SHOW LOVE FOR THE SPORT
WOMEN & MEN
Tournament and Event Trophies
Our wedding party had many skill groups,
ranging from absolute beginner to National
medalist, so our event forced us to think outside
the box. We did random court assignments and
everyone got a scorecard with four rounds to be
scored. At the end of each game, a player marked
the score and moved up a court if he or she won,
or down a court if he or she lost. At the new court,
a player split from a partner and joined a new
partner.
Play continued like this for four rounds. If
players wanted to continue playing in the next
session, they put their scorecards into a basket.
As the hosts, Shonda and I knew everyone in
attendance, which helped a lot when sorting out
a good way to seed the players for the next round.
We entered all the scores into a spreadsheet with
names and ratings, and then filtered by rating. The
top eight went to the first two courts, the next
eight to the next two courts, and so on. The eight
players then played one game with each player. The
play took about two hours to complete.
After our pickleball mixer, we had lunch and
everyone separated for a few hours to shower and
get dressed for the ceremony. It was held on a
tennis court, with a wooden archway assembled in
the corner of the court, and a semi-circle of chairs
arranged in the front. The ceremony kicked off
with our good friend (and 5.0 pickleball player)
Pete Bresciani, a professional trumpet pla