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Spring Slam Pickleball Tournament -Point Up Pickleball

May 17 - 18, 2025

Registration open

Ends May 10, 2025

Address

Don Knabe Community Regional Park

19700 Bloomfield Avenue, Cerritos, CA 90703, United States of America

Events

Format: Rotating Partner Round Robin, Set Partner Round Robin

Price: $30.00$85.00 / Player

  • 1st Division: $50.00
  • 2nd Division: $40.00
  • 3rd Division: $30.00

Tournament Director

Sydney Spradley

Description

***USE DISCOUNT CODE “SPRING” for $10 off your first division for a limited early bird discount!*** Senior discount already included in price :)
Dubs = doubles
59+ = seniors
Newbie = beginners, first tournament, players under 3.0

The Point Up Pickleball SPRING SLAM *DUPR Rated* Pickleball Tournament will be held on Saturday/Sunday May 17-18, 2025 at Don Knabe Community Regional Park in Cerritos, CA.

*There is a discount for entering multiple divisions!* To get the discount, you must checkout separately for another division and enter your same email.
*Don’t hesitate to get in touch with [email protected] if you need a partner.*

SATURDAY
8am: 59+ Men’s/Women's Doubles,
11:20am: 3.0 Men’s/Women’s Doubles
12pm: Newbie Men’s Doubles (Rotating Partner)
2pm: Newbie Women’s Doubles (Rotating Partner)
2:40pm: 3.5 Men’s/Women’s Doubles

SUNDAY
8am: 59+ Mixed Doubles, 3.5 Mixed Doubles
11:30am: 3.0 Mixed Doubles, Open Mixed Doubles for PRIZE MONEY
3pm: Newbies Mixed Doubles (Rotating Partner), Open Men’s Doubles for PRIZE MONEY

– Please allow 3.5 hours for your division to run from start to finish
– The division times are subject to change based on participant registration*
– Participants will be emailed their division start time after the registration close date has passed
– Please Check-in 30 minutes before your start time

Don Knabe Community Regional Park
19700 Bloomfield Avenue
Cerritos, CA
90703
Parking is free.

Divisions are set-partner Round Robin (play every team), ensuring plenty of pickleball and minimal waiting time with medal rounds for Gold, Silver, and Bronze. EXCEPT for beginner divisions that are rotating partner Round Robin (switch partners to play with every person). There are no medal rounds for beginner divisions, but top 3 players will receive medals.

Divisions that have 4 or fewer teams will play a double round robin (play every team twice)

Prior to the tournament please complete the following:
Results will be uploaded to DUPR. Please join the “PUP” club on DUPR prior to the tournament.
1. Log in/Create a DUPR account https://dashboard.dupr.com/login
2. Verify your account through your email
3. Click the “Play” or “Clubs” icon (on the left if on a Mac/PC or on the bottom right if on a mobile device)
4. Search “PUP” or “Point Up Pickleball”. Make sure the logo matches and the location says Orange County and click the club.
5. Click Join Club

Please download the Swish Sports app, create an account, and link your DUPR ID to your Swish profile before the tournament. You will need to log into Swish, go to your Swish profile, then add your DUPR account by logging into DUPR through the Swish app. The Swish Sports App is where you will see who you are playing against, what court you are on, and where you will enter/verify your scores for each match. This will ensure a speedy upload to DUPR!

Point Up Pickleball (PUP) tournaments is excited to have you!

Rules

1. Divisions are DUPR ratings
- your team’s DUPR rating average will be calculated. If your average is higher than the division, you will be placed in the appropriate division.
- If you have never played in a DUPR rated event or do not have a rating, you can self rate yourself and enter the division(s) you see best fit you!
- Non-rated-2.99: Newbie, beginner
- 3.0-3.49: Advanced Beginner to Intermediate
- 3.5-3.99: Intermediate
- 4.0+: Advanced
Any players rated above 4.0 will have to enter an “OPEN” (ex. Prizemoney division)
2. For age-related divisions, the participant must fall within the division age by Dec. 31st, 2025
3. The ball used is a Franklin X40 Yellow ball. Please DO NOT wear yellow clothing similar to the color of the ball
4. Game scoring
- Games are first to 11 points; win by 2 points
- Switch ends when the first team gets to 6 points
5. Time-Outs
- 1 minute break is allotted when switching ends
- Each team is allotted one 1-minute time out per match if they choose to take it
6. Inputting Scores
- The players will input their match scores into Swish. Only one person from each match needs to enter the score.
- You will then verify the score is correct
- One person from every game will bring a score card back to the check-in table. The score card should include Division, Date, All players First initial and last name, and score.
7. Medal Match Scoring
- Gold and Bronze medal matches are first to 15 points; win by 2 points
- Medal matches are dependent upon time availability and participant registrations
- 1st and 2nd place from every division will play for Gold/Silver
- 3rd and 4th place from every division will play for Bronze
- If there are only 3 people in your division 1st place will go straight to the Gold medal match. 2nd and 3rd place will go to a semi-final. The winner of the semi-final will play 1st place for Gold. The loser of the semi-final will be awarded a Bronze medal.

Cancellation/Refund Policy

Refunds are available for:
- Events that do not proceed due to insufficient numbers
- Medical reasons with a doctor's note
- Any withdrawal up 7 days before the start of the tournament weekend will choose to receive a full refund or credit to another PUP event
- Any withdrawal up to 3 days before the start of the tournament weekend will only receive 1/2 credit to another PUP event
- There are no refunds due to weather delays or match delays. However, a credit would be considered for another PUP event depending on the circumstances.

If you are registered for an event that does not have enough participants, a PUP tournament director will reach out to you. You will be offered a full refund, credit towards another PUP event, or the option to play in the combined division and try your best.

Any Refunds/Credits are subject to a $5 Admin fee (includes Swish Fee and Stripe Fee)

Players

Player List will be released soon

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