State Championship Cup – Team
December 8, 2024
Registration closed
Ended December 1, 2024
Address
Collins Park
4155 Fellowship Road, North Charleston, SC 29418, United States of America
Events
Format: The Dink Minor League Pickleball
Price: $85.00 / Player (must register and pay as a team)
Description
Once a player registers for Team Event, their rating is “locked” and their DUPR increasing or decreasing will not impact their team’s aggregate or division placement. To be eligible for the Championship Cup, at least 3 of the 4 players have to have an established rating in DUPR. If a player does not have a rating the average of your teammate’s rating will be used to determine your starting rating and place you in the appropriate Team and Doubles division.
TEAM FORMAT:
Pickleball Charleston “Team Rally” team competition where teams of 4 players (2 women and 2 men) compete against other teams in a unique format.
The Mixed Team Rally format brings men and women together. Matches are composed of four games, one women’s doubles, a men’s doubles, and the final two games consisting of mixed doubles. If both teams are tied at 2-2 after the 4 games are played, they’ll go to a tiebreaker where one person from each team plays singles against the other team’s player, switching players every four rallies until someone gets to 21 and wins by two points.
Scoring: Rally (You have to score on your serve to win)
DOUBLES FORMAT:
When deciding which bracket to register for, combine you and your partner’s rating. If your rating total is under 7, then you register for DUPR 7. Example: Your rating is 3.65 and your partner’s rating is 3.3 your team rating is 6.95. Therefore, you register for DUPR 7.
You do NOT need a rating to register. If you do not have a rating when you register, your rating will be considered half of what the DUPR bracket you registered for. Example: If you register for DUPR 9, PBC will consider your rating 4.5. Therefore, your partner will need to have a rating of 4.5 or less.
Round Robin into bracket. All teams are scheduled for a minimum of 5 games. All scores will be entered into DUPR. The bracket will be double elimination.
Scoring Format: Rally (Games to 21 win by 2 points) (You have to score on your serve to win)
Round Robin: Number of games will be determined by the number of teams in your Pool.
Bracket: Matches consist of a best of 3 game format. Single elimination. If you lose in the Semi Finals you advance to the Bronze medal match (best of 3).
Skill levels may be combined during the Round Robin portion and then split into 2 brackets based on the standings from the Round Robin. Both brackets will be treated separately and have their own medalist. Depending on the number of registered players/teams in each event, we will combine events either based on skill or age to provide the best overall playing experience, given the circumstances.
Teams will be placed into pools based on their team rating (combine you and your partner’s rating). If you do NOT have a DUPR rating you will be given a rating in our tournament software based on the bracket you registered for. Example: If you register for DUPR 7, and don’t have a DUPR, we will use 3.5 when calculating your team rating.
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP CUP FORMAT:
Earn points for your team by participating in the gender doubles portion of the event. You do NOT have to play doubles with a member of your team. To give your team the best chance to win the State Championship Cup, all four members should participate in doubles.
Points are awarded to each player based on final standing for each bracket you enter (max of 2 brackets - If seniors play in both Friday & Saturday Gender Doubles events, and the Team event on Sunday, only the highest ranking score will be awarded and count towards that individual's weekend point score.
Register for one Gender doubles bracket
a) Senior (50+) Gender Doubles - Friday, December 6th
b) All age Gender Doubles - Saturday, December 7th
Create a team (2 Males and 2 Females) and enter the Team, DUPR 14, 16, 18, or 20 tournament or the Seniors DUPR 14, 16, or 18.
The higher you finish in your bracket, the more points you will receive.
The State Championship Cup will be awarded to the overall highest point scoring DUPR team across all Open Age brackets and highest point scoring DUPR team across all 50+ Age brackets. The prize purse will be split ($1,000 each team) between both winners.
*A minimum of 10 teams in each age bracket are required, otherwise prize money may be reduced accordingly.
State Championship Cup Points:
1st = 20 pts
2nd = 16 pts
3rd = 14 pts
4th = 12 pts
5th = 10 pts
6th = 8 pts
7th = 6 pts
8th = 4 pts
9th = 2 pts
10th or lower = 1 pt
EX: If women finish 1st (20 per person), Men finish 5th (10 points per person), and the Team finishes 3rd (14 points per person), your team would have accumulated 116 total points.
The Team with the most points overall is the winner.
Tiebreaker order:
1. The team with the most gold medals (team gold counts as 4 golds).
2. The team with the most Silver and Gold medals.
3. Total medals.
4. The team with the highest “Average Point Differential” during the Round Robin portion of the team.
5. Coin Flip
Rules
DUPR Divisions
DUPR 20 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 20.99)
DUPR 18 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 18.30)
**Maximum individual player DUPR cannot exceed 5.10 to play in DUPR 18
DUPR 16 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 16.30)
**Maximum individual player DUPR cannot exceed 4.60 to play in DUPR 16
DUPR 14 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 14.30)
**Maximum individual player DUPR cannot exceed 4.10 to play in DUPR 14
DUPR 12 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 12.30)
**Maximum individual player DUPR cannot exceed 3.60 to play in DUPR 12
Once a player registers for Team Event, their rating is “locked” and their DUPR increasing or decreasing will not impact their team’s aggregate or division placement. To be eligible for the Championship Cup, at least 3 of the 4 players have to have an established rating in DUPR. If a player does not have a rating the average of your teammate’s rating will be used to determine your starting rating and place you in the appropriate Team and Doubles division.
Single Registrations
If you are registering as a single registration but are already part of a team, please notate Team Name AND the DUPR Division. For example, “Mad Drops – 18.”
If you want to play in the Minor League event but are unable to form a team, the tournament director will do their best to place you on a team. For players that are not placed, thus not playing the event, their registration fees will be refunded.
Substitute Players
A team that needs a player substitute can either edit their team by signing into Swish and making the edits themselves or a player may submit the player substitute information directly to the tournament organizer. Substitute player’s DUPR may not cause the established team’s aggregate to go over max event’s aggregate.
Cancellation/Refund Policy
Cancellation Deadline:
To receive a refund minus the 10%, cancellation must be received by the end of day 15 days prior to the event start date.
Example: Event start date is June 15, 2024. Cancellation must be received by 11:59pm local time on Friday, June 1, 2024. After June 1, 2024, no refunds will be issued.
Individual Registration Refund Policy:
Individual Registrations are not guaranteed placement in a team. Players that sign up as a single player (Individual Registration) with no team and are not placed in a team, will receive a full refund.
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