PICKLEBALL Tournament

Presenting Pickleball Sponsor

JUNE 11 and JUNE 12

TOURNAMENT REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED

BRACKETS AND PAIRINGS WILL BE POSTED MONDAY JUNE 7

The Cancer Challenge Pickleball Tournament brings pickleball enthusiasts together in an event to benefit cancer services and programs throughout NWA.  This exciting event was introduced last year at the Cancer Challenge event and drew lots of enthusiasm and participation.

To accommodate more participants the Pickleball Tournament will take place:

Walton Life Fitness Center

1701 SE 14th Street

Bentonville AR  72712

TOURNAMENT FORMAT

Round Robin or Round Robin into Bracket Play

Skill Levels:  2.5    3.0    3.5    4.0    4.5

Age Levels:  Age level brackets within skill level will be considered following registration

TIEBREAKS PROTOCOL

1.  Two Teams

  a.  Head to head record of games played between the two teams.

  b.  If head to head record is equal, go the highest % of points won vs. the total points only looking at the two teams involved in the tiebreak.

2.  Three or more teams

  a.  Head to head record of games played between the two teams involved in the tiebreak (not against all teams in the bracket).

  b.  If the best head to head record is equal for two of the teams involved, go through steps 1a and 1b to determine winner.

  c.  If the best head to head record is equal for three or more of the teams involved, go to the highest % of points won vs.. the total points only looking at the teams involved with the best, equal records.

  d.  Once the best team is determined, it is placed in the highest ranking among the teams in the tiebreak and is removed from future calculations.

  e.  If you still have 3 or more teams remaining in the tiebreak, go through the same steps (2a, 2b, 2c, & 2d) above to determine the best team in the group.

  f.  Once you are down to the final two teams, go through the sequence 1a and 1b.