REQUIREMENTS: All players must have a PAID (not free) USA Pickleball membership (Challenger or Champion level). Please visit https://usapickleball.org/ to join or renew your membership.

This tournament is sanctioned by USA Pickleball.

All USA Pickleball rules will be followed. You may find the official USA Pickleball Rule Book here: https://usapickleball.org/what-is-pickleball/official-rules/

It is the player’s responsibility to know if their paddle is on the Approved Equipment List: https://equipment.usapickleball.org/

DUPR required for all players – be sure your player profile is up to date…

You may not play below your DUPR rating. Scores will be reported to DUPR

Round Robin format WITH playoffs for Gold/Silver/Bronze for skills 3.0-5.0+. TD may combine brackets as needed to ensure quality play.

SOPA members, look for an email with a $10 club discount code

Register: https://pickleballtournaments.com/tournaments/6th-annual-medford-summer-classic-by-pig

Early registration $40 + event fee (through Feb 28)

Standard registration $50 + event fee (beginning Mar 1)

Late registration $60 + event fee

Amateur events $10 event fee

Pro events $50 fee

Using the Franklin X-40 ball

Coming from out of town??? Check out this link for Travel Medford’s site about places to eat and stay and things to do in the area https://www.travelmedford.org/event-central

***Two Pro events are offered and intended for either (4.25-4.499) teams or (4.5 and above) teams. If you do not qualify and still want to play in the prize money division, please send an email to pickleballisgreat.kathy@gmail.com***

Pro Events – Minimum of 5 teams. Will offer to merge into either the 4.0 or 4.5+ events and refund difference between Pro & Amateur Events if minimum of 5 teams is not met

We hope to be on the NEW COURTS at Lithia & Driveway Pickleball Park, but are listing Fichtner-Mainwaring Park until closer to tournament date when we get official approval

Friday – Senior Men’s & Women’s Doubles (age events 50-64, 65+) / Pro Senior Men’s & Women’s Doubles Events

Saturday – Mixed Doubles (age events under 50, 50-64, 65+) / Pro Mixed Doubles

Sunday – Men’s & Women’s Doubles / Pro Men’s & Women’s Doubles

(50+ players may enter both Senior MD/WD events (Friday) and the (under 50) MD/WD events (Sunday)

Final age divisions will be determined by ages of registered players, but will strive to be similar to under 50, 50-64, 65+

Format:

ALL Round Robin with playoffs for Gold/Silver/Bronze. All games/matches are win by 2

Most Round Robins are 1 to 15 but may change based on the number of players in the event. If an event has 7 or 8 teams, round-robin matches will be 1 to 11 by 2.

Top 4 teams go to the playoff (Lead in matches are 1 to 15 with the Gold Match with the option of 2/3-11w/2 or 1 to 15. Bronze Match 1 to 15.

TD may combine brackets as needed to ensure quality play.

$10 Admin fee minimum for all withdrawals

No refunds after close of registration

If any event is cancelled due to weather there will be up to a 50% refund

Pro events intended for 4.5 and Above teams and