This April, step out of the office and onto the court for an exciting Corporate Night Tournament where competition, networking, and sportsmanship come together under the lights.

Pickleball Categories

• Boys & Girls Singles
• Boys Doubles
• Mixed Doubles

Singles Pickleball Tournament Rule Book

1. 📌 Match Format

• Matches will be played in Singles format only (1 vs 1).
• Each match will be played:
  • First to 11 points
  • Must win by a minimum 2-point margin
  • Qualifying round will be of 1 set.
  • Semi-Final & Finals will be played as best of 3 sets.

---

2. 🏟 Court & Equipment

• Standard pickleball court dimensions will be used
• Net height:
  • 36 inches at sidelines
  • 34 inches at center
• Players must use approved paddles and balls

---

3. 🎯 Basic Gameplay Rules

• Every rally begins with a serve
• Double bounce rule applies:
  • Serve must bounce on receiver’s side
  • Return must bounce on server’s side
  • After that, volleys are allowed
• A rally ends when a fault occurs

---

4. 🍽 Kitchen (Non-Volley Zone) Rules (MANDATORY)

You cannot volley if:

• Any part of your body, paddle, or clothing touches the kitchen (including the line)

• Your momentum after a volley cannot carry you into the kitchen
  • Even after balance → FAULT
• You may enter the kitchen:
  • ✅ To hit a ball that has bounced
• You may stand in the kitchen:
  • ❌ But cannot volley from there

---

5. 🏓 Serving Rules

• Serve must be:
  • Underhand
  • Paddle contact below waist
  • Paddle head below wrist
• Both the foot should be outside the baseline during serve
• Serve must go diagonally crosscourt
• Only one serve attempt allowed (no second serve)

---

6. 🔢 Scoring Rules

• Only the server scores points
• Score is called as:
  • Server score – Receiver score
• Serving position:
  • 0-0 points, serving starts from the right then switch the side if you win the points.
  • Every time the new serve starts from right.
• If server loses rally → service goes to opponent

---

7. 🧮 How to Keep Score (Step-by-Step)

• Start at 0–0
• Server begins from the right side
• Announce score as “0–0” (no third number in singles)

👉 Example flow:

• If server wins rally:
  • Score becomes 1–0
  • Server switches to left side
• If server loses rally:
  • Score remains same
  • Opponent becomes server
  • Opponent serves:
    • From right side
• Play continues until:
  • A player reaches 11 points
  • AND leads by 2 points

8. ⚠️ Faults (Common Violations)

A fault occurs when:

• Ball lands out of bounds
• Ball hits the net
• Serve lands in kitchen
• Volley in kitchen (NVZ violation)
• Ball bounces twice before return
• Incorrect serve or wrong court
• Player touches net

---

9. 🔄 Player Movement & Positioning

• Server alternates sides after each point won
• Players can move anywhere after serve return sequence
• No fixed positions beyond serve rotation

---

10. 🏁 Winning the Match

• First player to 11 points with 2-point lead wins
• If tied (e.g., 10–10):
  • Continue until one player leads by 2

---

11. 🤝 Conduct & Fair Play

• Matches are self-officiated unless stated otherwise
• Players must call faults honestly
• Respect opponent and maintain sportsmanship
• Tournament organizer’s decision is final in disputes

🏓 Pickleball Doubles – Additional Rules

---

📌 Note

Rules for Match Format, Court & Equipment, Basic Gameplay, Kitchen (NVZ), Serving Rules, Faults, Winning the Match, and Conduct & Fair Play remain the same as Singles.

---

1. 🔢 Scoring Format (Doubles Only)

• Only the serving team scores points
• Score is called as:
  • Server score – Receiver score – Server number (1 or 2)
• Example: “5–3–1”

---

2. 🔄 Serving Sequence

• Each team has two servers:
  • Server 1 and Server 2
• Both players serve before a side-out

---

3. ⭐ Start of Match Rule

• Match starts at 0–0–2
• Only one player from the starting team serves

👉 If the first server loses the rally:

• It is an immediate side-out
• Serve goes to the opponent team
• The partner does not get a turn

---

4. 🧮 How to Keep Score (Step-by-Step)

• Game starts at 0–0–2
• First serve from right side

👉 Flow:

• Win rally → score increases, server switches sides
• Lose rally → serve goes to teammate
• Second server loses → side-out
• New team serves:
  • From right side
  • Calls score as (their score – opponent score – 1)

---

5. 🔄 Player Positioning

• Serving team switches sides after scoring
• Receiving team does not switch sides
• Players must maintain correct order of serve