2024 Rocky Mountain Championships

Description

The 2024 Rocky Mountain Championships will provide players with the region's most exciting and competitive tournament experience. The RMC will return to the Clement Park Pickleball Complex with ADDED courts (26 versus 18 last year). Players will also enjoy new venue amenities, including enhanced spectating under covered bleachers and expanded player experiences. Join us for Colorado's premier amateur tournament!

Player registration is now OPEN! Event bracket sizes will be limited, so mark your calendars, plan to participate in this special tournament, and register early.

NOTE: PLAYERS MAY NOT REGISTER FOR OR COMPETE IN MORE THAN ONE EVENT PER DAY. THIS INCLUDES THE TEAM CHALLENGE EVENT.

We have created Facebook posts to help players looking for partners find each other more easily.

As part of our commitment to enhancing the player experience, the 2024 RMC will use a modified Round-Robin playing format. The RR format ensures players an increase in the guaranteed number of matches and reduced wait time between matches. The following summarizes how the events will be run.

BRACKETS WITH SEVEN OR FEWER TEAMS

Teams will play in a round-robin format.
The number of teams in the bracket determines the number of matches to be played. (e.g., If six teams are in the bracket, each team will play five matches.)
Matches are one game to 15; win by 2
Winners are determined by the total number of matches won.
The medal matches will use a best of three games, to 11, (win by 2) format.
Tie breaks will be determined using IFP guidelines (see below).

BRACKETS WITH EIGHT OR MORE TEAMS:

Teams will be divided into pools and compete in a round-robin format. Each team plays one game, to 15 (win by 2), against the other teams in that pool.
Tie breaks will be determined using IFP guidelines (see below).
Each pool's top two winning teams will advance to a playoff round.
Playoff matches are one game, to 15 (win by 2), with the leading teams from each pool facing the second-place teams from the other pool.
Winners from the initial matches will compete in a gold medal match.
Losers from the initial matches will compete in the bronze medal match.
The medal matches will use a best of three games, to 11, (win by 2) format.

HEAD TO HEAD TIEBREAKER (IFP):

First tie-breaker: head-head matches won
Second tie-breaker is the point differential of all games played.
Third tie-breaker: head-to-head point differential of all games played
Fourth tie-breaker: point differential against the next-highest team.
(e.g., If the teams are tied for second, use point differentials against the first-place team.)

IF THE BRACKET IS COMBINED, ONLY ONE SET OF MEDALS IS AWARDED TO THE TOP THREE (3) PLAYERS/TEAMS OF THE COMBINED BRACKET.

The Rocky Mountain Championships is pleased to again include the Team Challenge competition. In an expanded format, the event will include additional groups and a cash prize purse. Teams will include four players (2 men/ 2 women) and requires that each player is registered in the tournament. The team brackets will include two age groups: 18 to 59 and 60 plus. Each age group will include three skill levels: 3.0 to 3.5, 4.0, and 4.5 to 5.5. Players on a team must be within the bracket's age/skill limits. Players may play up in skill level and down in age. When registering, please double-check that you are registering in your correct skill and age group. The Team Challenge events are being scheduled as late-afternoon/evening events and will likely be played under the lights. These events will not affect the player's PBR (Pickleball Brackets Rating). Team Challenge Registration Note: Due to the Pickleball Bracket's software platform not yet being able to accommodate team events, we are implementing a unique registration format/process for the RMC Team Challenge. Two events are listed in each age and skill level group; one is a "Captains Only," and the other "Team Members."

A team's Captain will register using the "Captains Only" event, while the other three players will register in the "Team Members" event. The Captain is responsible for notifying the tournament of his team's name and players.

Players wishing to register in the Team Challenge event who do not yet have partners should register in the "Captains Only" event. As players are added and teams are established, the RMC staff will adjust registrations. The tournament will soon introduce a Facebook page for finding partners and communication between players.