WPA DUPR Long Beach OPEN Pickleball Tournament
August 2 - 4, 2024
Registration closed
Ended July 29, 2024
Events
Format: Set Partner Round Robin, Rotating Partner Round Robin
Price: $40.00 – $85.00 / Player
Description
Divisions are up to the DUPR rating. (e.g. Mens Doubles 3.0 are ratings BELOW 3.0, Mens Doubles 3.5 are ratings BELOW 3.5)
*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.*
Senior Divisions: $45
All ages Divisions: $65
Open Divisions for Prizemoney: $90
We are proud to announce Paika Sports will be sponsoring our WPA Tournaments! All gold, silver, and bronze medalists will receive a special discount to Paika Sports to level up their game with new pickleball gear!
FRIDAY (Starting from 9am)
Senior Men’s and Women’s Doubles (60+, 70+, 80+)
SATURDAY (Starting from 9am)
Men’s and Women’s Doubles (Beginner 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, Open for PRIZE MONEY)
Open Junior Boys and Girls Doubles Age 14U
SUNDAY (Doubles starting from 9am, Singles starting from 1pm/2pm)
Mixed Doubles (Beginner 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, Open for PRIZE MONEY)
Men’s and Women’s Singles (Beginner 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, Open for PRIZE MONEY)
Open Senior Doubles Age 50+
Open Junior Boys and Girls Singles Age 14U
Senior Men’s and Women’s Singles (60+, 70+, 80+)
– The tournament times are TBD based on participant registration. Expect each tournament day to start in the morning and complete in the afternoon.
– Participants will be emailed their division start time after the registration close date has passed
– Please Check-in 30 minutes before your start time
El Dorado Tennis & Pickleball Center
2800 N Studebaker Rd
Long Beach, CA 90815
Parking is free.
All events are set-partner or single player Round Robin (play every team), ensuring plenty of Pickleball with Medal rounds for Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
Divisions that have 4 or fewer teams will play a double round robin (play every team twice)
Guaranteed MINIMAL WAITING TIME between matches
For every 2 DOUBLES PAIRS 1 COURT IS ALLOCATED = APPROX 3 HOURS to 4 Hours PER EVENT, including finals
Prior to the tournament please complete the following:
Results will be uploaded to DUPR. Please join the “World Pickleball Association” 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 “Play” (on the left if on a Mac/PC or on the bottom right if on a mobile device)
4. Search “World Pickleball Association”. Make sure the logo matches and the location says Los Angeles.
5. Click Join Club
6. WPA will approve your request
Please download the Swish Sports app, create an account, and link your DUPR ID to your Swish profile before the tournament. 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!
Improve your pickleball skills, strokes, and strategies prior to the tournament by checking out John Gill Pickleball on Youtube. Don’t forget to subscribe so you don’t miss any new content! https://youtube.com/@aussiejohng?si=Sv2vyTiiTdsoWc-p
$5 of each Registration fee will be donated to the SAFE Foundation to prevent Violence and Homelessness
The World Pickleball Association 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: 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” division for seniors or prize money.
2. For age-related divisions, the participant must fall within the division age by Dec. 31st, 2024
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
- singles are rally scoring
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 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.
Rally Scoring for Singles
- First to 15 points, win by 2 points
- Points earned whether serving or receiving
- The player who wins a rally serves the next point. When the server's score is even, they serve from the right side of the court, and when their score is odd, they serve from the left.
Cancellation/Refund Policy
Refunds are available for:
- Events that do not proceed due to insufficient numbers
- Medical reasons with a doctor's certificate
- Any withdrawal up 7 days before the start of the tournament weekend will choose to receive a full refund or credit to another World Pickleball Association event
- Any withdrawal up to 3 days before the start of the tournament weekend will receive full credit to another World Pickleball Association event
- There are no refunds due to weather delays or match delays. However, a credit would be considered for another WPA event
If you are registered for an event that does not have enough participants, a WPA tournament director will reach out to you. You will be offered a full refund, credit towards another WPA event, or the option to enter a higher division and try your best.
If you are owed a credit from a previous tournament please contact Sydney Spradley [email protected] for your personal discount code. Please provide the date of the tournament you are owed a credit from and what division you previously entered.
Any Refunds/Credits are subject to a $5 per player Admin fee (includes Swish Fee and Stripe Fee)
Players
Senior Open Mens Doubles Age 50+
No players yet
9 team spots remaining
Senior Open Mens Doubles Age 60+
Tony Wang & Yishu Zhu
Bill Spradley & John Gill
7 team spots remaining
Senior Open Mens Doubles Age 70+
Lonnie Garner & George Young
8 team spots remaining
Senior Open Mens Doubles Age 80+
No players yet
9 team spots remaining
Senior Open Womens Doubles Age 50+
No players yet
9 team spots remaining
Senior Open Womens Doubles Age 60+
Carla Walker & Elizabeth Miller
8 team spots remaining
Senior Open Womens Doubles Age 70+
No players yet
9 team spots remaining
Senior Open Womens Doubles Age 80+
No players yet
9 team spots remaining
Mens Doubles Beginner 3.0
Shawn Ng & Lucas Ng
Donald Johnson & Edwin Gomez
Alex Percy & Josh Novotny
Owen Zugel & Chris Autches
5 team spots remaining
Mens Doubles 3.5
Tin Nguyen & Henry Tran
Jason Wood & Ron Green
Hunter Maiden & Tariq Rahiman
Nam Vo & Austin Beck
Martin Mercado & Alejandro Cazares Flores
Dwayne Koh & Siddhant Jaiswal
Anthony Hickson & Adam Sacks
Eric Orchard & James Murrietta
Amir Safari & Andrew Saab
0 team spots remaining
Mens Doubles 4.0
Darin Kawamoto & James Giusti
Joshua Gelbart & Ori Doron
mark lerman & Jason Lafranchi
Nicholas Lebouef & Loic Bernardi
Jai Singh & Tristan Ramachandran
Fernando Hernandez & Andrew Fox
3 team spots remaining
Open Mens Doubles for PRIZEMONEY
David Deedwania & Benjamin Charney
8 team spots remaining
Womens Doubles Beginner 3.0
Tomoko Stacy & Michelle Nguyen
Susan Rounds & Crystal Mattox
Nicole Stone & Devon Fernandez
6 team spots remaining
Womens Doubles 3.5
No players yet
9 team spots remaining
Womens Doubles 4.0
Dawi Siazon & Sherry Duarte
8 team spots remaining
Open Womens Doubles for PRIZEMONEY
No players yet
9 team spots remaining
Open Junior Boys Doubles Age 14U
No players yet
9 team spots remaining
Open Junior Girls Doubles Age 14U
No players yet
9 team spots remaining
Mixed Doubles Beginner 3.0
Annette Son & Maximillian Son
Natalie Tonthat & Quang Tonthat
Michelle Goeku & Jun Goeku
Helena Goeku & Kai Goeku
Kiyomi Goeku & Noah Goeku
Franky Narez & Alyssa Goeku
Ella Goeku & Sam Smith
2 team spots remaining
Mixed Doubles 3.5
Hunter Maiden & Vanessa Maiden
Carrie lam & William Jackson
7 team spots remaining
Mixed Doubles 4.0
Gavin Ohler & Kelly mccormick
Jeremy Swisher & Katie Swisher
Dawi Siazon & Sanad Ali
6 team spots remaining
Open Mixed Doubles for PRIZEMONEY
Wai Kai Karen Tong & Anouar kartite
Alex Hartung & Joellen Chan
Riki Oshima & Mutsumi Oshima
Joanne Chow & Julian Chow
Elias Orelup & Nitar Lohaphaisan
Rolly Castillo & Diane Salazar
Kris Sherrill & Rachel Sherrill
Aaron Li & Yingying Yang
1 team spot remaining
Mens Singles Beginner 3.0
Travis Coffey
Ryan Overbey
Jonathan Farrow
Zachary Powell
Lucas Morgan
Andrew Alvarado
3 player spots remaining
Mens Singles 3.5
Will Hooper
Siddhant Jaiswal
Martin Mercado
Alejandro Cazares Flores
Cole Whitten
Mario Dominguez
Anthony Phan
Stephan Choi
Kris Sherrill
0 player spots remaining
Mens Singles 4.0
Darin Kawamoto
Greg Mouser
Greg Mouser
Tyler Tabman
5 player spots remaining
Open Mens Singles for PRIZEMONEY
Gavin Ohler
Jeremy Swisher
Julian Chow
Nicklaus Vu
Riki Oshima
Darin Kawamoto
Stephan Choi
Rolly Castillo
Aaron Li
2 player spots remaining
Womens Singles Beginner 3.0
No players yet
9 player spots remaining
Womens Singles 3.5
Hannah Anderson
8 player spots remaining
Womens Singles 4.0
No players yet
9 player spots remaining
Open Womens Singles for PRIZEMONEY
Rachel Sherrill
8 player spots remaining
Open Junior Boys Singles Age 14U
No players yet
9 player spots remaining
Open Junior Girls Singles Age 14U
No players yet
9 player spots remaining
Senior Open Mens Singles Age 50+
Mark Chinnery
8 player spots remaining
Senior Open Mens Singles Age 60+
Dai Feng
8 player spots remaining
Senior Open Mens Singles Age 70+
No players yet
9 player spots remaining
Senior Open Mens Singles Age 80+
No players yet
9 player spots remaining
Senior Open Womens Singles Age 50+
Kristin southey
8 player spots remaining
Senior Open Womens Singles Age 60+
No players yet
9 player spots remaining
Senior Open Womens Singles Age 70+
No players yet
9 player spots remaining
Senior Open Womens Singles Age 80+
No players yet
9 player spots remaining