Format/Rules

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ENTRIES

• A contestant may not duplicate any one event in two different age groups.
• Participants must find their own partners for doubles.  No assignments will be made by the State Senior Games office.
• The age division for doubles competition will be determined by the age of the younger of the two partners.

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DRAWS / NOTICE OF MATCHES / FORFEITS

• If possible, all draws shall be made at least 2 days before the tournament commences.
• Match schedules will be available at the on-site information table prior to the opening of play and will be posted there during competition as soon as playing times for the subsequent matches are determined.
• It is the responsibility of each player to check the posted schedules to determine the time and place of each match. If any change is made in the schedule after posting, the Tournament Director or his designated representative shall notify the players of the change.
• Players must be prepared to play more than one match per event per day.

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FORFEITED MATCHES

• A forfeit is a loss by default. It usually occurs because a player or team did not show up on time, because of player injury, or for misconduct. A player or team forfeiting a match for any reason shall lose the match as if that player or team lost all games of that match. Therefore, the other player or team wins the match as if that player or team won all games of that match. The winning player or team shall receive the appropriate point score or advance to the next level.

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SKILL RATING:

• All participants must provide a skill level rating.  A non-rated play can self-rate by going to http://ifpickleball.org/ifp-rating-descriptions/.

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PLAYING RULES

1. For the Senior Games, brackets will be drawn up by age group.  A contestant may not duplicate any one event in two different age groups.
2. For the Show-Me State Games, brackets will be drawn up by player’s skill ratings.  A contestant may not duplicate any one event in two different skill levels.
3. Participants must find their own partners for doubles.  No assignments will be made by the Show-Me STATE GAMES office.
4. The age division for the Senior Games doubles competition will be determined by the age of the younger of the two partners as of December 31 of the current year.
5. The skill division for SMSG doubles teams will be determined by the highest skill level of the two partners.
6. Each contestant will play at least three matches for each event entered.
7. Match schedules will be available at the on-site information table prior to the opening of play and will be posted there during competition as soon as playing times for the subsequent matches are determined.
8. Players must be prepared to play more than one match per event per day.
9. All events will be sanctioned by USAPA and all matches will be conducted in accordance with USAPA rules.
10. A 15 minute default time will be strictly enforced.
11. Warm-up will be limited to a maximum of 10 minutes.
12. Scoring: Only the serving team can score points.
13. Game: The first side scoring 11 points and leading by at least a 2-point margin wins. If both sides are tied at 10 points, then play continues until one side wins by 2 points.
14. Match: First side to win two out of three games wins the match.
15. Alternate tournament format: A tournament director may choose to have some or all matches consist of one game to 15 points or one game to 21 points with a win by 2 points. A winning margin of one point would be appropriate for round robin events where the winners are determined by the total number of points rather than the most number of matches won.

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NSGA QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES

The 2020 Missouri State Senior Games will be the only Missouri Qualifying site for the 2021 National Senior Games to be held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

All first-, second-, third- and fourth-place winners at a 2020 NSGA qualifying games will qualify for the 2021 National Senior Games.

Athletes must qualify in each Pickleball event (singles, doubles, mixed doubles) in which they wish to compete at the 2021 National Senior Games, except when Rule E applies.

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Event Codes

Event Code	Event Name
PI001	Pickleball - Senior Games Singles
PI002	Pickleball - Senior Games Doubles
PI003	Pickleball - Senior Games Mixed Doubles
PI004	Pickleball - SMSG Singles
PI005	Pickleball - SMSG Doubles
PI006	Pickleball - SMSG Mixed Doubles

Results