2022 Harvest Tournament Championship Round (Men) is a pickleball ladder in Gloversville, New York.
Information, Rules, and Procedures:
October 2nd. Start times are 9:00 a.m. for the women’s bracket, and 12:30 p.m.... for the men's bracket
Sign-up Deadline: The Tournament sign-up Deadline is September 27th. Sign up is on the Planet Pickleball website. PLANETPICKLEBALLCENTRAL.COM
Tournament Fee: $10. Limited to 24 players per Bracket, four divisions. Winners receive $50 Amazon gift card.
Who Plays Whom: Participating players are placed into groups based on skill level.
Match Format: Each group plays five games to 11 points, win by 1 point. You play one game partnered with each of the five other players in your group. You do NOT need to win by two points so the maximum score in any one game is 11 points.
Match Outcomes: Match outcomes are determined solely by each player’s total number of points scored in all his/her games. Players finish either first, second, third, fourth or fifth with groups of 5 based on their point total. A perfect score is 44 with five players. In case of a tie, the player with the most wins, wins out.
First Serve: The North team always serves first. Home team chooses side or serve
Switching Sides due to weather: Teams switch sides after one team reaches 6 points if playing to 11.
Determining Partners and Sides: A random method determines who partners with whom first and which team serves first.
Bad Weather: Due to the possibility of injury, tournament play will be cancelled when the courts are wet. Wind will generally not result in cancellation of play. If you are uncertain whether matches will be played, please contact the Tournament Ambassador.
Cancellations: If you are scheduled to play and a last-minute emergency or injury will keep you from participating, please notify the Tournament Ambassador IMMEDIATELY by text. The Ambassador will try to recruit a substitute.
Championship round: The top player in each bracket. will move on to the championship round and play a mini tournament to determine the tournament champion.