2022 USA Pickleball Great Plains Diamond Regional

Registration Dates

• Open: 02/14/22
• Closed: 04/11/22

Tournament Dates

• Starts: 06/06/22
• Ends: 06/12/22

Cancellation Dates

• Cancellation Deadline: 05/06/22

Location

Monument Valley Park
220 Mesa Rd
Colorado Springs, CO 80905

Registration

• Player's age as of: 12/31/22
• Minimum Age of Player: 8
• Early Registration Deadline (Registered by): 02/13/22
• Final Registration Deadline (Registered by): 04/11/22
• Membership required as of: 06/13/22
• Tournament Sanctioning: Sanctioned - MMP
• Minimum Registration fee: $80.00
• Registration + Ref - $80.00
• Early Registration for GPR Ambassadors - Deadline: 02/13/22 - $80.00
• Early Registration for 2021 Medal Winners - Deadline: 02/13/22 - $80.00
• Juniors Discount, Ages: 8-12,13-14,15-18 - $40.00
• Ambassador Discount - $20.00
• 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: Concrete
• Net: Permanent
• Outdoor: Y

Tournament Description

Regional Championships are now Qualifiers for the NEW Diamond Amateur Championship. Gold and Silver Medalists from the Regional Tournaments will earn pre-registration into the Diamond Amateur Championship. Gold, Silver and Bronze Medalists from Regional Tournaments will be entered into the lottery for the 2022 National Championships in Indian Wells. Gold Medalists from the Diamond Amateur Championship will earn pre-registration (Golden Tickets) to the following year’s National Championships in Indian Wells. MMP Sanctioned Tournament with the goal to have as many matches refereed as possible.

Forms

• Flyer

Event Schedule

Competition Events

Player List

Event Player List

Food

Lodging / Accommodations

The USA Pickleball Great Plains Diamond Regional is proud to announce our partnership with SPORTS TOURNAMENT CONCIERGE to be the exclusive hotel & travel coordinator for our traveling players. 

SPORTS TOURNAMENT CONCIERGE offers teams and fans hotel accommodations close to the tournament and can also assist with transportation requests (rental cars, passenger vans)

https://sporttournamenthotels.com/PickleballGreatPlainsRegional

Email:  Lodging and Transportation - Sports Tournament Concierge sports@oureventure.com

Other Registration Info

Registration +Ref fee= $80.00

Event Fee $15 per event

Ambassador Discount - $20

Junior Discount, Ages: 8-12,13-14,15-18 =$40 (no event fee)

Registration includes: Swag Bag if registered by: 05/15/22

2022 Regional Championships

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 5^th - 11^th 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.

Cancellation Policy

Refund Policy

May 6, 2022 - Final date to withdraw and receive a refund (less $25 processing fee)

No Refunds requests will be accepted after May 6, 2022

All refunds will be processed after June 14, 2022(completion of tournament)

All refunds will be processed prior to June 21, 2022

*** Medical Exceptions - Must be requested by emailed to the Tournament Director for consideration

Inclement Weather Policy

•  No refunds or credits if the tournament is impacted by weather
• This is an outdoor tournament.   
• No indoor facility is planned for a backup.  
• Delay will be signified by PA system. Competition will be postponed if a wet playing surface makes it slippery and unsafe. If possible, we will wait for the surface to dry and resume play. In case of rain: After 60 minutes of stoppage, a decision will be made to whether to continue or cancel events. If events are continued, players will have 30 to return to the courts to restart games once a restart has been announced. In case of lightning: play will be suspended until 30 minutes after the last strike within 8 miles of the courts. 

Directions

Monument Valley Park. 220 Mesa Rd. Colorado Springs, CO

I-25, exit 143 East, onto W Unitah St, right onto Glen Ave, follow road around pond to parking lot. There is an overflow lot at the North end of Glen Ave across from the pond and added parking on Cache La Poudre St.

PARKING IS LIMITED HOWEVER THE CITY HAS ADDED ADDITIONAL PARKING ON CACHE LA POUDRE ST.  WE ENCOURAGE CARPOOLING. DO NOT PARK IN NO PARKING SPOTS OR YOU WILL BE TICKETED.

DO NOT BLOCK THE OPENING TO THE RAILROAD MAINTANENCE ACCESS AJDACENT TO THE MVP PARKING AREA OR YOU WILL BE TOWED BY BNSF. 

Format

Team Events & Singles Events

Double Elimination Brackets  (6 or more teams)
Winners bracket – 2 out of 3 to 11, win by 2.

Losers bracket – 1 to 15, win by 2

Bronze medal matches – 1-15, win by 2.

Gold medal matches – 2 out of 3 to 11, win by 2.  If the losers bracket wins 2 out of 3 to 11, then another match will be played 1-15, win by 2 tiebreaker game will be played to determine the winner.

Round Robin Brackets (4 Minimum Teams)

4 and 5 teams or players will play a single round robin, 2 out of 3 to 11, win by 2.

Brackets with Fewer than 4 teams

Fewer than 4 teams/players will be moved into a combined bracket. The number of teams or players will determine the format of play.  

Skill/Age events vs AGE/Skill events

Remember events are either skill/age or age/skill. 

Skill/age - If a bracket does not meet the minimum of 4 players/teams then it would be combined by skill set first then age (Example - 3.5: 19+, 35+ and 50+)

Age/Skill -If a bracket does not meet the minimum of 4 players/teams then it would be combined by AGE first then skill (Example - 65+: 3.0/3.5 as a bracket).

Since our tournament will be sanctioned, the Round Robin results must be determined following the USA Pickleball Rulebook:

12.C.3. Round Robin. All players or teams play each other. Games may use any of the approved tournament scoring options. (See Rule 12.B.) The winner is determined based on number of matches won. If two or more teams are tied: 

12.C.3.a. First tie-breaker: head-to-head matches won. 

12.C.3.b. Second tie-breaker: point differential of all games played. (e.g., 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.) 

12.C.3.c. Third tie-breaker: head-to-head point differential. 

12.C.3.d. Fourth tie-breaker: point differential against next-highest team. (e.g., If the teams are tied for second, use point differentials against the first-place team.)

Volunteer

Sign up for referee or event volunteering at:

www.pickleballdesk.com/signup/280