Battle of the Paddle 2023 O'Fallon MO YMCA

The 2023 O'Fallon YMCA Battle of the Paddle will be held at the O'Fallon, MO YMCA on Saturday, January 14th and Sunday, January 15th.

Tournament will take place in the INDOOR gymnasium (basketball floor surface).

Fee is $45 per player for first event, $15 per player for additional event. Deadline for registration is January 7th.  

Play will be divided into 3 skill levels:

Novice:  2.5 or below

Low Intermediate:  3.0

High Intermediate:  3.5 and above

The following schedule is TENTATIVE and subject to change:

Men's and Women's Doubles -Saturday, January 14th 9:00am-3:00pm

Women's Doubles- Start time TBD

Men's Doubles- Start time TBD

Mixed Doubles - Sunday, January 15th 12:00pm NOON-5:00pm

Mixed Doubles- Start time TBD

Tournament Format:

Social Round Robin format. Teams will play each team in their group once in a game to 11 (win by 1). Skill level groups with more than 7 teams will be split into age groupings based on each team's youngest player. Groups with less than 4 teams will be merged with other skill levels. Teams switch sides of the court during the game when one team reaches 6 points. 1 timeout per team per game is allowed.

Tournament ball: Ignite PB

Registration information:

Registration deadline is January 7th, 2023.

Refunds may be processed minus service fees any time before December 31st.  After this date, there are no refunds on entry fees. In the event of a  postponement, participants will be refunded minus processing fees if they wish to withdraw after the new date is announced. 100% refunds will be given if the tournament is cancelled completely.

E-mail any registration or tournament questions to: anne@ignite-pickleball.com

For venue questions, contact:  Shannon Sligo at 636.379.0092 x 235, shannon.sligo@gwrymca.org