Welcome to Knoxville area Corporate Pickleball League

Welcome to the Knoxville area Corporate Pickleball League! (Hosted by Pickleville, a world class pickleball destination.) The League is a team and level based league for all area Pickleball enthusiasts. The purpose of the league is fun and friendly competition amongst local companies of similar skill level.. The league is for co-ed teams of 4, 5 or 6. Each week your team will compete against a team with a similar rating. Each week a minimum of 4 of your 5 or 6 players will compete. All 6 are eligible to compete each week. Corporate bragging rights are on the line!

PICKLEVILLE INDOOR COURTS

The league will be held on Sunday afternoons in Pickleville’s indoor climate controlled world class facility!

THE FORMAT

Teams will register for one of three divisions. Beginner, Intermediate or advanced. Teams will be verified for level and playing experience to make the divisions as fair as possible. All team members MUST work for the company that is registering.

2.5 -3.25 level players... Beginner

3.3-3.75 level players... Intermediate

3.8 - 4.25 level players... Advanced

If you are not famIliar with the ratings above, consider the beginner division.

SCHEDULE: Register NOW, match dates: June 14,21, 28, July 12,19, 26, August 2nd. If for some reason a team us able to compete on a Sunday, both teams can agree to reschedule a match for a different day and or time during the week the match is scheduled to take place that match can be played at such a time. Once both teams have agreed to schedule for a different day/time the commissioner can assist with reserving outdoor court space at Pickleville where available.

CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY! - AUGUST 9th. The top four teams in each division will compete for the KPL team championship. Pizza provided and BYOB! The teams with the best records will compete for the title in each division. If at the end of the regular season ties occur, then the head to head results will determine the higher place, the second tie breaker will be point differential of all games, Excluding DreamMaker match scores and the third tie breaker will be total points scored - again excluding DreamMaker games.

THE PRIZE: Medals will be given to both the League winners and runner up teams. Winning teams will receive .

THE MATCHES-

Each team match consists of four matches: men vs. men, women vs. women and two mixed vs. mixed matches.

HEAD TO HEAD TEAM MIXED MATCH: 1 men’s doubles match (2/3 to 11 win by 2), 1 women’s doubles match (2/3 to 11 win by 2), 2 mixed doubles matches (2/3 to 11 win by 2). Maximum score of 14 win by 1. Pairings will be submitted to the opposing team prior to starting play. In the event that the team match is tied 2 to 2, a DREAMBREAKER round will played, rally scoring to 21 win by 2, Men v Men (4 points), Women v Women (4 points), Mixed 1 v Mixed 1 (4 points), Mixed 2 v Mixed 2 (4 points) and continue until one team gets to 21 win by 2. 25 point maximum.

HEAD TO HEAD TEAM SAME SEX MATCH: Match is played on two courts: 2/3 games to 11 win by 2), Two doubles matches will be happening at the same time. At the conclusion of the first round a second round will occur, again on two courts. Each team must swap playing partners in the two rounds. YOU CAN NOT PLAY WITH THE SAME PARTNER TWICE. Pairings will be submitted to the opposing team prior to starting play. In the event that the team match is tied 2 to 2, a sudden victory round will played, (DREAMBREAKER) rally scoring to 21 win by 2. Every four points players are swapped out, all players must play and be in the same rotation. Play will continue until one team gets to 21 win by 2. 25 point maximum.

COURTS, SEQUENCING AND TIMING: Each match is played on two courts. (Approximately 45 minutes max.). There will be a round one and round two for each match, totaling 4 matches. In the event that a sudden victory match is needed, the rally to 21 is played on a single court (Approximately 20 minutes)

COST:

$275 per team Fee includes dri-fit-shirt, League games and Medals to the division winners and the corporate cup to be displayed in the office!

REGISTRATION:

You can register by emailing kelly@picklevilletn.com or for addition information call Pickleville at 865-233-2262

KNOXVILLE CORPORATE PICKLEBALL LEAGUE RULES

The League will be based on level, fair competition using: LEVEL BASED TEAMS: This refers to a roster composed of a minimum of 2 men and 2 women with a recommendation of up to 3 men and 3 women per team. Teams comprised of similar skill levels based on club rating, evaluation of League Commissioner or DUPR rating.

Each weekly match 2 of the three women and 2 of the three men must be present to compete. The purpose of a six person team is to eliminate substitutes who may or may not be at the same playing level. If five or six of team members are present all team members may compete in the match. IMPORTANT: A team roster of who is playing in each match and the possible DreamMaker tie breaker will given to the opposing team prior to the start of the match. The intent here is to eliminate last minute switching of players as players are stepping onto the court.

The League Commissioner or Assistant Commissioner will have final authority on placement of teams and individuals to create even and competitive teams.

THE MATCH PLAY FORMAT:

1 point each for 1 men’s doubles match (2/3 to 11 win by 2), 1 women’s doubles match (2/3 to 11 win by 2), 2 mixed doubles matches (2/3 to 11 win by 2). The men’s and women’s matches will be first followed by the mixed doubles matches.

MAXIMUM SCORE OF 14 - WINNING BY 1

In the event that the team match is tied 2 to 2, a sudden victory round (DreamMaker)will be played, rally scoring to 21 win by 2, Men v Men (4 points), Women v Women (4 points), Mixed 1 v Mixed 1 (4 points), Mixed 2 v Mixed 2 (4 points) and repeat until one team gets to 21 win by 2. If a team has 5 or 6 members present, that team can designate the four players to represent them. It is up to the team to decide if all team members present will play in the DreamMaker. The entire DreamMaker game will be played rally scoring style, with traditional player rotation. A game can be decided by the receiving team winning a point.

MAXIMUM SCORE OF 25 - WINNING BY 1

COURTS, SEQUENCING AND TIMING: A maximum of 5 minute warm up is allowed before games must start. If the opposing team is not able to start 5 minutes after the posted match start time that match will be forfeited - not the entire match just that individual match. Men’s and Women’s Doubles are played simultaneously on different courts (Approximately 45 minutes max.). Two mixed matches are started five minutes after completion of the gendered doubles on two courts (Approximately 45 minutes). IN the event that a DreamMaker match is needed, it is to begin immediately after the conclusion of the two mixed matches. Rally scoring to 21 is played on a single court (Approximately 20 minutes).

TIME OUTS: Each team is allowed 1 - 1 minute timeout per game. (Players will place paddle on the court in the position they are in on the court at the beginning of the timeout.)

CREATION OF TEAMS: Teams can be entered as an entire team, a partial team or be part of a blind draft. All partial team requests will be honored to the best of our ability, but not guaranteed. A minimum of one week prior to the start of the season a public blind draft will be held to assign those individuals not already on teams to a team.

SPIRIT OF THE LEAGUE The spirit of KPCL is about fun and friendships first. Competition second. Healthy competition is what the league is about, foul language, poor sportsmanship and creating controversy will not be tolerated and could be means for expulsion from the league without a refund. The league commissioner or Assistant Commissioner will have final say with any disputes. Remember the spirit of fun will win the day!

SCHEDULE: Pickleville INDOOR courts (8, Sunday afternoons 1:00 - 7:00 PM. The season will consist of 6 weeks. This will require extensive cooperation with all teams and team members. It will not be possible to create a makeup schedule that will accommodate all 100 players, but every attempt will be made to do so.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP: The top four teams from each league will play for the League Championship. The top four teams in each division will be determined as follows in sequential order:

Overall League record
In the event of a win/loss record tie -head to head winner.

3. Total cumulative point differential of all games played all season. DreamMaker games will not be added to the point differential as not all teams will have the same number of DreamMakers if any. (All points matter.)

4. Most points scored.

5. Coin Flip - the odds of this would be .001%

CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY

The top four teams in each league will compete for the division championship and the right to be crowned KPL Champions! Pizza provided and BYOB! Winners and runners up will both receive medals for their amazing play!

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‍ ‍HOSTED BY PICKLEVILLE, 2639 TOPSIDE RD, 865-233-2262, KELLY@PICKLEVILLETN.COM