pickleb.co.uk

End of 2024 Pickleball Event

Southampton

Southampton Tennis Centre, SO16 0XS

December 28th & 29th 2024

pickleb.co.uk are delighted to present a 22 court Pickleball Tournament, in the venue being used for the EPF's European Pickleball Championships.

Venue:

Southampton Tennis Centre, SO16 0XS. Southampton Tennis Centre offers six acrylic tennis courts, a preferred surface for pickleball with many players.

The venue is very accessible being close to the M27 and M275.

It has a cafe, toilets, showers and a standing only raised viewing gallery looking down on both halls.

There are 22 courts for both days in two large halls, one with 12 and one with 10 and off-court space for players, admin and retail in case a paddle upgrade is needed.

There is water fountain by the cafe. The cafe serves hot and cold food and drinks.

The event will include some refreshments being available such as squash, bananas and biscuits.

EVENT FORMAT

Twenty four divisions:

18+ Men’s doubles at “Up to 3.0”, “3.5”, “4.0" and "4.5 & over”. Saturday.

18+ Women’s doubles at “Up to 3.0”, “3.5”, “4.0" and "4.5 & over”. Saturday.

18+ Mixed doubles at “Up to 3.0”, “3.5”, “4.0" and "4.5 & over”. Sunday.

50+ Mixed doubles at “Up to 3.0”, “3.5”, “4.0" and "4.5 & over”. Saturday.

50+ Men’s doubles at “Up to 3.0”, “3.5”, “4.0" and "4.5 & over”. Sunday.

50+ Women’s doubles at “Up to 3.0”, “3.5”, “4.0" and "4.5 & over”. Sunday.

The ball for the event will be the Franklin X-40.

The registration fee for the event is £20 and entry to each event is also £20 per event entered. (per player)

Schedule:

The schedule will be published in the days leading up to the event.

Register by writing your name in the appropriate box for your team on the printed sheet on the tables, any time before your first game.

Arrive on the right court at the right time for each of your games.

Tournament Directors

The Tournament is being organised by the team at pickleb.co.uk; Steve & Simon (mostly Simon)

REGISTRATION

On registering, you will be sent a confirmation email confirming your entries as well as a special link back to the registration website (if it doesn't come through please check all junk folders before sending through an enquiry to let us know). This will take you to a players needing partners page where you must confirm your registered partners by sending a partner confirmation email. This means both you and your partner must be registered and then confirm your partnership to guarantee your entry as a doubles team into the event. If you have agreed a partnership in advance, you should follow the link in the email and click on the "Send Partner Request" icon next to the name of your proposed partner. They will receive an email asking them to confirm that they agree, and will be given the option to confirm yes/no. This automatically updates our system either way. In the event you don't have a partner and need to find one, you can use the "Contact" icon next to a player's name to start a conversation with them via email about potentially partnering up. If you have any queries or concerns then please don't hesitate to send through an enquiry and we will do our best to get back to you ASAP!

If you choose to add another event after you have registered, you can go back to your original registration confirmation email and use the link provided. If you need to change an event or withdraw from an event, you should also use this link.

QUESTIONS

Please send an e-mail to steve@pickleb.co.uk with any queries.

Tournament Terms & Conditions

By ticking the terms and conditions box in your registration form, you agree to the following:

Registration opens 4th May 2024 and closes 11:59pm BST on Friday 20th December.
Cancellation and refund requests must be made by 11:59pm BST on Friday 20th December.
Registration fees are non-refundable but event fees will be refunded up to the date of registration closing.
Tournament director has the discretion to combine categories in the event of too few entries and also to move players between categories, and their decision is final.
Submission of Tournament results is at the discretion of the organisers, after ongoing issues with the primary ratings provider's algorithms.
Agree to follow any Covid-19 related requirements
Promise to follow pickleballEngland code of conduct and uphold pickleballEngland values.
Signing this waiver:

"I release and discharge, for myself, my heirs, executors, and administrators, the organizers, the facility, its members, employees, and sponsors and all persons associated with the tournament from all claims, damages, rights of action present or future which may arise in connection with my participation in the tournament. I understand that filming and photographs may be taken at this event and I give permission to pickleballEngland to use the creative content to advertise, promote or showcase the event. I understand that it is my responsibility to make it known that I do not wish to have my picture taken or my games filmed. Persons aged under 18 must be accompanied by a responsible adult."