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Hi Anna, thanks for being one of our valued Tournament Directors. Here's what's inside:
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- Announcements
- Feature Highlights
- Tips to Supercharge Your Tournament
- Coming Soon
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"How-to" Webinars Kicked Off
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We kicked off our first webinar this month titled "How to Setup a Tournament in PickleballTournaments" (formerly known as PickleballBrackets). This is a multi-part series where we will walk through every part of setting up a tournament.
Part 1 Review:
1. Create a club on Pickleball.com.
2. Key settings for initial setup.
3. How to setup online registration.
4. How to create events.
5. Using the Simulator
🎥 Watch On-Demand Here -->
Part 2 Topics:
1. Merging and editing brackets.
2. Verifying events.
3. Using the Court Desk
4. Entering scores.
5. Finalizing tournament.
⏰ Register for Aprill 22nd Webinar here -->
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Growing Numbers for Pickleball Tournaments
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There are currently 1,242 active tournaments open for registration on pickleballtournaments.com. More and more players are discovering and registering for tournaments. Let's make sure they are finding yours!
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Ways we can help:
♠️ First Card Placement
🔦 Featured Tournament
🎯 Geo-targeted emails
💡Learn more here -->
And remember, when you run your tournament on PickleballTournaments, you have the power of our marketing behind you for free!
Twice a month we send personalized, geo-targeted emails to our entire player database showing them open tournaments 150 miles from their address.
The 1st Thursday of the month players recieve an email with 10 tournaments near them and the 3rd Thursday of the month, they receive a reminder of tournaments near them whose registrations are closing within 2 weeks.
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Formats for Players Without a Partner
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We know you never want to leave a player out, so if you've turned on the event's setting for players to register without a partner, here are some ways to offer those players tournament play without a partner.
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Scramble Format:
For a scramble event, players sign up individually. It can be a Men’s, Women’s or Coed event. The system will create a competition where players partner with each of the others in their player group against another team consisting of two different players.
Depending on the number of players signed up, they will play 3, 4, or 6 games. Scores are recorded for the individual players in each game and totaled up at the end to determine the winners. Note: There must be a minimum of 4 players in a scramble event.
Blind Draw Format:
For a blind draw event, players sign up individually and the system creates the matchups when the event is verified. You must have an even number of players or one will be left out of the matchups. Events can also be Men's, Women's or Coed events.
📘 Learn more here -->
👤 Chat support here -->
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How Seeding Works in Multi-Pool Brackets
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Often times, your tournament may have brackets of different sizes. When this happens you could have pools with different numbers of players in them.
For example, a bracket with 13 players might have pool one with 5 teams, pool two with 4 teams and pool three with 4 teams.
When you have brackets of different sizes, the software has to use the PD% (point differential percentage) to seed them for the playoffs rather than just the PD (point differential), since teams in the larger pool will play more games and probably have more points available.
So, you could expect that the seeding for the playoff round would go in order from the highest to the lowest PD%.
Be sure to double check that you have your pools setup correctly for how many players from each pool you want to move on.
Note: Directors will be asked to verify all seedings and you have the ability to make changes at this time if you wish.
📘 Learn more here -->
👤 Chat support here -->
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There are various fees you will come across when setting up and running a tournament.
1. Setup Fee: One-time fee charged to the TD and set by PT (typically $25).
2. Registration Fee: Charged to players and set by you, the TD, in the setup section. You keep these fees less any Stripe fees (see image 1).
3. Event Fee: Per event fee charged to players and set by you, the TD, for each event (see image 2).
4. Service Fee: Set by PT and charged directly to players by PT. The fee is $5 for each event with a cap of $10 and shown to the player at checkout.
Note: you can include a certain number of events in your registration fee or charge for every event.
📘 Learn more here -->
👤 Chat support here -->
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Image 1: Registration Fee
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Protect Yourself and Your Tournament
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Why liability coverage is essential for every tournament organizer
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1. Accidents Can and Do Happen
2. Many Venues Require It
3. Legal and Financial Protection
4. Adds Professionalism and Credibility
5. Covers the Unexpected
The bottom line: If you're running a tournament, you're responsible for what happens both on and off the court.
Protect your event, your people, and your peace of mind. With LIO Insurance, you're covered so you can focus on delivering an outstanding tournament.
And, as a special benefit to our TDs, you can purchase LIO's pre-approved tournament insurance coverage directly in your tournament’s dashboard.
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Complimentary and Discounted Products for Your Tournament
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We’ve partnered with leading pickleball vendors to bring you a variety of essential and special items. These include high-quality balls, stylish Pickleball Central drawstring bags, wristbands, energy and hydration products, tasty snacks, fashionable hats and visors, convenient lodging options, and much more. You qualify for our free program called PT Perks, just by setting up your tournament on PickleballTournaments.
💡 Learn more about PT Perks here -->
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Thank you for using products by Pickleball Play Solutions (PPS) to build a community (clubs) and create play (tournaments and leagues)! Here's what we have planned in the coming months.
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- Dedicated Newsletter for Pickleball Clubs.
- Dedicated Newsletter for Pickleball Leagues.
- NEW PRODUCT: Pickleball Team Leagues (PTL) - Spring of 2025!
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Want to learn more about all of our products? Click the button below to reach out to our experts.
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