2025 PICKLE IN THE LAND

FORMAT

DETAILS FOR FAIR & EXCITING COMPETITION

**Please note that age & skill divisions are subject to combination pending final registration numbers.**

**Doubles Policies: Partners with differing skill levels must play in the higher partner's skill category. Partners with differing ages must play in the younger partner's age category.**

**Youth/Youth and Adult/Adult partners are the only permissible combinations in all doubles divisions.**

Skinny Singles has been added as a category for 2025!

See below for official rules:

• Court Setup:
  • Only half the court is used — either the right half (even side) or left half (odd side).
• Serve & Return:
  • Serve crosscourt into the opponent’s half (as in doubles).
  • The return must also stay within the designated half-court.
• Scoring:
  • Play to 11, win by 1.
  • You only score when serving, just like traditional singles/doubles.
• Gameplay:
  • Players must keep the ball within their half of the court — shots landing in the other half are out.
  • The kitchen rules still apply (no volleys in the non-volley zone).

Pool Play - Round Robin

• Best to 15, win by 1 (guarantee minimum of 3 matches).

Pools of 12* teams or less

• Top 2 from each pool advance to touranment play.
• *Could change depending on total number registered.

Pools of 13* teams or more

• Top 1 from each pool advance to tournament play.
• *Could change depending on total number registered.

Pre-Medal Playoff Matches

• Best to 11, win by 1

Gold and Bronze Medal Matches

• Best 2 out of 3
• First to 11, win by 2

Medals

• Distributed to all first, second, and third place finishers