Sunset Shores Pickleball Open
A 16-team doubles open on the double-elimination format: winners bracket, losers bracket and a grand final with bracket reset.
- Teams
- 16
- Matches
- 30
- Format
- Double Elimination
Two lives for every team
Sunset Shores is a club doubles open run on double elimination: drop a match in the winners bracket and you fall to the losers bracket instead of going home. The sample event shows the full anatomy — the winners path to the grand final, the losers bracket grinding through elimination rounds, and the bracket reset match when the losers-bracket survivor takes the first final.
It is the format clubs pick when entry fees are real and a first-round draw feels unfair: every team is guaranteed at least two matches, and the final can require beating the undefeated team twice.
Results at a glance
🏆 Champion
Dune Drifters
🥈 Runner-up
Dolphin Dinks
Schedule in action
Tue, Sep 29
W107:57 PMDune DriftersvsDolphin DinksL108:17 PMDolphin DinksvsReef RaidersF08:37 PMDune DriftersvsDolphin DinksW108:57 PMLagoon AcesvsReef RaidersL109:17 PMSurge DinkersvsShoreline SpinW109:37 PMTide RollersvsSurge DinkersL109:57 PMWave RidersvsMango DropshotsW110:17 PMSalt & ServevsShoreline SpinL110:37 PMPelican PowersvsCoco VolleysW110:57 PMPalm SpinvsWave RidersW111:17 PMSunset SlammersvsMango DropshotsW111:37 PMCoral SmashvsPelican PowersW111:57 PMBeach BouncersvsCoco VolleysWed, Sep 30
W212:17 AMDune DriftersvsLagoon AcesL212:37 AMDolphin DinksvsBeach BouncersW212:57 AMTide RollersvsSalt & ServeL201:17 AMSurge DinkersvsSunset SlammersL201:37 AMWave RidersvsSalt & ServeW201:57 AMPalm SpinvsSunset SlammersW202:17 AMCoral SmashvsBeach BouncersL202:37 AMPelican PowersvsLagoon AcesW302:57 AMDune DriftersvsTide RollersL303:17 AMDolphin DinksvsSurge DinkersW303:37 AMPalm SpinvsCoral SmashL303:57 AMWave RidersvsPelican PowersW404:17 AMDune DriftersvsPalm SpinL404:37 AMDolphin DinksvsTide RollersL404:57 AMWave RidersvsCoral SmashL505:17 AMDolphin DinksvsWave RidersL605:37 AMDolphin DinksvsPalm SpinHow double elimination works
Double elimination gives every team a second life. Teams start in the winners bracket; a loss there drops you into the losers bracket rather than out of the event. The losers bracket keeps eliminating until one survivor earns a seat in the grand final against the winners-bracket champion — and if the survivor wins that match, a bracket reset is played because both finalists now have one loss.
A 16-team double elimination runs about 30 matches, roughly twice a single elimination — the price of the guarantee that nobody goes home after one bad draw. The template shows both brackets in full, including the reset match at the end.
- Every team is guaranteed at least two matches.
- The grand final can require beating the undefeated team twice (bracket reset).
- Plan roughly twice the venue hours of a single elimination of the same size.
How to use this template
- 1Browse the full bracket and results of the sample event below.
- 2Hit “Start from this template” — the create page comes pre-filled.
- 3Rename it, import your teams or switch on self-service registration.
- 4Schedule matches, record scores and export the bracket from your workspace.
FAQ
How long does a 16-team double elimination take?
About 30 matches. On two pickleball courts at 15 minutes a match that is roughly five hours of play; the template shows a completed run so you can judge the pacing yourself.
What is a bracket reset?
If the losers-bracket survivor beats the winners-bracket champion in the grand final, both teams now have one loss — so a second, decisive final is played. The template event includes one, visible as the GF-2 match.
Double elimination or group stage + knockout?
Double elimination when the field is up to ~16 and you want continuous second chances; group stage + knockout when the field is bigger and a group phase fits the venue better. The format finder compares both for your exact numbers.