Frequently asked questions
Everything a first-time Pickle Pot player wants to know — how the format works, registering with a partner, the pot, and event day. Still stuck? Get in touch.
Format & play
What is Pickle Pot and how does the format work?
Pickle Pot runs cash-prize doubles tournaments. Divisions are gated by your team's combined DUPR, so you play teams at your level.
Within a division you play round-robin pool games. Those results seed a single-elimination bracket — and every team advances into the bracket, so you're never one-and-done after pools. You win your way to a champion, and the top teams split the pot.
Is it really single-elimination if every team advances?
Yes. Pools decide your seed, not whether you make the bracket — everyone gets in. From there the bracket is single-elimination: win and keep moving, lose and you're out. Your pool finish just decides how favorable your bracket path starts.
Want the full step-by-step? See the Format & rules page.
Registration & partners
Do I need a partner? Is there a partner-matching service?
Pickle Pot is doubles, so you register as a team with a partner. There's no automated partner-matching service.
No partner yet? Choose "Need a partner" when you register and the director will try to help pair you up before the event — but it isn't guaranteed. You can also invite a specific person by name and email; if they already have a Pickle Pot account under that email, the registration shows up on their account too.
Do I need an account?
Yes — you register with a Pickle Pot account so you can manage your registration, check in, and follow your matches. Sign up with an email and password, or sign in with Google.
Do you have discount or comp codes?
If the director created a code, enter it when you register for a paid division. A percentage or dollar-amount code lowers your entry fee; a code that covers the full fee confirms your spot for free. Codes only apply where there's an entry fee.
Divisions & DUPR
How are divisions decided?
Each division has a combined-DUPR band — a floor, a cap, or both (for example 7.0–8.0, or 9.0 and below). Your team's combined DUPR is the sum of both players' ratings. You register for a division your combined DUPR fits.
What if my combined DUPR is outside a division's band?
When you register yourself, a team that's over the cap or under the floor is turned away from that division — pick one you fit. A director adding a team by hand can override the band at their discretion. The band is only checked when both players' ratings are known.
Money & prizes
How does the prize pot work?
Entry fees pool into the prize pot. Each division pays out its top finishers, and the payout split for a division is posted with that division. Prizes are paid in cash to the winning teams.
How much does it cost, and how do I pay?
The entry fee is set by the event's director and shown on the division when you register. Your spot is reserved as soon as you register. Some events let you pay online; otherwise your director will tell you how to pay. A free or fully-comped division has nothing to pay.
What happens if a division is full?
You join the waitlist. Waitlists are first-come, first-served: when a spot opens, the team that's been waiting longest is promoted automatically and your account updates to show "You're in." A waitlisted team doesn't pay until it's promoted.
Event day
How do I check in on event day?
Check in yourself from your account, or scan the check-in QR code at the venue and tap Check in. Check-in opens shortly before the event starts. Your partner signs the liability waiver when they check in.
Who keeps score? How does self-scoring work?
Players can report their own scores. One team reports the result from their account, the other team confirms it, and once confirmed it's official — standings and the bracket update right away. If a team disputes a reported score, it's cleared and the director sorts it out. Directors can enter and correct any score.
What's the waiver about?
If the event has a liability waiver, the registering captain agrees to it at registration (a required checkbox, digitally recorded). The partner signs the same waiver when they check in on event day.
What if we can't make it, or need to withdraw?
Reach out to your director to withdraw. Withdrawing frees your slot and the next waitlisted team is promoted automatically. On event day, a team that never checks in is treated as a no-show; the director handles no-shows and forfeits, which count as a loss but don't distort point differentials.
Your account & privacy
Is my information public?
Every player has a public player card showing your name, DUPR rating, and tournament results — never your email. You can turn your card off from your account; then it won't be shareable or appear in search.
Deleting your account removes your name, photo, and DUPR. Past results stay as part of the event record but are shown as "Deleted player."