TROMSØ PICKLEBALL OPEN

About the tournament

What?

Pickleball is a fun and challenging new paddle sport that is currently exploding in North America, and has only been in Tromsø since around August 2022.   New to pickleball?  Here's a great tutorial.  Want to try it for free?  Contact us to come to a training session!

When?

The 2nd Tromsø Pickleball Open will take place on 2 March 2024 (doubles) & 3 March 2024 (singles).

Where?

Stakkevollan idrettshallen, Utsikten 51, Tromsø, 9018

Tournament Format

• Doubles event: no gender split, two categories based on skill level: beginners (<3.25) & intermediates (>3.25).  Within each category, doubles teams are assigned randomly at the beginning of the tournament.

• Singles event: one category (no separation into beginner / intermediate categories).

• For both doubles & singles, there will be two phases of play:

  1. Round-robin phase: each match is a single game until 11 points (win by 2, but a maximum of 15; e.g. you can win 15-14.)

     • Wins are counted to determine ranking.

     • Ties are separated based on total points.  (Note: If the winner has more than 11 points, e.g. 13-11, the score will be counted as 11-10 for ranking determination.)

  2. Playoff phase: each match is best 2 out of 3 games (each game until 11 points, win by 2).

• There will be no referees, so each team will self-referee.

• Medals will be awarded at the end of the tournament for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in each category

Questions about the tournament?  Contact us at pickleball@tsidrett.no.