Pickleball Rocks Men’s 5.0 Summer Shootout Coming…
The pickleball fanatics are at it again. This summer for the first time ever, we are bringing sixteen high level players to tiny Brookville, Indiana for what will be a fun memorable weekend of pickleball.
This summer we have decided to have a Men’s Pickleball Rocks 5.0 Doubles Summer Shootout in Brookville on June 28th and 29th.
We were looking for 16 high level players to come to Brookville for a shootout like never before.
No need to bring a partner, as this will be an every-man-for-himself doubles shootout.
Well the shootout draw is NOW FULL.
Here is what the players can expect:
Over 2 days you will be playing a 15 match round robin, where you will play one 15 point game (win by 2) with each and every other player entered. YES, you will have a new doubles partner for each of your 15 matches.
Individual points will be tallied after each match with 20 points awarded to the match winners and the losers receiving their actual points scored during the match (maximum 13). The tournament winner will be the individual with the most total points at the end of your 15 matches. Tiebreaker will be most match wins, then Head-To-Head.
Day 1: Play will begin at 10:00am on Saturday June 28th with 8 matches scheduled. There will be a break for lunch with a bag lunch provided. After play has concluded, a cookout will be provided at the Grubbs home in Brookville.
Day 2: On Sunday June 29th, play will begin again at 10:00am with 7 matches scheduled. Sunday lunch will be provided with play concluding around 4pm.
Entry fee for this event is $25 and cash prizes will be provided as follows:
Winner Receives $150 CASH, Second Place Receives $100 CASH, Third Place Receives $75 CASH, Fourth Place Receives $25 in Pickleball Rocks Bucks (good for Pickleball Shopping), Fifth and Sixth Place Receives $10 in Pickleball Rocks Bucks for pickleball shopping.
Should be a weekend to remember. I know I’m looking forward to it.
-Rocket
HERE IS THE MATCH SCHEDULE FOR THE WEEKEND:
The Confirmed Players are:
Zack Grubbs – Fort Wayne, Indiana
Jeff Siebert – Brookville, Indiana
Paul Colletta – Flat Rock, North Carolina
Gary Ball – Monroe, Michigan
Paul Sprainitus – Canton, Michigan
Alvin Stinett – Terre Haute, Indiana
Jim Hackenburg (injured and rehabbing) we’ll miss Jim. Hurry back!
Al Hager – Eloy, Arizona
Ian Titus – Terre Haute, Indiana
Josh Grubbs – Fort Wayne, Indiana
Rob Ziegler – Hebron, Kentucky
Matt Smith – Fort Wright, Kentucky
Mike Swartz – Florence, Kentucky
JT Schwarz – Union, Kentucky
Jack Froman – Batesville, Indiana
Prem Carnot – Oceanside, California
Andy Gensch – Overland Park, Kansas
Rodney Grubbs – First Alternate
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Final Tournament Results Below:
After 2 days and 15 matches:
First Place $150 Paul Sprainitis (279 pts).
2nd Place $100 Josh Grubbs (275 pts).
3rd Place $75 JT Schulz (241 pts).
4th Place $25 Matt Smith (232 pts).
5th Place $10 Andy Gensch (230 pts).
6th Place $10 Paul Coletta (228 pts).
7th Place Rob Ziegler (220)
8th Place Gary Ball (211)
9th Place Tie Jack Froman and Jeff Siebert (207)
11th Place Zack Grubbs (202)
12th Place Rodney Grubbs (198)
13th Place Ian Titus (189)
14th Place Mike Schwartz (181)
15th Place Alvin Stinnett (175)
16th Place Al Hager (148)
2014 Shootout Winners
Pickleball Rocks: Club of the Month – Mission Royale
A Huge VIDEO Thanks from All About Pickleball
The 2013 National Pickleball Tournament was special for us in many ways, but one of the most special moments was the presentation to the USAPA with our check for a portion of our online sales. Many in the crowd came up to thank us. I think we may be doing something right. 🙂 -Rocket (See the video)
Following The World’s Biggest Pickleball Tournament
Video from the USAPA National Tournament
Hey Pickleball Nation, it is finally here. After 365 days of practice, playing and promoting pickleball, the 5th Annual USAPA National Tournament is back and we’re packing to go. The 2013 tournament will be held November 11-17th at Sun City Festival in Buckeye, Arizona.
We, of course will be one of the tournament sponsors and are looking forward to presenting the USAPA with a check from all the sales you, our great customers, generated from purchasing all the “Pickleball Rocks” branded shirts and hats. This yearly donation is made to help the continued growth of pickleball. Many thanks to you for shopping at PickleballShopping.com .
As of today, there are over 640 players from 39 states plus Canada and Netherlands registered to play in Buckeye.
Take a peek at the awesome list of players registered: PLAYER LIST
Talk about a fun week, here is the schedule of events: EVENTS SCHEDULE
And if you can’t be at the tournament, at least you can watch the brackets unfold and the winners posted here: RESULTS BRACKETS (this link will be active after the tournament begins).
I hope you can make it to Buckeye because it is a pickleball experience unlike any other. Hundreds of great players, 24 courts and a large vendor area where our team will be camped throughout the week.
It will be fun as we have many new “Pickleball Rocks” dri-fit logo items ready to unveil
plus we’ll have a limited amount of the new, fun “Pickleball Rocks and So Does The USAPA” long sleeved dri-fit shirt. It contains the official USAPA logo on the left sleeve and the new Pickleball Rocks logo on the right sleeve. Get there early if you want one of these. 🙂
Looking forward to a week of meeting new friends and reconnecting with old ones.
Pickleball Rocks!
Rocket
1st Pickleball Rocks Summer Shootout a Hit!
If you can imagine a 4 person game of ping pong, being played while standing on top of a really big outdoor table, then you have pickleball.
Now create a day for a whole bunch of them to compete for one-of-a-kind bag tags and really cool prizes, then you have the Pickleball Rocks Summer Shootout in Brookville, Indiana.
A tour around the tournament site revealed a huge hospitality tent loaded with snacks and bottled water that was sponsored by various local businesses to make sure the players were kept strong and hydrated. Also courtside was a newly built shade shelter with plenty of seating to help keep the players cool. And of course, one of the most popular places to hangout between matches was the vendor tent showcasing the wildly popular “Pickleball Rocks” dri-fit shirts and hats plus corporate sponsor, Pro-Lite Sports pickleball paddles.
If player feedback is any indicator, the 1st ever Pickleball Rocks Summer Shootout was a huge success.
Said tournament advisor Rodney Grubbs, “It was certainly fun planning this first ever Brookville tournament, but what was most satisfying for me is that I sit on the Chamber of Commerce board of directors and this tournament put people in our hotels, restaurants and bed and breakfasts for two weekends. From a tourism standpoint this tournament was a great success and it will only grow from here. From a pickleball growth point of view, it is phenomenal to have this many players come here for a first time tournament. Obviously people are hearing about the quality of pickleball being played here in Brookville.
The personal feedback and emails received from the players after the tournament have been especially gratifying because it tells us that we did things right. Everyone loved it and have committed to coming back next year.”
Saturday June 29th was a special day just for the 3.0 skill level players competing for the coveted “Shootout Champion” bag tags and “Pickleball Rocks” branded prizes. The ladies 3.0 winners were: KeKai Ruckstuhl and Jean Haupt from Chattanooga, Tennessee. Runnerups were the sister duo of Shelly and Tammy Haley of Indianapolis and third place went to Sharri Kendall and Betty Herbert of Connersville.
On the men’s side, bringing home the top prize was: Matt Klein and Joe Meeks from Fort Wayne, IN. Runnerups were Paul Hamilton and Larry Oliver from Anderson Township, OH and third place went to local Brookville players, Michael Taylor and Kevin Moster.
Sunday June 30th was dedicated to the 3.5 level players and the ladie’s winners were: Melissa Muha (Fishers, IN) and Karen Grubbs (Brookville, IN). Runnerups were Jen Griffin (St. Leon) and Bridget Danemayer (Cincinnati, OH). Third place honors went to Kim Clements (Cincinnati, OH) and Kathy O’Bryan (Brookville, IN).
Men bringing home the prizes consisted of: (CHAMPIONS) Bruce Colton (West Chester, OH) and David Newman (Anderson Township, OH), (RUNNERUPS) Rick Zeek (Western Hills, OH) and Marc Mateyko (North Bend, OH). And capturing third place by the slimmest of margins (1 point) was the team of Jerry Rea (Syracuse, IN) and Ken Flora (Fort Wayne, IN).
On July 20th the 4.0 players gathered for their special shootout. Coming away with the prizes for the men were: (CHAMPIONS) Mark Oswald (Fort Wayne, IN) and Don Labacz (Grabill, IN), (RUNNERUPS) Brad Bilyeu (Terre Haute, IN) and John Tackett (Louisville, KY) plus 3rd place finishers, Dave Brostrom (Cincinnati, OH) and Jim Huitsing (Mason, OH).
Lady winners were: (CHAMPIONS) Marilyn and Courtney Haslup (Fort Wayne, IN), (RUNNERUPS) Miriam Long and Chrissy Haywood (Louisville, KY) and 3rd placers, the dynamic sister duo of Sharon Hall and Cheryl Wyatt (Middletown, OH).
In the sport of pickleball, there are not many players who are entitled to the coveted 5.0 skill level designation. But on July 21st, 2013, sparks flew as some of the best 5.0 pickleball players in the country descended on the sleepy little town of Brookville.
After a full day of competition, the prize winning 5.0 winners for the men were: (CHAMPIONS) Jim Hackenberg (Kalamazoo, MI) and Paul Sprainitis (Clinton Township, MI), (RUNNERUPS) Josh and Zack Grubbs (Fort Wayne, IN) and bronze medalists JT Schulze and Mike “Ripit” Schwartz (Florence, KY).
Capturing the high level prizes for the ladies were: (CHAMPIONS) Alison Fulton (Lady Lake, FL) and Denise Boutin (The Villages, FL), (RUNNERUPS) Susan Wiartalla (Novi, MI) and Merriann Murphy (Howell, MI), plus bronze winners Yvonne Hackenberg (Kalamazoo, MI) and Marsha Koch (Toledo, OH). They do seem to be enjoying wearing their new stylish earrings. 🙂
At the end of each day a prize drawing was done to give away a Pro-Lite Paddle. The lucky winners were Gene Silver who won a Pro-Lite Blaster, Jan Eischens who won a Pro-Lite Magnum, Robbie McClain winning a Pro-Lite Classic and Marsha Koch taking home a Pro-Lite Aero-D. Many thanks to sponsor Pro-Lite for donating the paddles.
And of course, a tournament of this magnitude simply cannot happen with the support of our great local sponsors.
Thanks to everyone who pitched in.
-Rocket, Josh and Zack (Tournament Directors and Player Services at AllAboutPickleball.com)
WHAT THE TOURNAMENT PLAYERS ARE SAYING:
“This was our first Pickleball Tournament and we had a great time. It was so much fun, can’t wait to do it again next year!!!!!” -Betty H and Sharri K.
“Had a great time on Saturday. Thanks for the amazing event!!!” -Michael T.
“Thanks again for the opportunity to play in your tournament. It was a great time. Well organized. I have played in other tournaments that were not well organized at all. My partner and I both enjoyed ourselves a lot.” – Larry O.
“Tournament was a lot of fun. You all did a great job with everything.” – Judy G.
“Loved your tournament. Tell the boys thanks so much.” – Michell C.
“My first pickleball tournament and I loved it. Thanks for a great experience.” – Jen G.
“A Five Star tournament. Smoothly run and plenty of fun playing pickleball. Looking forward to next year.” – Miriam L.
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Additional sponsors were: Harold Spurlock (Local Farm Bureau Insurance Agent).
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