2022 USA Pickleball Atlantic South Diamond Regional

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Registration Dates

Open: 04/01/22
Closed: 06/06/22

Tournament Dates

Starts: 06/21/22
Ends: 06/26/22

Cancellation Dates

Cancellation Deadline: 05/22/22

Location

Opelika SportsPlex
1001 SportsPlex Parkway
Opelika, AL 36801

Registration

Player's age as of: 12/31/22
Minimum Age of Player: 8
Final Registration Deadline (Received by): 06/06/22
Membership required as of: 06/27/22

Tournament Sanctioning: Sanctioned - MMP
Registration, Ages: 10+ - $95.00
Junior Registration, Ages: 8-18 - $20.00
Opelika Pickleball Club Member Discount - $10.00
When registering online, online waiver signature is used.
Online payment via PayPal is available. PayPal also allows credit card payments.

Additional Info

Primary Ball: Franklin X-Performance 40
Surface: Asphalt
Net: Permanent
Outdoor: Yes-Covered

Tournament Description

24 covered and lighted outdoor courts. You may enter 60+ or under 60 (U60) events, but not both. You may not enter an adult event (19+) if you are registered as a junior.

Event Schedule

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2022 USAPA Atlantic South Regional Diamond Amateur Championship

June 21-26, 2022

This event will be a qualifier for the 2022 USA Pickleball Diamond Amateur Championship to be held at the Pictona Pickleball complex in Holly Hill, FL in December of 2022.

The Atlantic South Regional Pickleball Tournament will have a new home for 2022, The Opelika Pickleball Facility in Opelika, Alabama. This beautiful facility features twenty-four covered, dedicated, individually fenced courts. Link to their website https://www.opelika-al.gov/852/Opelika-Pickleball-Facility.

This year we will be using a new format. The first three days will be for players ages 60+ and up, the second three days will be for players ages 55+ and down. This format should allow us to get more players involved and still finish each day at a reasonable time.

Medals will be awarded for the skill/age event you registered for, even if there are combined brackets.

Registration fee will be $95.00. This will include up to three events and all other fees.

The Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Opelika will be our headquarters hotel, and is a 10-15 minute drive from the venue. Our tournament rate is $89.00/night plus tax. This rate will include a full buffet breakfast. Please call the hotel directly and ask for the pickleball tournament rate.

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott

2257 Interstate Dr. Opelika, Alabama 36801

334-742-2590

There are also many other motels to choose from, most within fifteen minutes of the pickleball venue.

Lodging / Accommodations

The Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Opelika will be our headquarters hotel, and is a 10-15 minute drive from the venue. Our tournament rate is $89.00/night plus tax. This rate will include a full buffet breakfast. Please call the hotel directly and ask for the pickleball tournament rate.

FAIRFIELD INN & SUITES OPELIKA

RATE: $99/night

DEADLINE: Book by June 1, 2022 to receive rate

DETAILS: Click to book

PHONE: (334) 742-2590

DISTANCE: 11 minutes or 7.5 miles to Opelika Sportsplex - Get Directions >

HAMPTON INN & SUITES OPELIKA

RATE: $109/night

DEADLINE: Book by June 1, 2022 to receive rate

DETAILS: Click to book

PHONE: (334) 745-4311

DISTANCE: 12 minutes or 7.7 miles to Opelika Sportsplex - Get Directions >

MICROTEL INN & SUITES AT TIGER TOWN

RATE: $99/night

DEADLINE: Book by June 7, 2022 to receive rate

DETAILS: Call direct to book using group name “Atlantic South Regional Pickleball”

PHONE: (334) 528-0716

DIRECTIONS: 12 minutes or 7.6 miles to Opelika Sportsplex - Get Directions >

MARRIOTT RESORT & SPA AT GRAND NATIONAL

RATE: $139/night

DEADLINE: Book by May 31, 2022 to receive rate

DETAILS: Click to book

PHONE: (334) 741-9292

DISTANCE: 16 minutes or 8.3 miles to Opelika Sportsplex - Get Directions >

HERITAGE HOUSE

RATE: 20% off a 2 night or more stay

DETAILS: Call direct to book using group name “Atlantic South Regional Pickleball” or click to book using promo code “PICKLEBALL”

PHONE: (334) 552-3052

DIRECTIONS: 8 minutes or 3.0 miles to Opelika Sportsplex - Get Directions >

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES OPELIKA

RATE: $114/night

DEADLINE: Book by June 1, 2022 to receive rate

DETAILS: Call direct to book using group name “Atlantic South Regional Pickleball”

PHONE: (334) 749-5250

DIRECTIONS: 11 minutes or 7.6 miles to Opelika Sportsplex - Get Directions >

LA QUINTA INN & SUITES OPELIKA/AUBURN

RATE: $109-119/night

DEADLINE: Book by June 7, 2022 to receive rate

DETAILS: Click to book

PHONE: (334) 748-9000

DIRECTIONS: 10 minutes or 7.0 miles to Opelika Sportsplex - Get Directions >

Other Registration Info

2022 Regional Championships

Please Note: There will be an early registration for Atlantic South Ambassadors and players who supported our 2021 Regional Event.

There are several important changes being implemented by USA Pickleball in 2022, including;

The 12 Regional Championships will culminate in the new Diamond Amateur Championship taking place December 1 -7 at Pictona in Holly Hill, Florida. Gold Medalists from the 2022 Diamond Amateur Championship will earn pre-registration opportunities (Golden Tickets) to the following year’s 2023 National Championships in Indian Wells.

Gold and Silver Medalists from the Regional tournaments will earn pre-registration opportunities to the Diamond Amateur Championship at Pictona. All other participants from the Regional Championships will be eligible for the lottery into the Diamond Amateur Championship.

Gold, Silver and Bronze Medalists from Regional Championships will be eligible for the lottery into the 2022 National Championships in Indian Wells.

There will be no pre-registration opportunities (Golden Tickets) from any 2022 Regional Championship to the 2022 National Championships in Indian Wells.

Looking ahead to the 2023 season, the following qualifying procedures for the National Championships in Indian Wells will be added:

Gold Medalists from the 2022 Diamond Amateur Championship at Pictona will receive pre-registration opportunities (Golden Tickets) to the 2023 National Championships in Indian Wells.

Silver and Bronze Medalists from the 2022 Diamond Amateur Championship at Pictona will be eligible for Phase 1 of the 2023 National Championships lottery. If openings remain after Phase 1, all Medalists from the 2023 Regional tournaments will be eligible for Phase 2 of the National Championships lottery.

Here's the logo for the new Diamond Amateur Championship:

If you click ‘Return and Sign Out’, before you pay, then you will not be registered!

***ALERT***

YOUR REGISTRATION IN AN EVENT (OR A WAIT LIST EVENT) DOES NOT CONSTITUTE BEING INCLUDED THE TOURNAMENT IF YOU AND YOUR PARTNER DO NOT BOTH PAY BY THE END OF THE REGISTRATION PROCESS.

Please remember to pay your registration fee prior to signing out.

Partner Replacement Policy:

Any registered player losing a partner must replace that partner with a player who is already registered in the tournament and with a player who is able to play in the same skill/age group as the existing team. Keep in mind, as you search for a replacement, that players may play down in age and up in skill.

Replacements need to be known and communicated to tournament operations by 6 p.m. the day before the scheduled day to play.

Any request made for replacements after 12 p.m. the day before the scheduled day to play will be reviewed by the Tournament Director for approval.

Replacements can be found on the players needing partners list at the bottom of the main welcome page.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation Deadline is 5/22/22

Directions

Opelika Sportsplex

1001 SportsPlex Parkway
Opelika, AL 36801

Click here for a Google map link to the venue.

If traveling I-85 NORTH

Take EXIT 64 and turn LEFT at the end of the exit ramp, travel on to the "BLINKING" stop sign. Please pay particular attention to this stop sign as the crossing traffic does not stop. From there continue straight for 1 mile and the Opelika SportsPlex will be on your LEFT. Bear right when entering the parking lot. The pickleball courts and parking are located at the rear of the main building. Look for additional signage for parking near the pickleball courts.

If traveling I-85 SOUTH

Take EXIT 64 and turn RIGHT at the end of the exit ramp, travel on to the "BLINKING" stop sign. Please pay particular attention to this stop sign as the crossing traffic does not stop. From there continue straight for 1 mile and the Opelika SportsPlex will be on your LEFT. Bear right when entering the parking lot. The pickleball courts and parking are located at the rear of the main building. Look for additional signage for parking near the pickleball courts.

If traveling HWY 280 (from Birmingham)

Follow 280 until you reach Veterans Parkway. Take a left at the traffic light. Follow Veterans Parkway until you reach Oak Bowery Road. Take a left at the three-way stop. Follow Oak Bowery Road until you reach Morris Avenue. Take a right at the stop sign. Follow Morris Avenue until your reach Lafayette Parkway. Take a right at the stop sign. Follow Lafayette Parkway until you reach Lake Condy Road. Take a left at the traffic light. Follow Lake Condy until you reach Andrews Road. Take a left onto Andrews Road. Follow Andrews Road until you reach (newly constructed) SportsPlex Parkway. Take a right and then turn right into the Opelika SportsPlex. Bear right when entering the parking lot. The pickleball courts and parking are located at the rear of the main building. Look for additional signage for parking near the pickleball courts.

Format

USA Pickleball Rules Apply - only USAP approved paddles permitted

Players may be called to play as early as 30 minutes prior to their scheduled start time.

The specific formats are TBD. However, the tentative format will be:

All games are win by 2 points.

All adult events will be skill/age.

Skill levels: 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, and 5.0

Ages: 19+, 35+, 50+, 55+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+, 80+

Junior events will be age only.

Ages: 12U, 14U, 18U

Double Elimination:

8+ teams/players

Winners bracket - 2 out of 3 games to 11 points

Consolation bracket - 1 game to 15 points

Medal matches - 2 out of 3 games to 11 points. If consolation bracket wins 2 out of 3 games to 11, then a 1 game to 15 points tie breaker game will be played to determine winner.

Round Robin:

3 & 4 Teams - Double Round Robin. 1 to 15--Win by 2

5 & 6 Teams - Single Round Robin. 1 to 15--Win by 2

7 Teams - Single Round Robin. 1 to 11--Win by 2

Will have 3 and 4-team brackets only if absolutely necessary.

No medal matches. Finished determined in each age group following USAP tie-breaker rules listed in 12.C.3 (2021 edition.)

In case of a tie, the winner of a tied group is determined first and then excluded from the group. The tie-breaking process is repeated with the remaining teams and iterated until all ordinal placements have been determined within the originally tied group.

Combined (merged or blended) brackets:

Medals awarded by registration age groups.

* Tournament Director reserves the right to change format of play based on participation, weather, and other factors.

Bill Hess, Tournament Director
bhess@usapickleball.org

Bob Swisshelm, Referee Coordinator

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