09/21/2026
🎃HALLOWEEN MONEYBALL PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT 🎃
Saturday, October 31, 2026
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The Pickleball Club at Lakewood Ranch
Get your team together for a full day of Halloween-themed competition, round-robin pickleball, medals, cash prizes and an entirely new Team Singles format!
Teams will be placed into divisions using the average DUPR rating of all registered teammates. Tournament results will not be submitted to DUPR. Individuals without DUPR scores will need put a self-rating in.
Men’s, women’s and mixed-gender teams are welcome!
THREE-PLAYER TOURNAMNT (4.5+/OPEN MONEYBALL)
Each team consists of three players. During every match, each player will partner with both of their teammates.
Required rotation:
• Game 1: Players A and B
• Game 2: Players B and C
• Game 3: Players A and C
All three games must be played—even if one team wins the first two games. The team winning at least two games wins the match, but the third game still counts toward the tournament standings.
Match rules:
• Three games per match
• Games played to 11
• Win by two
• Maximum score of 15
• Maximum of 11 standings points awarded for a game victory
• Every game counts toward division standings
• Results will not be submitted to DUPR
Three-player registration fees:
• 3.0 division: $120 per team
• 3.5 division: $120 per team
• 4.0 division: $120 per team
• 4.5+ Moneyball division: $180 per team
NEW: TWO-PLAYER TEAM SINGLES
Experience a brand-new singles format built around teamwork, strategy and player rotation!
Each Team Singles entry consists of two players (Coed). The players rotate after every three total points played while competing together as one team.
Team Singles rules:
• Two players per team
• Players rotate after every three points
• Three games per match
• All three games must be played
• The team winning at least two games wins the match
• Games played to 11
• Win by two
• Maximum score of 15
• Every game counts toward division standings
• Results will not be submitted to DUPR
Team Singles registration:
• $80 per two-player team
• Divisions: 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 and (4.5+/Open Moneyball)
• Minimum of four teams required per division
The 4.5+/Open Moneyball cash payout is 30% of division registration fees
DIVISION PLACEMENT
Division placement will be based on the average current DUPR rating of all players on the team.
Three-player example:
• Player 1: 3.2
• Player 2: 3.7
• Player 3: 3.5
• Combined rating: 10.4
• Team average: 3.46
• Division placement: 3.5
Two-player example:
• Player 1: 3.8
• Player 2: 4.3
• Combined rating: 8.1
• Team average: 4.05
• Division placement: 4.0
Team averages will be rounded to the nearest half-level for placement into the 3.0, 3.5, 4.0 or 4.5+ division.
ROUND-ROBIN FORMAT
Every division will begin with round-robin play.
• A minimum of four teams is required to run a division.
• Divisions with 4 teams will compete in one round-robin pool.
• The top two teams from each pool will advance to the playoff round.
• Pool A’s first-place team will play Pool B’s second-place team.
• Pool B’s first-place team will play Pool A’s second-place team.
• Semifinal winners will advance to the championship.
• Semifinal losers will compete for third place.
Standings and tiebreakers:
1. Matches won
2. Games won
3. Total standings points
4. Head-to-head result
5. Point differential
6. Tournament Director’s tiebreaker game, if necessary
Final playoff structure may be adjusted based on the number of registered teams in each division.
MEDALS AND MONEYBALL PAYOUT
3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 divisions:
🥇 First-place medals
🥈 Second-place medals
🥉 Third-place medals
The 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 divisions will not offer cash payouts.
4.5+ Three-Player Moneyball division:
💰 First place will receive 30% of the total registration revenue collected for the 4.5+/Open division.
$100 BEST-DRESSED TEAM PRIZE
Bring the Halloween spirit!
The best-dressed Halloween team will receive a $100 cash prize. The winning team will be selected based on creativity, team coordination, Halloween spirit and overall presentation.
Costumes must be safe for competition and may not interfere with a player’s movement, visibility or ability to play.
TENTATIVE STARTING TIMES
• 3.0 and 3.5 divisions: Beginning at 8:00 a.m.
• 4.0 and 4.5+/Open divisions: Early afternoon
• Team Singles divisions: Late afternoon or early evening
Exact division start times will be announced after registration closes and the final number of teams is confirmed.
Registration is completed by team. Space is limited in each division, so choose your teammates, create your Halloween team name and get ready for Halloween Moneyball at TPC Lakewood Ranch!
🎃 Round-robin competition
🏓 Three-player Moneyball
🔥 New two-player Team Singles
🥇 Medals for 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0
💰 4.5+/Open Moneyball cash payout
👻 $100 best-dressed team prize
