Tournament Details

Cost

The tournament fee is $30 per person for individual registrations. However, if you register both yourself and your partner together, you'll receive a discount, and the total cost is only $50 per team. 

All profits from the tournament and any donations will support the students enrolled in State High's Future Business Leaders of America program.

Tournament Rules and Schedule

Balls: Penn 26 Red Lava

First Serve: Coin flip for first serve/choice of side.    

Qualifying Games

Qualifying games will be played to 11, win by 1 or 15 minutes, whichever comes first. Time will begin as soon as the first serve is attempted. The timer will wait until the point is over before calling the 15 minute time limit. If the teams are tied at the end of 15 minutes, the next team to score will determine the winner. 

Timeouts: 1 timeout per game. 60 seconds maximum unless there is an injury.

All teams will play against at least 5 opponents, with most playing 6. 

The qualifying games were planned with generic numbers and then the registered teams were assigned a number to ensure randomness. Some teams may play one more/fewer games than others. Some teams may play “harder/easier” competition. Remember: This is a fun, low-stakes tournament to help raise some funds for students and help them learn to lead by planning this whole event. No one’s DUPR rating, chance of moving on to nationals, or winning a cash prize is on the line.     

Playoffs

The top four teams (ranked by winning percentage) will advance to the playoffs. In the event of ties, we will go in this order: 

Head to head result (if possible)

Average margin of victory

Opponents overall record

Coin toss

The top ranked team will play the 2nd ranked team for the gold/silver medals. The 3rd and 4th ranked teams will play for bronze. The top ranked team not in the top 3 from each gender combination will be awarded a special “best in class” medal. 

Playoffs games will be played to 15, win by 2 with a 21 point maximum. No time limit. 1 time out per game. 60 seconds maximum unless there is an injury.

Estimated Times: 

7:30-10:30: Intermediate 

Players may begin arriving no earlier than 7:30 am to warm up. When all players have arrived, or 8:00 am at the latest, we will have a short announcement and the matches will begin. 

10:30-1:00 Advanced

5 of the 7 courts should be available to warm up at approximately 10:00 am. Players should all be ready to play by 10:30 though there is always the chance we may run late. We will have a short announcement at 10:30 and the matches will begin.

1:00-3:00 Beginner/Novice    

5 of the 7 courts should be available to warm up at approximately 12:30 pm. Players should all be ready to play by 1:00 though there is always the chance we may run late. We will have a short announcement at 1:00 and the matches will begin.