$15,000** in total Prize Pool money that will be split between each of (5) open events proportionately to number of teams in event.
Prize pool is only for the open events.
**Payout example below is based on all open events having 12 registered teams with the $7500 base pool.
**OPEN Doubles Events payouts (Based on 12 teams) = $3,675 total. 1st Place: $2,020 (55%). 2nd Place: $1,100 (30%). 3rd Place: $550 (15%).
**OPEN Singles Events payouts (Based on 12 teams) = $1,850 total. 1st Place: $1,018 (55%). 2nd Place: $555 (30%). 3rd Place: $278 (15%).
Skill/Age Groups: 12+, 50+, 60+
Events: 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5, Open
Format: Skill/Age* will be round robin with a medal round playoff. Open Division will be a double elimination event.
Surface: This tournament will be played outdoors on hardcourt surface.
15 Dedicated Pickleball Courts
Official Tournament Ball: Gearbox® GB1
THURSDAY MORNING: Starting with the 50+ and 60+ Gender Doubles.
THURSDAY LATE AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING: Singles Events, Under the lights. What speaks epic pickleball tournament like a cool desert night playing championship singles pickleball under the lights.
Each team is made up of four players consisting of two women and two men. A match consists of four games to 21 (win by 1) with rally scoring, starting with one women’s doubles game, followed by one men’s doubles game, and then two mixed doubles games. If two teams are tied after these four games, a tiebreaker is played. Singles tie-break format: All players will play in rotation until the game is won. Skill levels: 3.0, 3.5, 4.0, 4.5. Age divisions 12+ and 60+ for the 3.0 and 3.5 divisions – no age divisions for 4.0 & 4.5 skill levels.
There are a limited number of teams per skill level. Team captains will register the team on PickleballBrackets.com and email a team member list to the tournament director. All players must have a PickelballBrackets account so the tournament director can verify skill level.
Womens Doubles Skill/Age Groups
Womens Doubles Open
Mens Doubles Skill/Age Groups
Mens Doubles Open
Mixed Doubles Skill/ All Age Groups
Mixed Doubles Open
C-Dro Mendoza / Paul Jones
Email: kitchenfiretournaments@gmail.com
*Tournament Director has the right to combine age groups if needed. Indoor back-up facility provided by the Pacific Clinic; Tournament format may need to be modified if moving indoors is required.
