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WPA DUPR Long Beach OPEN Pickleball Tournament

August 2 - August 4, 2024

Registration open

Ends July 28, 2024

Address

El Dorado Tennis & Pickleball Center

2800 N Studebaker Rd, Long Beach, CA 90815

Events

Format: Set Partner Round Robin, Rotating Partner Round Robin

Price: $40.00$85.00 / Player (must register and pay as a team)

Tournament Director

John Gill

Description

The WPA DUPR Long Beach Open will be held on Friday August 2nd through Sunday August 4th, 2024 at El Dorado Tennis & Pickleball Center in Long Beach, CA.

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+

No players yet

9 team spots remaining

Senior Open Mens Doubles Age 80+

No players yet

9 team spots remaining

Senior Open Womens Doubles Age 50+

Laura Maxwell & Loralee Lafleur

8 team spots remaining

Senior Open Womens Doubles Age 60+

No players yet

9 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

6 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

1 team spot remaining

Mens Doubles 4.0

Darin Kawamoto & James Giusti

Joshua Gelbart & Ori Doron

mark lerman & Jason Lafranchi

Nicholas Lebouef & Loic Bernardi

5 team spots remaining

Open Mens Doubles for PRIZEMONEY

No players yet

9 team spots remaining

Womens Doubles Beginner 3.0

Tomoko Stacy & Michelle Nguyen

8 team spots remaining

Womens Doubles 3.5

Laura Maxwell & Loralee Lafleur

Susan Rounds & Crystal Mattox

7 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

8 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

4 team spots remaining

Mens Singles Beginner 3.0

Travis Coffey

Ryan Overbey

Jonathan Farrow

Zachary Powell

Lucas Morgan

Andrew Alvarado

3 team spots remaining

Mens Singles 3.5

Will Hooper

Siddhant Jaiswal

Martin Mercado

Alejandro Cazares Flores

Cole Whitten

Mario Dominguez

3 team spots remaining

Mens Singles 4.0

Darin Kawamoto

8 team spots remaining

Open Mens Singles for PRIZEMONEY

Gavin Ohler

Jeremy Swisher

Julian Chow

Nicklaus Vu

Riki Oshima

Darin Kawamoto

3 team spots remaining

Womens Singles Beginner 3.0

No players yet

9 team spots remaining

Womens Singles 3.5

No players yet

9 team spots remaining

Womens Singles 4.0

No players yet

9 team spots remaining

Open Womens Singles for PRIZEMONEY

No players yet

9 team spots remaining

Open Junior Boys Singles Age 14U

No players yet

9 team spots remaining

Open Junior Girls Singles Age 14U

No players yet

9 team spots remaining

Senior Open Mens Singles Age 50+

No players yet

9 team spots remaining

Senior Open Mens Singles Age 60+

No players yet

9 team spots remaining

Senior Open Mens Singles Age 70+

No players yet

9 team spots remaining

Senior Open Mens Singles Age 80+

No players yet

9 team spots remaining

Senior Open Womens Singles Age 50+

No players yet

9 team spots remaining

Senior Open Womens Singles Age 60+

No players yet

9 team spots remaining

Senior Open Womens Singles Age 70+

No players yet

9 team spots remaining

Senior Open Womens Singles Age 80+

No players yet

9 team spots remaining

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