5th District
Pickleball
Tournament

• Players must be bona fide residents of the municipality or city they represent, within the 5th District of Cebu.
• Residency is proven by a current voter's certificate, uploaded by the team manager at registration.
• Every player also submits a 2×2 ID photograph, used to produce their tournament identification card.
• Each of the eleven contingents fields one delegation, entered by a single accredited team manager.
• Players register through their team manager. There is no individual sign-up, and players never log in themselves.

• Each contingent fields 2 pairs in each of the 5 divisions — 10 pairs and 20 players in total.
• A complete roster is a condition of entry. Every division must be filled. A partial roster will not be accepted.
• No player may compete in more than one pair, in any division. Every roster place must be filled by a different individual.
• Filling every division means each contingent needs at least six men and six women.
• Pairs may be rearranged freely until registration closes. After that they are fixed, and the only change possible is a substitution into a place left vacant by the contestation process.
• Team managers designate which of their 2 pairs is the 1st and which is the 2nd in each division. This is decided at registration, before the draw, and determines which pool each pair enters.
• Only players the committee has approved may be entered in a pair. A pair whose player is struck during contestation becomes provisional until the place is filled.

• All events are doubles, played over two days on 6 covered courts under USA Pickleball rules.
• Each division's 22 pairs are drawn into 4 pools of 6, 6, 5 and 5. Every pair plays each other pair in its pool once.
• 8 pairs advance from each division: the four pool winners and the four best second-place finishers, ranked by win percentage because the pools differ in size.
• Playoffs are single elimination — quarterfinals, semifinals, finals. The losing semifinalists contest a Battle for Third, which carries prize money and is a competitive match, not an exhibition.
• Round robin and quarterfinals are played to 11, side-out scoring, in 20-minute slots. Semifinals, Battle for Third and Finals are played to 15 in 30-minute slots.
• If a match has not finished when time is called, the pair leading at that moment wins. A level score is decided by sudden death — the next point wins.
• Ties in a pool are broken in this order: win percentage, head-to-head, point differential, fewest points conceded, differential among the tied pairs, then a tiebreaker match.
• A pair that fails to appear forfeits 0–11, and the forfeit counts in the pool standings.
• All five division finals are staged consecutively on Court 6, the tournament court with bleachers, as the event's closing showcase.

• Once every roster is final, all eleven team managers meet and each draws a number from 1 to 11. That number is their contingent for the whole tournament.
• The entire schedule is built in advance against placeholders, so the committee has no hand in deciding which contingents meet in which pool. The lot settles it, in front of everyone.
• A contingent's 2 pairs in a division are always placed in different pools, so no pair meets a fellow townmate during the elimination stage.
• Pairs from the same contingent may meet in the playoffs. That is unavoidable once both have qualified on merit.
• The full schedule is reissued with real contingent names immediately after the draw.

• Every registered player is issued a tournament identification card, produced from their submitted 2×2 photograph.
• Registration and the release of identification cards take place on Day 1 for every player, including those whose matches fall only on Day 2.
• The card must be worn or presented for every match. It confirms that each player on court is the person registered.
• Players check in at the registration desk at least 30 minutes before their scheduled match, and present a valid government-issued ID at first check-in.
• All players sign the waiver form.
• A 3-minute grace period applies after a match is called. Beyond that the match is recorded as a default.

• After the contestation period closes, the approved player list is final in every respect.
• There are no reserves and no alternates. A roster is its named players and nothing else.
• No substitution of any kind is possible once contestation closes — not before the event, and not on game day.
• If a player cannot appear, their pair forfeits all of its matches. The partner may not play with a replacement.
• Team managers should confirm availability across both days with every player before entering them.

• Referees are provided by the organizing committee for all matches. Contingents need not supply officials.
• Referees rule on the score, service faults and kitchen faults. Line calls are made by the players, by whoever is nearest the ball.
• Disputed out balls are replayed at the referee's call. The winning pair signs the score sheet, and once signed the result is final.
• Players, managers and supporters are expected to treat officials, opponents and the venue with respect.
• Unsportsmanlike conduct may draw a warning, a point penalty, a game forfeit, or removal from the tournament.
• An injury time-out is 3 minutes. Cramps are not classified as an injury; where a player cannot continue, the opponent is awarded the win.
• A medical team is on site for both days, but players remain responsible for their own fitness to compete.

• After registration closes, the committee conducts a contestation period during which a player’s eligibility or division placement may be questioned — most often where a player is considered too strong for the division entered.
• Concerns are raised with the committee directly. There is no protest facility on this website. The committee alone decides, and its decision is final.
• Where a player is found ineligible, the committee removes that player from the entry, and the contingent may register a replacement while contestation remains open.
• Grounds include rating inconsistent with the division, non-residency, failure to meet the age requirement, duplicate entry across contingents, and conduct.
• Any attempt to misrepresent a player’s identity, residency or age is fraud. Where fraud is proven the entire contingent is disqualified across all divisions, not merely the pair concerned.

• Players supply their own paddles, which must be in serviceable condition and free of modifications that alter the hitting surface.
• Official tournament balls are provided and are the only balls used in match play.
• Non-marking court shoes are required. Players without them will not be allowed on court.
• Contingents are encouraged to wear their municipal colours.

• Pickle Park at The Woodlands in Upper Yati, Liloan was selected for its court facilities and its accessibility from across the district.
• Liloan competes on the same terms as every other contingent. There is no home advantage of any kind, and no separate arrangement for the host LGU.
• All six tournament courts are roofed. Matches proceed as scheduled in the event of rain.
• Contingents travelling from the Camotes Islands should confirm their ferry schedules well ahead of their call times.

Through your municipality's accredited team manager. Each of the eleven contingents has exactly one team manager, who enters every player and pair on behalf of the delegation. There is no individual registration.

Team managers are nominated by each local government unit and accredited by the organizing committee. Contact your municipal or city sports office, or reach the organizing committee directly using the details on this page.

Your full legal name, date of birth, sex and contact number, together with two documents: a current voter's certificate proving you live in the municipality you represent, and a 2×2 ID photograph used to produce your tournament identification card. Your consent is confirmed before you are saved.

It confirms that the player on court is the person registered, which makes substituting an unregistered player impossible. Cards are produced from your 2×2 photograph, collected at registration on Day 1, and must be presented for every match.

No. Every player appears in exactly one pair, in one division. The rule is enforced automatically at registration and across the whole district, so a second entry cannot be recorded.

Both partners must turn 40 on or before December 31, 2026. Age is checked automatically from the date of birth recorded at registration.

A draw of lots, held with all eleven team managers present. Each draws a number from 1 to 11, and the whole schedule is built in advance against those numbers — so the committee has no say in who meets whom. Your two pairs in a division always land in different pools, so they never meet each other before the playoffs.

Because they are drawn into different pools. Your team manager designates them at registration, before the draw and before any contingent knows its number, so the designation cannot be used to engineer a favourable pool.

Their pair forfeits its matches, recorded as 0–11. There are no reserves or alternates, and the partner may not play with a replacement. Substitution is only possible while the contestation period is open, so team managers should confirm availability across both days before entering anyone.

Raise it with the organizing committee directly. There is no protest form on this website. The committee reviews the entry, decides alone, and its decision is final. If a player is removed, that contingent may register a replacement while contestation remains open.

They are stored privately and are visible only to your own team manager and the organizing committee. They never appear on the public part of this site, which shows only a player’s name, contingent and division. The privacy notice at the foot of this page explains what is collected and why.

No. Participation is free for every contingent of the 5th District, across all 5 divisions.