UCDavis

Participation is NOT limited to UC Davis students. Anybody can sign up for the Fall or Spring Opens. Tournament online sign ups will be made available plenty of weeks prior to the scheduled tournament date.

Changes may occur in future tournaments - please make sure you follow our updates on the front page.

Dates: Saturday (Singles and Mixed); Sunday (Doubles)
Location: The Pavilion at the University of California, Davis (more information below)
Events: Flights A, B, C, D for Men and Women Singles, Doubles, & Mixed.
Times: Warm-up starts at 8am. First games for both days will be called at 9am.
T-Shirts: T-shirts will be sold at the tournament the day of. Pre-order a shirt for cheaper! (NO refunds for pre-order shirts.)
Group Discount: Group discounts will be given for any group with at least 10 members. One representative must e-mail a file containing the names of all the members of the group. Group list must be received by the last day of registration or they may risk not receiving a discount.

Prizes:
A M/W Singles 1st - $100; A M/W Singles 2nd - $50
A M/W Doubles/Mixed 1st - $200 per team; A M/W Doubles/Mixed 2nd - $100 per team
Trophies will be awarded to 1st and 2nd place in B,C,D flights and Consolation in all Flights.
*Please note that the cash prizes will be awarded if there are at least 8 teams in the events. If there are less than 8 teams then the cash prize amount will be determined later. If there is a large number of A entries, there will be an increase in cash prizes.

Entry Rules:
(1) Rally scoring format for all events, 3x21. ALL CONSOLATION matches are one set to 21. Consolation semi-finals and beyond are formatted 3x21. Scoring sheets will be provided.
(2) When the leading score reaches 11 points, players have a 1 minute interval. There will be a 2 minute interval between each set. In the third set, players may choose to change ends when the leading score reaches 11 points. Coaching is allowed during intervals only.
(3) Players will be allowed to play a maximum of 3 events on Saturday and 2 events on Sunday. 2 flights maximum per event.
(4) No jumping flights. If you are playing two flights with one partner (ie. A/B or B/C), you cannot play in a different flight in another event (ie. B/C or C/D).
(5) Teams must play in the flight of the higher ranked player. Multiple partners are NOT allowed.
(6) A strict five minute default rule will be enforced. Players who are defaulted will be disqualified from the tournament for the event they defaulted from.
(7) Participants will not be allowed to start their first match until all fees are paid.
(8) All participants will need to sign a waiver before playing. Waivers will be available on our website and on tournament days at the registration desk. (Participants under 18 will need a parent/guardian signature.)

Our tournaments will be located at the ARC Pavilion at UC Davis with address 232 ARC One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616. Furthermore, our tournaments are always on a weekend meaning that parking will be free for both spectators and players alike.

Our tournaments will be located at the ARC Pavilion at UC Davis with address 232 ARC One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616. Furthermore, our tournaments are always on a weekend meaning that parking will be free for both spectators and players alike.

A month before a tournament, we will hold a shirt design contest. Participants will submit designs and the winning design will become the tournament shirt. The winner will recieve a free shirt.

As reference, here are some previous shirt designs from previous years.

Fall 06
Spring 07

Fall 07
Spring 08

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Spring 09

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Spring 10

Fall 10
Spring 11

Fall 11