The weather was perfect for Players and Spectators
Each day the tournament ran without a hitch. Anyone new to the game may think this is normal. The critics know better, they have experienced various problems at different venues. It takes a great deal of organization and experience to have a tournament of this size run this well. The comments from the "Critics" are resounding.
From "This is the Best Run Tournament" to this is "The Best Tournament on the Planet"
Here are the Numbers:
737 Players Competed 992 Matches
128 Teams competed on Thursday 58 Medals were awarded
174 Teams competed on Saturday 76 Medals were awarded
106 Teams competed on Sunday 76 Medals were awarded
| Description | Code | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | Total | |
| Mens Doubles Skill/Age | MDSA | 28 | 54 | 95 | 122 | 77 | 376 | 51.0% |
| Mixed Doubles Skill/Age | MXDSA | 49 | 62 | 112 | 112 | 91 | 426 | 57.8% |
| Registration | REG | 56 | 86 | 176 | 232 | 187 | 737 | 100.0% |
| Womens Doubles Skill/Age | WDSA | 23 | 28 | 64 | 89 | 78 | 282 | 38.3% |
Players by Age Group:
| Description | Code | 50-54 | 55-59 | 60-64 | 65-69 | 70-74 | 75-79 | 80-84 | Total | |
| Mens Doubles Skill/Age | MDSA | 12 | 30 | 91 | 122 | 99 | 15 | 7 | 376 | 51.0% |
| Mixed Doubles Skill/Age | MXDSA | 27 | 55 | 122 | 116 | 86 | 16 | 4 | 426 | 57.8% |
| Registration | REG | 42 | 100 | 199 | 213 | 149 | 27 | 7 | 737 | 100.0% |
| Womens Doubles Skill/Age | WDSA | 25 | 61 | 91 | 65 | 35 | 5 | 0 | 282 | 38.3% |
Duel in the Desert is a Tier 2, Sanctioned Tournament
We were the first club in the country to receive this Tier Level in 2012!
A Requirement of Sanctioning is Referees for all matches and Line Judges for medal matches
Here are the numbers:
18 Of these Referees are USAPA Certified (approximately 18% of all the certified referees in the country)
52 Line Judge's (13 Teams), all Palm Creek Pickleball Club members, covered all the Bronze medal matches in addition to the Silver-Gold matches.
TournamentPhotos:
If you felt at every turn someone was taking a photo, you are right! We had 10 photographers in all, 2 of which are not pickleball club members, but members of the photo club.
Here are the numbers:
107 Medal Photos
845 Action Photos
145 Volunteer Photos
160 Candid Photos
80 Vendor Photos
30 Set Up Photos
1,337 Total Posted in our drop box on this Blog under "Club Photos"
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