Oklahoma Senior Games

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October 25, 2024 - October 27, 2024 All day
Vicky Noakes
Phone: (405) 206-3909
Life Time Fitness - OKC
Address: 2653 W Memorial Rd Oklahoma 73134

EVENTS

Friday,        Oct. 25   8:00 am  Men’s Doubles and Women’s Singles

Saturday,   Oct. 26    8:00 am  Mixed Doubles

Sunday,      Oct. 27    8:00 am  Women’s Doubles and Men’s Singles

Check-in each day is 30 minutes before start time.

Age Groups start times will be set after registration ends.

ENTRY REGULATIONS

  1. The age division of competition for Doubles and Mixed Doubles will be determined by the

younger age of the two partners.

  1. This is a United States Senior Pickleball sanctioned tournament. If you are a USSP member you receive a $10 discount for playing in the tournament.
  2. All Doubles teams made up of one in-state and one out-of-state athlete will be designated as an out-of-state team.
  3. 4. There is a secondary pickleball registration site: pickeballbrackets.com. Athletes MUST register BOTH HERE AND THERE to be completely registered. If you register on Pickleball Brackets first, you will be automatically sent to Oklahoma Senior Games to register and pay. See the information below concerning registration.

FORMAT

  1. There will be FOUR skill levels. The four Qulifying Events qualify players for nationals in Division I (5.0, 4.5), Division II (4.0) and Division III (3.5) and Division IV (3.0 and under).
  2. The skill levels per division are:

3.0 & under – Division IV Qualifier event

3.5   – Division III Qualifier event

4.0 – Division II Qualifier Event

4.5 & 5.0  Division I Qualifier Event

 

  1. Oklahoma will qualify four Oklahoma teams in each age category per division for the 2025 National Senior Games.
  2. All brackets will be round robin play.This allows for more play for all players.

3 team brackets play a double round robin; 4 matches of 1-15 win by 2

4 team brackets play a round robin; 3 matches of 1-15, win by 2

5 team brackets play a round robin; 4 matches of 1-15 win by 2

6  and 7 team brackets play a round robin; , 5 matches of 1-15 points, win by 2

8 or more team brackets will use pool play; round robin 1-15 win by 2 and then an elimination bracket with the top 2 teams from pools advancing.  All teams advancing in pool play will have the opportunity to play for gold.

REGISTRATION PROCESS  Be SURE to read this

 

This tournament has a secondary registration.  After you have made a profile and registered in pickleballbrackets.com you will then be directed to https://okseniorgames.com. You will make an account with the Oklahoma Senior Games if you haven’t played in one of their tournament and register for your events again.  Then you will be directed to pay.  If you haven’t paid you aren’t registered yet.

This is the process:

  1. Join USSP:usseniorpickleball.com   You don’t have to join this but you will get a $10 discount in all USSP tournaments if you put your member number in your pickleballbrackets.com profile. Plus many other benefits.  Read about them on usseniorpickleball.com
  2. Make a profile in pickleballrackets.com.Fill out all information along with your USSP member number at the bottom of profile in #6
  3. Register for the events you want to play in pickleballbrackets.com.
  4. Click on the link to register on the https://okseniorgames.com. If you don’t have an Oklahoma Senior Games account you will need to make one.
  5. Register again in the same events you did on the previous site.
  6. Pay after you have registered.

SPORTS RULES

  1. All matches will be conducted in accordance with United States Senior Pickleball

Ethics can be found at:  https://www.usseniorpickleball.com/code-of-ethics

  1. Tournament rules at: www.usapa.org.

 

EVENT DIRECTOR

Vicky Noakes

(405) 206-3909

vickynoakes@gmail.com

  1. The top four Oklahoma place winners in each age/skill division qualify to compete in the 2025 National Senior Games.
  2. Athletes must qualify in each event (singles, doubles, mixed doubles) in which they wish to compete in the 2025 National Senior Games.
  3. Doubles partners who qualify together are not required to play together at the 2025 National Senior Games.
  4. All participants must have qualified in the SPORT in which they intend to participate with one partner having qualified in the EVENT in which they intend to participate. This rule allows players to pick up partners who qualified in singles or another doubles event to compete in the 2025 National Senior Games.

2024 is the year in which to qualify for NSGA competition in

Des Moines, Iowa; July 24–August 4, 2025

Athletes Please go to:

https://nsga.com/howtoqualify/

for qualification information for the 2025 National Senior Games Championships

 

For more information about national competition go to:  NSGA.com

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