2023 Wild Monkeys Winter Classic

Join the Chaos and sign up for the second annual Wild Monkeys Winter Classic hosted by Southern Pickleball with GA-based company Wild Monkeys Pickleball.

In addition to competitive pickleball at this world-class pickleball facility, the Wild Monkeys Pickleball team will have prizes, raffles and more. And try your hand at the Wild Monkeys Skills Challenge for a chance to win huge prizes (unlimited free entries for fun / practice; $10 for two attempts to compete for prizes).

The Wild Monkeys Winter Classic is sanctioned by the Southern Pickleball Association. Registration is $55 and includes one event, each additional event is $10.

The tournament will limit registration to 300 players, or when the tournament director deems the day’s events are full.

Brackets/Events will be round robin with pool play for events with 8 or more teams, single elimination brackets to follow. Players are guaranteed 3 matches per event. More play for your money.

The schedule is as follows:

Saturday December 2nd Men’s & Women’s Doubles
Sunday December 3rd Mixed Doubles.

Competition each day will begin as early as 8:00 AM. Specific start times for each event will be posted and emailed to players several days prior to the event.

Format is Round Robin. Your team will play one match against every other team in your bracket.
Brackets of 3 teams: Double Round Robin. Each match will be one game to 15, win by 1.
Brackets of 4 teams: Round Robin for seeding following by seeded single elimination tournament with semi-finals and finals are 2 out of 3 games to 11.
Brackets of 5 teams: Each match will be one game to 15, win by 2. Medal matches are 2 out of 3 games to 11.
Brackets of 6 and 7 teams: Each match will be one game to 11, win by 2. Medal matches are 2 out of 3 games to 11.
Brackets of more than 8 teams may be split into pools.

As registration proceeds, tournament management reserves the option to combine brackets as needed if brackets do not fill. If brackets are combined to create playable brackets, awards may be based on the original division and not the combined bracket. Brackets will be combined by age if possible to avoid combining skills. Tournament management also reserves the right to convert brackets to double elimination if necessary.

Skills levels include 2.5,3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5

Age groups are 18+, 35+, 50+, 60+, 70+

A team must play at the skill level of the higher rated player (or higher) and the age group of the younger player. Age is calculated as of 12/31/2023.

RATINGS

– Pickleball Bracket ratings will be used.
– For new players with no rating, the PickleballBrackets.com self rating will be used.
– Players who have official USAPA UTPR ratings but NO PickleballBrackets.com rating, MUST self rate using
their UTPR rating.
-Players with a UTPR that is higher than their Georgia Pickleball Association calculated tournament rating may be moved to the higher level at the discretion of the tournament director.

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You may register and identify your partner or request “Need partner”. Your partner must register within five days of your registration or the team will be moved to the wait list. When the identified partner registers after the five day grace period, the team will automatically move from the wait list back to the active list if there is a slot available and both teams have paid. If a player needs a partner, the team will automatically move from the wait list to the active list once a partner is identified, registers, and both players have paid if there is an available slot to move to. NOTE: Your spot in the tournament is not guaranteed until your partner has registered and all fees have been paid in full.

There are no referees. Matches are self-monitored. If a referee is requested, we will do our best to provide one.