Paso Robles Wine Country Classic 2021
Fri 10/01/21 thru Sun 10/03/21
Registration Starts: 5/1/21 12:00am(PST)
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Registered Players
Registration Dates
- Open: 5/1/21
- Closed: 09/24/21
Tournament Dates
- Starts: 10/01/21
- Ends: 10/03/21
Cancellation Dates
- Cancellation Deadline: 09/24/21
Location
Centennial Park
600 Nickerson Drive
Paso Robles, CA 93446
Registration
- Player's age as of: 12/31/21
- Minimum Age of Player: 40
- Final Registration Deadline: 09/24/21
- Registration - $60.00
- When registering online, online waiver signature is used.
Competition Events
(All events: $10.00 each)
Womens Doubles Skill/Age Groups: Fri 10/01/21
(USAPA (skill/age) age groups)
Mens Singles Skill/Age Groups: Fri 10/01/21
(USAPA (skill/age) age groups)
Mixed Doubles Skill/Age Groups: Sat 10/02/21
(USAPA (skill/age) age groups)
Mens Doubles Skill/Age Groups: Sun 10/03/21
(USAPA (skill/age) age groups)
Womens Singles Skill/Age Groups: Sun 10/03/21
(USAPA (skill/age) age groups)
PASO ROBLES WINE COUNTRY CLASSIC
PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT 2021
This year the tournament continues its tradition of an enjoyable competition amid bountiful wine country ambience. Pickleball enthusiasts will play in this tournament coming from all over California and the western United States. The Wine Country Classic is one of the most popular Pickleball tournaments in California.
Sign up early to make sure you have a spot. Registration begins May 1, 2021. Registration will close when brackets and/or the total tournament fills up.
Online Registration: at Pickleball Tournaments
Location: Centennial Park, 600 Nickerson Drive, Paso Robles, California 93446
Cost: $70.00 per player plus $10 each for second and third event.
Membership: Membership in USAPA is required to participate in a sanctioned tournament. JOIN HERE
Contact: Bob McLaughlin
Tournament Website: PasoRoblesPickleball.org
Includes: Tournament Cap (no shirt or swag bag). Tournament Medals for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each a skill & age level (assuming at least two match wins during the bracket if brackets were combined.) 1st place award includes bottle of wine from local wineries.
Other: Raffles for wine and gift baskets.
Tentative Schedule:
- Thursday, SEPTEMBER 30 at 3-6 PM: Early check-in, court set-up, & free FOOD.
- Friday, OCTOBER 1: Women's Doubles, Men's Singles
- Saturday, OCTOBER 2: Mixed Doubles
- Sunday, OCTOBER 3: Men's Doubles, Women's Singles
- Check in begins at 7:30 a.m..
- Play begins at 8:00 a.m.
Brackets are BOTH Age and Skill:
- Age Brackets for Doubles: 19+, 40+, 50+, 60+, 70+
- Age Brackets for Singles: 19+,45+, 65+
- Skill Brackets: 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, 5.0 (For players who have never been in a tournament, use the this chart to help you self-rate.)
- Bracket levels may vary or be combined depending on registrations in order to make competitive groupings. For small brackets, round-robin format may be used.
Important Info:
We are asking for REFEREES. Even if you have not refereed at a tournament, this is a "low pressure" way to get some experience. Refs receive $5 per match ($7 if certified ref, $10 if you are certified and ref all three days) 3-Day Refs with receive priority for free housing by PR club members in their homes as available - first come/first serve.) Sign up to be a referee by clicking here.
- Matches played will be 2 out of 3 games played to 11, win by 2 points. Losers bracket will be 1 game to 15, win by 2 points.
- Tournanment will be played with yellow Dura 40 pickleballs.
- USAPA Rules apply.
- Tournament Director reserves the right to close registration at any time when the number of registrants exceeds the number of court space available for completion of play in a timely manner.
- If you need a partner, please look under the, "Players Needing Partners" link. Tournament Director is not responsible for finding partners.
- If an event is cancelled by inclement weather and cannot be rescheduled, refunds of registration fees to participants shall NOT be made since the tournament expenses have already been made.
Food
Thursday, September 20, 2021 from 4-6 PM: Free pizza in the park for players checking in and/or helping set up courts.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday: Food vendor will be on the site with a variety of items for sale.
Paso Robles has MANY fine options for dining downtown.
Lodging / Accommodations
A multitude of hotels, motels, and Air B&B options are available in Paso Robles. Please book in advance to get your best value.
TravelPaso is a helpful website to find lodging and other traveler services.
Cancellation Policy
Full refund if YOU cancel on or before the cancellation deadline. Full refund to you if we cancel the tournament due to the coronavirus.
Sorry, but no refunds for inclement weather. In case of inclement weather, events and/or matches may be delayed or cancelled. The tournament will do its best to complete matches and events even if it reduces matches to a single game.
Refunds will not include fees by third parties (bank, USAPA, etc.) that might have already been charged to the club.
Refunds will be made in the same manner that payment was made. If using PayPal and if refund is after PayPal's refund limit, then the refund will be mailed.
Directions
The Wine Country Classic Pickleball Tournament will be held at the city of Paso Robles.
The pickleball courts are outdoors, directly east of the recreation buildings.
Parking is free at the park and on adjacent streets.
Parking on SUNDAY is limited in the parking lot, so please use adjacent streets.
Click for Map to Centennial Park
Coming from North: Taking US-101 south toward Paso Robles to exit 231A toward Riverside Ave. Turn left onto Riverside Ave. and go 0.3 miles. Turn left onto 13th St. (which becomes Creston Rd.) and go 1 mile. Turn right onto Nickerson Dr. and go 0.2 miles. Park is on the left.
Coming from South: Taking US-101 north toward Paso Robles to exit 230 to merge onto Paso Robles St. and continue 0.5 miles. Turn right onto 13th St. (which becomes Creston Rd.) and go 1 mile. Turn right onto Nickerson Dr. and go 0.2 miles. Park is on the left.
Coming from East: Taking Hwy 46 west toward Paso Robles to Golden Hill Rd. Turn left onto Golden Hill Rd. and go about 1 mile. Turn right onto Creston Rd. and go 0.5 miles. Turn left onto Nickerson Dr. and go 0.2 miles. Park is on the left.
Format
Wine Country Classic Tournament Rules
October 1-3, 2021
Centennial Park, Paso Robles, CA
*****IMPORTANT MANDATORY READING FOR ALL PLAYERS*****
Check-In
- Thursday check-in available from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. - avoid the first day crowd. Practice courts available.
- No later than 30 minutes prior to the posted start time of your first event. Show your driver’s license or ID showing your age at check-in.
- Pick up your Tournament Cap at check-in.
- Please let all your friends and family know that being a spectator is FREE.
Referees
- On Friday, Saturday, and/or Sunday, report to the Referee Table for assignments.
- Pick up pay at the end of each day at the Referee Table.
- We are asking for REFEREES. Even if you have not refereed at a tournament, this is a "low pressure" way to get some experience. Refs receive $5 per match ($7 if certified ref, $10 if you ref all three days) 3-Day Refs will receive priority for free housing at PR club member homes.)
- Sign up to be a referee by clicking here.
Food, Health, Safety & Courtesy
- COVID-19 precautions will be required as determined by Paso Robles Parks and Recreation.
- Bring your own lawn chair(s). Seating available outside courts 1-5 and on the converted tennis courts ONLY where designated. Do not disturb play coming/going from tennis courts.
- No food on the courts. Snacks and water are available for free. A food vendor is available all day. No alcoholic beverages are allowed in the park at any time. Wine awarded may not be opened in the park.
- Please remember to hydrate the day before and the day of play. Water is available for free at the snack table. Bring your own bottle to refill.
- Please be courteous as you pass by or enter a court in play. Wait for a rally to finish before passing behind or beside the court. If there is a referee, please ask the referee for permission to pass
Schedules
- Schedules, court assignments, and bracket results will be posted on our tournament listing “Paso Robles Wine Country Classic 2021” at https://www.pickleballtournaments.com.
- Bracket start times will be posted at least one week before the tournament.
- Opening match pairings for each bracket will not be posted until the day of each event.
- It is the players' responsibility to be on the courts in a timely manner.
- Please pay attention to the play schedules as events start times may change.
- Use a smartphone to access to pickleballtournaments.com to show scores, who is playing and where.
Staging at the Cone Zone
- When called on the PA, report immediately to the “Cone Zone” staging area that is marked by orange cones near the scoring desk.
- Introduce each other and referee (if any).
- Runner/Ref will ask if you read and understand the pre-match briefing below. If not, the Runner/Ref will go over it with you. You will have 10 minutes from the time your match has been announced until your match begins, so pre-reading the briefing gives you more warm-uptime. Not being on the court at the appropriate time will be a forfeit.
- Runner/Ref will confirm the format of the match.
- Runner/Ref will check paddles for compliance.
- Runner/Ref will flip a coin to determine the winner of the coin toss. That winning team has the first choice of side or whether to serve or receive. The winner may defer the first choice to the opponent.
- Runner/Ref will put provide wristbands to first servers.
- Ref or Player takes scorecard (on a clipboard) to the assigned court. The 10 minutes includes warm-up time.
- Balls & pencils are in a basket on the court.
- At end of play, Ref or WINNING TEAM records the scores of game(s), signs the scorecard, collects wristbands, and PROMPTLY returns the clipboard with scorecard and wristbands to Scoring Desk.
- Please bring all broken balls back to the event desk.
*****IMPORTANT MANDATORY READING FOR ALL PLAYERS*****
Players Pre-Match Briefing
Formats:
Double elimination format. All matches in the winning bracket are 2 out of 3 games played to 11, winning by 2. Switch sides and initial service at second game and in the third game to 11 (if any) switch sides when first team reaches 6 points. Matches in the losing bracket are one game to 15, winning by 2, switch at 8 points. The bronze medal match is 1 game to 15, winning by 2 and changing sides at 8 points. Gold & Silver medal matches will be played 2 out of 3 games to 11, winning by 2 tie-breaker is one game to 15, winning by 2.
Round Robin format. There will be two different types of round robins for brackets with 5 teams or less. The correct format will be on the scoresheet provided to the teams.
Type one: 2 out of 3 games to 11 winning by 2.
Type two: 1 game to 15 winning by 2.
Round robin format will have all teams play each other. The winner is determined based on the number of matches won.
Tied teams:
- First tie-breaker: head-to-head matches won.
- Second tie-breaker: point differential of all games played. (Example: Team A won Match #1 11-8 & 11-4, so they would have a point differential of +10. Team A then wins the second match 11-9, 2-11, 11-6. For this round, they would have a point differential of -2. This would give them a total for the day of +8).
- Third tie-breaker: head-to-head point differential against next-highest team. (Example: If the teams are tied for second, use point differentials against the first-place team).
Other Rules:
- Serving player must call score loud enough to be heard by all BEFORE starting service motion. You have 10 seconds to serve after calling the score. Service motion is defined as, the server’s arm movement initiating the swing, backward or forward, to contact the ball.
- Regardless of which game format being played, each team is allotted 2 time-outs per game. Each time out is 1 minute in duration. Put the paddles down and leave the ball under the paddle of the player serving next.
- Players are responsible for line calls on their side of the court. Lines include the baseline, sidelines, and centerline. Players must provide an immediate verbal “out” as well as a hand signal. An "out" call must be loud enough to be heard by the referee as well as your opponents. Do NOT say “out” before the ball actually hits the ground out of bounds. If warning your partner, use “watch it” or “drop it” or “no.”
- Any errant ball entering the court is considered a valid hinder, as well as, a major safety issue. Players, as well as, the referee may call a hinder while the ball is in play.
- The tournament is conducted under the rules contained in the most recent USAPA & IFP Official Tournament Rulebook. A copy of which is available for download at USAPA.org.
- All paddles must have a clearly marked manufacturer brand and model name or model number on the paddle. Additionally, players are responsible to ensure that any paddle used has been approved by the USAPA. Listing of approved paddles can be found at USAPA.org.
- If there is a referee:
- Players may not start serving motion until the referee has called the complete score (all three elements).
- A line call can be appealed to the referee who can overrule only if clearly seen.
- The server may ask the referee if they are the correct server and what is their score.
- The referee will call server foot faults, all NVZ infractions including short serves.
- Receiving team can only ask the score. The servingteam can ask the score and “Am I the correct server?” The serving team cannot ask if they are in the correct position. Out of position serving is a fault.
- Once the score is called, receivers may not become unready.
- The maximum time allowed to switch sides during a game is 1 minute. During this time, players may communicate with each other, but no third-party coaching is allowed. The referee will announce a 15-second warning, then call the score after the full one minute and apply the 10-Second Rule even if all players are not on the court and/or not ready to play.
Tournament Director: Bob McLaughlin, pasoroblespb@gmail.com, (805) 441-6841
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