REGISTRATION HAS OPENED!

Snag this scary chance to come play in the MONSTER SMASH PICKLEBALL TOURNAMENT hosted by Ventura County Pickleball Club (VCPC) & Conejo Recreation & Park District (CRPD).  Costumes are strongly encouraged but not required! 

This is an automated tournament run on the SWISH Sports App.  Players are required to have the SWISH Sports Appinstalled on their phone.  To register, click on Registration button above or this link:   https://swishtournaments.com/product/monster-smash-pickleball-tournament-2/    See SWISH/DUPR Instructions below for more details.  

IMPORTANT: ALL players who register are required to have an email address and DUPR number. For all team competitions, the player who registers the team must have email addresses and DUPR ID numbers for BOTH players. Registration without this information may delay your entry. 

• Cost is $120*/team for Round Robin competition.
• Cost is $60*/person for Men's Singles.
• Cost is $60*/person for Mixed Beginners' Scramble (No partner required).

             *Includes lunch for players.

• PLEASE check the DUPR rating for each entry prior to registering for the tournament.  All available pickleball rating systems, as well as results in previous tournaments (VCPC/CRPD, & other local tournaments), will help determine the  minimum level at which you will be required to play. Teams must register for the highest skill level that either player holds. Teams may play up but not down.  After taking all of these factors into consideration,  if your rating or skill level exceeds the bracket you have entered, the VCPC Seeding Committee and Tournament Director reserves the right to move you to the appropriate bracket. 

DIVISIONS:

• Saturday: Mixed Doubles: 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 (Schedule TBA)
• Saturday: 2.5 Mixed Beginners' Scramble - No partner needed! (Schedule TBA) 
• Saturday: Men's Singles (Schedule TBA)
• Sunday: Men's Doubles 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0+ (Schedule TBA)
• Sunday: Women’s Doubles: 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0+  (Schedule TBA)
• Senior players will have their own division when numbers allow.   
• VCPC will group teams by age in each division and split into groups of 7 or 8 teams each (if numbers allow). 
• VCPC reserves the right to adjust grouping by age as needed.

OTHER TOURNAMENT INFORMATION:

• 10 outdoor courts (6 dedicated and 4 multi-use courts).
• Round Robin format.
• Lunch will be provided to players.
• Complementary snacks and water available.
• Medals awarded to the top three places in each division.
• Top three winners will be determined by the "Results" page (Win/Loss) on the SWISH Sports App.
• Monster Smash Logo Tournament T-shirts available for purchase. 

PLAYERS LOOKING FOR PARTNERS & WAITLIST:

• Players  looking for partners (except for Scramble and Singles):   please send an email to tournaments@venturacountypickleballclub.com with the following information: name, age, DUPR ID & Rating, email and phone number, and bracket you want to play in:  Women’s, Men’s or Mixed Doubles, 3.0, 3.5, etc. 
• Waitlist: If your division is full and would like to be added to a waiting list, please send an email to tournaments@venturacountypickleballclub.com with the following information for BOTH players: names, ages, DUPR IDs & Ratings, emails and phone numbers, and bracket you want to play in: Women’s, Men’s or Mixed Doubles, 3.0, 3.5, etc. 

Questions:  Send an email to tournaments@venturacountypickleballclub.com

• Tournament Rules: Official 2025 USA Pickleball Rulebook, click here.
• Paddles:   As of the day of the tournament, only paddles on USA Pickleball’s approved  list may be used in the tournament. For a full list of approved paddles, click here. 
• Tournament  Ball: Franklin X40.
• Code of Conduct:   VCPC, CRPD and USAP.  Click on text to review the Codes of  Conduct:  VCPC Code of Conduct,  USAP Code of Conduct and  CRPD Code of Conduct. 
• Agreement, Waiver of Liability and Release (waiver): When you register for the tournament, you will be acknowledging to the terms and conditions of the waiver (a copy is posted on SWISH registration site under Photos tab and Registration Desk), which includes your acknowledgement and compliance with the CRPD, VCPC, and USAP Codes of Conduct.   You will also be required to initial the boxes next to each section of the waiver, sign and date the waiver before you can participate in the tournament.  
• Dress Code: USAP Rules, Shirts and Shoes Required. 

Cancellation/Changes/Refund Policy

• If you need to change partners or withdraw from the tournament, email the Swish Coordinator at tournaments@venturacountypickleballclub.com
• Refunds - Will be given until Friday, October 16, 2025 at 11:59 pm.
  
  ALL REFUNDS WILL BE LESS $5.00 SWISH PROCESSING FEE & $3.00 BANK FEES.
   

NOTE: Cancellation of tournament due to Weather will result in refunds to all players less $5.00 Swish processing fee & $3.00 Bank Fees. 

 Prior to the tournament, please complete the following:

• If you are not already in DUPR, then go to DUPR at www.mydupr.com and register for free.
• Complete  registration in DUPR and then they will give you an ID#.  Write it  down! Remember to save your password so you can get in again. 
• Also  while in DUPR, request to be added to the Ventura County Pickleball  Club. Click on "Clubs" on the left of the screen, then search for VCPC  and follow instructions to join the club in DUPR.
• If you are not already in SWISH, go to the app store on your phone and download the SWISHapp.  It is required for this tournament.
• Complete registration in SWISH and then you will need to link your SWISH account to your DUPR account.
• In  the SWISH App on your phone, click on "profile" in the bottom  right-hand corner and there you will be able to link your DUPR ID# to  your SWISH account. Simply click on the link which will take you to DUPR  and automatically link the two. 
• Please be sure you have completed these tasks PRIOR to arriving at the venue.  
•  If you are having trouble with synching your SWISH Sports App with DUPR, please arrive 10 minutes prior to check-in for help.