Description

This is the first Winter Classic at Gilbert Regional Park by Pickleball Is Great.

All Round Robin with playoffs for Gold/Silver/Bronze Medals

Thursday (Age/Skill events) = SENIOR (50+) Mixed Doubles (50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+,80+)
Friday (Age/Skill events) = SENIOR (50+) Men’s & Women’s Doubles (50+,55+,60+,65+,70+,75+,80+)
Saturday (Skill/Age events) = 19+,30+,40+ Men’s & Women’s Doubles Mixed Doubles
Sunday (Skill/Age events) = 19+,30+,40+Mixed Doubles

Early registration $45 + $15/event by Sept 30
Registration $60 + $15/event by Jan 8th

United States Senior Pickleball (formerly SSIPA) membership NOT required for Thursday & Friday events
https://www.usseniorpickleball.com/ ($10 rebate if your membership # is in your pickleballbrackets.com player profile)

No membership in any association is required for registration.

To join USSP, go to USSeniorPickleball.com, only $20 per year. Multi-year payment discounts available.

USSP members will receive a $10 rebate from the registration fee. see this link for help https://www.usseniorpickleball.com/pb-ussp-training

All ages can play on the weekend, but there are only two age divisions – 34 and under as well as 35 and up

MINIMUM PAY FOR ALL REFEREES IS $10 PER MATCH – must register online

Additional Information

ALL ROUND ROBIN WITH PLAYOFFS OF THE TOP TEAMS

**planned format
4, 5, & 6 teams in Pool/Round Robin – games are 1 to 15 win by 2
7 & 8 teams in Pool/Round Robin – games are 1 to 11 win by 2
All lead in games (to the playoffs) are 1 to 15 win by 2
Bronze Matches 1 to 15 win by 2
Gold Matches are the players choice of 2 out of 3 to 11 win by 2 OR 1 to 15 win by 2

Pickleball Is Great reserves the right to refuse service at anytime

There is a daily player limit that may cause registration to stop with no notice for an event or the whole day.

USSP has a points system to award prizes to the top finishers each year. In the past, prizes with a retail value of $20,000 were awarded to the top 10 point winners in each age group for both men and women on an annual cycle. In 2024, the prize points will begin in January and run through the end of December.

NO CASH WILL BE AWARDED!!!!!!!!