IMPORTANT– Please review the schedule for Championship Sunday and if you plan to join more than One (1) category, please ensure it does not CLASH during the R16 to Finals on SUNDAY.

The Team event will be on Sunday.

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

1. Malaysian/FwV – DuitNOW
2. Foreigner – Stripes (credit card)

Prize Money worth more than RM 120,000 / USD 120,000

1. Organiser reserves the right to make changes to the tournament rules at any time. If such changes are made they will be communicated via email, WhatsApp and on RECLUB.

2. Category qualification criteria:
(a) You must be 19 years of age or above in year 2025 for following categories:
(i) Men’s Singles 19+ Open
(ii) Women’s Doubles 19+ Open
(iii) Men’s Doubles 19+ Open
(iv) Mixed Doubles 19+ Open

(b) You must be 19 years of age or above in year 2025 with a DUPR rating of 3.5 & below for following categories:
(i) Men’s Singles Intermediate 3.5 & Below
(ii) Men’s Doubles Intermediate 3.5 & Below
(iii) Mixed Doubles Intermediate 3.5 & Below
(iv) Women’s Doubles Intermediate 3.5 & Below

(c) You must be 19 years of age or above in year 2025 for:
(i) Team Event

(d) You must be currently male and have been born as male and identified as male on your birth certificate for the following categories:
(i) Men’s Singles 19+ Open
(ii) Men’s Singles Intermediate 3.5 & Below
(iii) Men’s Doubles Intermediate 3.5 & Below

(e) You must be currently female and have been born as female and identified as female on your birth certificate for the following categories:
(i) Women’s Doubles 19+ Open
(ii) Women’s Doubles Intermediate 3.5 & Below

(f) Your team must consist of one male player that born as male and identified as male on your birth certificate and also one female player that born as female and identified as female on your birth certificate for the following categories:
(i) Mixed Doubles 19+ Open
(ii) Mixed Doubles Intermediate 3.5 & Below

4. In the event that you are accepted into this category, and the organiser subsequently discovers you are in breach of this rule, the organiser reserves the right to remove you from the tournament without refund of your entry fee.

5. This competition is open for local and foreigners with Malaysian visa and also for foreigners without Malaysian visa.

Format:

1. Team must have at least 6 to 8 Players maximum. Each match, Men players can only play once. Women can play twice.
2. Round Robin match – 1 x Men’s Doubles, 1 x Women’s Doubles, 1 x Mixed Doubles
3. Knock out Round to Finals – 1 x Men’s Doubles, 1 x Women’s Doubles, 2 x Mixed Doubles

Scoring System:

1. 15 Rally for each match Round Robin to Finals & Dreambreaker
2. Dreambreaker – each pair will play 3 points till 15

1. Players are to report to the designated court on time. If players do not show up when their game is called, NO SHOW is calculated at 10 mins after the game is called. NO SHOW is an automatic walkover.
2. All round-robin games will be played using rally scoring. The first player to reach 15 points wins, with no deuce and no serve to win.
3. Quarter Finals & Semi Finals will be played using rally scoring. The first player to reach 21 points wins, with no deuce and no serve to win.
4. 3rd place matches and Finals matches will be one game – TRADITIONAL scoring, first to reach 15 points wins. No Deuce.
5. There will be no umpire for Round Robin and quarter finals games. Line calls will be by the receiving Players. If there is any dispute, Player to settle amongst themselves. If this cannot be achieved, they may call the Tournament Director to settle the dispute.
6. In the event there is a dispute on the final point in any knockout round game and no official has seen it and players cannot resolve tournament director will ask for point to be replayed.
7. QF, Semi Final, 3rd Place & Finals – There will be Umpire to call out score and kitchen fault. Line calls by players and with reconfirmation by Umpire subject to visibility.
8. Time out – None for Round Robin, Quarter & Semi Finals. Finals and 3rd place match – 1 timeout per of 1 minute per team per game.
9. Hydration break – Players may take hydration break between any point, however the bottle must be on court, and they should not take longer than 30 seconds each time they drink.
10. Injury Timeout – 10 mins cumulative per team. If player is unable to continue, it will be considered as a Forfeit. Please have a timer start when the medical team is on the site.
11. Players must call out the score loud and reconfirmed by the opponent. Disputes on scores must be at the time the score is called out and not after the game is played or completed.
12. Rules subject to change at any time at the discretion of the tournament director. 
13. If a player hits a ball which then hits the ceiling/roof, that shot is then considered ‘out’ by the player who hit the ball.
14. USAPA rules apply.

Paddles:

1. We will not have a paddle inspection, but we expect all paddles meet USAPA specifications and if the tournament director deems your paddle does not meet these specifications, they will ask you to change the paddle.

DUPR & RECLUB:

1. We are recording DUPR for this tournament and all match results will be recorded on RECLUB.
2. Please ensure that all players have registered for DUPR and your DUPR must be linked to RECLUB.
3. All players MUST have a picture on RECLUB profile for identification.
4. You can post your questions pertaining to the tournament on RECLUB CHAT.

Below are the steps on how to sync your RECLUB profile with DUPR

1. Any dropouts from the tournament after the registration will NOT be refunded.

2. Players need to be in the RECLUB for us to check on the profile picture for verification and DUPR checking.

3. Teams are not allowed to change their partner (doubles and team event) after 23rd June, 6pm.

4. Players are not allowed to change their team name after 23rd June, 6pm else the team will be disqualified.

1. Seeding will be awarded to teams/players that advanced to the knockout stages
2. Factors that contribute to seeding will be as follows, in order of weighting

(i) Position in the group
(ii) Number of games won
(iii) Point difference
(iv) Total points record
(v) DUPR Rating

3. Once we have established the seeds for the knockout stages, teams will be spread out to ensure no one side of the draw is “stacked” with seeds
4. For example; Top half of the draw will contain seeds 1, 3, 5, 7 while bottom half of the draw contain seeds 2,4,6,8
5. Further, we will arrange the seeds so that the two top seeds in each draw would only meet each other at semi-final stage

*Points to note

If two teams get drawn together in the knockout round that were in the same pool in the round robin, we will manually adjust the draw, moving the two most adjacent seeded teams between draw places to ensure two teams from the same pool do not meet again in knockout stages

EXAMPLE

Based on the criteria on for seeding based on performance, here is an example of how we will seed players/teams based on performance.

Below is the example for the positioning of the seeds across the draw

Grand Rally Pickleball @ Shah Alam

Rooftop (Level 5) T7/T, Pusat Komersial A, Jalan Plumbum R7/R, Seksyen 7, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor D.E

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We do recommend DoubleTree Hilton Hotel as an accommodation for local and foreigners that travel and stays at Shah Alam for this tournament.

DoubleTree by Hilton Shah Alam i-City. Finance Avenue, I-City, 40000 Shah Alam, Selangor

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For any enquiries, please email to pickleball@linkedup.asia or WhatsApp us at 017-324 4289