Address: 20550 Douglas Crescent, Langley, BC V3A 4B3

Registration on Pickleball Brackets opens April 3, 2023, at 9:00 AM

Unless we cancel events due to a low number of teams in particular events, event brackets will be as follows:

After registrations are finalized, more detailed start times will be posted.

Thursday, July 6
Senior’s Day – New Event for 60+ age group
Men’s and Women’s Doubles 3.0 – 4.5
Start at 8:00AM for some brackets.

Friday, July 7
Singles Day:
MS 3.0 – 5.0 and WS 3.0 – 5.0
Start at 12:00 PM.

Saturday, July 8
Men’s and Women’s Doubles
MD 3.0 – 5.0 and WD 3.0 – 5.0
Some events will start at 7:30 AM.

Sunday, July 9
MXD 3.0 – 5.0
Some events will start at 8:00 AM.

FORMAT: Double Elimination Format for all doubles events and Round Robin for men’s and women’s singles events.

Brackets may be cancelled or limited in size based on registration numbers. The Tournament Director may modify the competition format in the event of inclement weather or other unforeseen delays.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Tournament Dates: Thursday, July 6th - Sunday, July 9th 2023

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Event Registration Policy

Our policy is that in order to register for an event, at least one player must be rated at a particular skill level and the other player may be rated one skill level below. For example, to enter a 4.0 event, one player may have a 3.5 rating, but his/her partner must have a 4.0 rating. A team that has two 3.5 players may not register for a 4.0 event and must register in the 3.5 event. Since this is a Pickleball Canada sanctioned tournament, Pickleball Brackets uses your CPTR rating, not your club rating or Pickleball Brackets rating.

IMPORTANT! If a team has players with different ratings, the HIGHER level player has to register first and then choose the lower level player as their partner.

Registration Fees: $50.00 plus $10.00 per event

An online waiver will be used for registration.

Online payment via Pickleball Brackets.

Registration is not complete until BOTH partners have registered, agreed to the tournament waiver, and paid all fees owing. Registration is limited in each event.

The tournament ball will be the Franklin X-40.

Competition courts will only be available for warm up one hour prior to the start of the events each day. After the tournament has started, warm ups are restricted to the four warm-up courts in the lacrosse box. Plan to arrive at the venue 45 - 60 minutes prior to the start of your event to allow time for check-in, warm-up and to prepare for your first match.

Additional Information

BEFORE YOU REGISTER:

1. All registrants must have a valid Pickleball Canada Membership to play in this tournament. Please ensure your Pickleball Canada Membership number and your skill level are up to date in your Pickleball Brackets profile before registering for this tournament. If you are not a Pickleball Canada member, you can become a member at https://pickleballcanada.org/

If you can't remember your Pickleball Canada number, check here: https://secure.pickleballcanada.org/login/

2. In order to register for this tournament you must have a Pickleball Brackets Account. If you do not have a Pickleball Brackets account, create one BEFORE registration opens. It will save you time when registering.

IMPORTANT! Make sure your profile information (email, spelling of your names, phone number, PCO number, date of birth, gender etc.) is the same on both Pickleball Canada AND Pickleball Brackets or you will have problems registering.

Enter as a TEAM and make sure your partner registers and pays within 24 hours of you registering. IMPORTANT NOTE: At least one member of the partnership must qualify for the skill level in which you need to register. The higher rated player HAS to register first if your ratings differ.

If a partner has not completed his/her registration within 24 hours of the first partner registering, the team will be moved to the waitlist. When the identified partner registers, and pays, the team will be moved from the waitlist back to the active list ONLY, if there is a slot available.

FULLY REGISTERED/PAID TEAMS WILL BE GIVEN PRIORITY! An event is considered full when the limit set is filled by fully registered teams. At that time a waitlist will be created by PB Brackets.

NOTE: Players should register in the appropriate skill group, based on their current CTPR (PCO)/USAPA rating. The Tournament Director reserves the right to review players who self-rate above or below the level at which they customarily play.

LOCATION:
Douglas Park,
20550 Douglas Crescent, Langley
British Columbia V3A 4B3
Canada

VOLUNTEERING
If you are interested in volunteering, please click on BE A VOLUNTEER on the tournament landing page at pickleballbrackets.com.

REFEREES
Our referee team will be working to obtain as many referees as possible. All medal matches are guaranteed to have a referee. If you are interested in refereeing, please click on BE A REFEREE on the tournament landing page at pickleballbrackets.com. Referees will receive an honorarium for each gold and bronze medal match refereed.

NEED A PARTNER?
If you need a partner check out the tournament listing on pickleballbrackets.com to see who is looking for a partner.

If a partner becomes injured prior to the start of the tournament, but after registration has closed, the tournament director must be contacted to request a change in partner. Replacement players must be able to play in the same skill/age group as the injured player. The replacement player must sign the waiver and submit payment in order to be fully registered. Keep in mind, players may play up in skill, but not down. Consideration and approval for any request for the replacement of a player after registration closes will be at the discretion of the Tournament Director. Should the Tournament Director approve the change of partner, a desk operations team member will need to edit the registration. No changes will be allowed after the event has started.

HELPFUL INFORMATION
Players are encouraged to bring:
- their own portable chairs.
- hat or umbrella for personal shade.
- lots of food, water and sports drinks.

Refund Policy

CANCELLATION POLICY

Registrants withdrawing before May 25, 2023, 9:00 p.m. will be refunded registration & event fees minus a $15.00 administration fee. NO REFUNDS after May 25, 2023, 9:00 p.m. for player cancellations / withdrawals

If the tournament cannot be played because of inclement weather, Provincial Health guidelines or another unforeseen situation beyond the control of tournament organizers, registrants will be refunded their fees minus a $15.00 administration fee.

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