Sunshine Coast Pickleball Association

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Members’ Season-Ending Fun "Dinking Tournament" & Social

When:   Saturday, September 7th, 2024, Tournament: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM  Social: 1:00 PM- 3:00 PM

Where:  Sechelt Arena (10:00-12:00) then Joe's on the Beach Restaurant (1:00 - 3:00)

Who:      Members of Sunshine Coast Pickleball Association

Tournament Format:     

A fun round robin event of team pickleball played in the non-volley zone. Each team consists of 5 players ranging from novice to advanced dinkers. All shots must be taken on the bounce and must land in the Non-Volley zone. Any shot landing outside the non-volley zone is a fault. Coin toss for serve. Serve is a ‘cross-court’ dink that must bounce in the NVZ. Every player on the team will play with each team-mate, once. Each dink game is played to 7 points. The number of points won are added to your team’s scorecard. The top 4 teams play in a semi-final match where each team selects 2 of its players to participate. Winning teams meet in the final, but cannot use the same two players. 

 

Tournament Directors:    Carol Mollerup, Carolyne Oughton

 

From Dinks to Drinks:   

After the "tournament", we invite players, spouses, and other members who may not have played in the tournament, to head over to Joe's on the Beach in Davis Bay to applaud the winners and celebrate the end of a summer season of pickleball. Prior registration required.

 

Registration:                     

Like all tournaments, logistics become challenging with odd numbers of players and teams. Our goal is to have 40 players making up 8 teams of 5 dinkers per team. We encourage you to register early so that you are not left out of the tournament.
Please Note: The registration form gives you the option of registering for the

* tournament. Select 1 ticket (free) if playing. Select 0 tickets if not playing

* social at Joes, Select 0 tickets if not going, 1 ticket @ $28 if just yourself going. Select 2 tickets @$28 each for yourself & partner

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Tournament Cost: Free!!       

The SCPA is renting the Arena for 3 hours, but the entire rental cost has been covered by SCPA and a grant from the District of Sechelt! To play in the tournament each player must register individually in advance. Sign-in at the Arena: 10:00 - 10:15. Tournament begins 10:30 sharp! 

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Joes on the Beach Cost: $28 per person - Optional on the Registration Form
We have booked the lower portion of the restaurant from 1:00 - 3:00. For $28 per person "all in", Joe's will provide chips & salsa for mingling on arrival plus appetizer plates for each person when seated. Drinks are extra - tickets for drinks sold at Joe's. Maximum 46 at the social (people, not drinks!).

Appetizer Plate: Joe's Roast Duck, Crispy Humboldt Squid, Levitin Flatbread, Hummus, Beets with Cider Dressing, Olives 
Vegan and gluten free options are available on the registration form.
Please note: Joe's needs to make necessary advance preparations so only prepaid guests will be allowed to attend - you do not have to play in the tournament to attend the Joe's social but you use the same registration form - just set the play ticket to 0 and omit the questions on your level of play.

 

How to Register:  Click  Register Now or click the button in the photo below      

                                                                     

Registration Deadline for Joe's:  Sept 4, 2024             

 

Wait List: Entries beyond 40 players will be added to a ‘wait list"- email Carol Mollerup.  If we get 10 on the list we will make 2 additional teams.

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Regular Play:                    

For those not wanting to participate in the tournament, 2 courts will be available for regular play without charge.