Ontario Championship Series - Niagara Regional

Description

Welcome to the inaugural Pickleball Ontario Championship Series. This is the Niagara Regional and will be played at the state of the art Empire Sportsplex in Welland Ontario. This is the last chance to qualify for the Championship Series finals!

This a beautiful facility but please be aware that it is an outdoor event which comes with the inherent risk of weather delays or cancellations. You will be entering the event at your own risk. Every attempt will be made to complete the tournament but there will be no refunds based on a weather cancellation.

Here is a link to the P.O. regional map. https://pickleballontario.org/affiliated-clubs/

The Niagara Region consists of the following counties:
Haldimand, Niagara, Hamilton, Halton

This will be a skill/age event with gold medal winners earning free entry to the Championship Series Finals in Collingwood at the beautiful new Swing courts September 21-24. Pickleball Ontario is also working towards a travel credit for winners, details to be announced later.

For initial registration one player from each doubles team must make their primary residence within the region. If space remains in the tournament registration will open to anyone else (no geographical restrictions) on March 30.

This will be a Pickleball Canada sanctioned event, every registrant must have a current Pickleball Canada membership.

Your spot in the tournament is not guaranteed until both partners are fully paid and registered.

Skill levels contested will be 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 for 19+, 35+, 50+ and 65+ age groups. There will also be Open and Senior Open categories. The tournament will be using a round robin format with single elimination medal round. Players under 19 looking to compete please contact the tournament director.

Friday September 8 - Men's & Women's Doubles 50+, 65+, Men's & Women's Senior Open
Saturday September 9 - Mixed Doubles
Sunday September 10 - Men's & Women's Doubles 19+, 35+, Men's & Women's Open

Initially you will be limited to one gender doubles event but if space remains available on the weekend we may open up registration to allow players to play a 2nd gender event as long as it is not on the same day.

Events may be combined solely at the tournament director's discretion. If events are combined only one set of medals will awarded and only one team qualification to the finals will be granted.

Additional Information

Pickleball Ontario Championship Series

This new concept is designed to give players in each region the opportunity to compete and qualify for the Championship Series finals where they can be crowned provincial champions!

The 6 regions are the East, Central East, North, Central West, Niagara and South West.

The finals will be played in Collingwood September 21-24 at the stunning new Swing Courts, a pickleball designated facility with world class courts.

Each regional will feature opportunities for local tourism exposure as well as referee and skill clinics.

In the event a player wins multiple regionals in the same event they will have the option to choose which region they will represent. If a player needs to find a replacement for the finals they will be able to do so but the replacement must have competed in at least one of the six regionals.

Refund Policy

Refunds available up to end of day September 1, subject to $15 admin fee. No refunds after September 1 for any reason including injury and unforeseen circumstances.

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