wyndham Westfield

18592 Carousel Ln, Westfield, IN 46074

Key Information:

Wyndham Westfield is located across the street from Grand Park Sports Campus, the host venue for the APP U.S. Collegiate Championships. Amenities include free breakfast, fitness center, heated indoor pool, arcade, free high-speed Wifi, and free parking.

The APP will provide two rooms for three nights per team. Student-athletes are permitted to use more rooms or stay longer, but the additional room nights are the player’s responsibility. The APP will handle the booking and management of accommodations. An APP rep will contact captains in the coming weeks to confirm room assignments for each team.

Daily Schedule

Tuesday, January 2
MANDATORY Captain’s Meeting (evening)
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Wednesday, January 3
APP U.S. Collegiate Championships TEAM COMPETITION (Pool Play)
APP U.S. Collegiate Championships INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION (Mixed Doubles)
7:30 p.m. — Player Dinner, hosted by Hamilton County Sports Authority, at Wyndham Westfield

Thursday, January 4
APP U.S. Collegiate Championships TEAM COMPETITION (Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Finals)
APP U.S. Collegiate Championships INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles)

Friday, January 5
APP Midwest Open – Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles

Saturday, January 6
APP Midwest Open – Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles

Sunday, January 7  
APP Midwest Open – Mixed Doubles
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Thursday, January 4
APP U.S. Collegiate Championships TEAM COMPETITION (Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Finals)
APP U.S. Collegiate Championships INDIVIDUAL EVENTS (Men’s Singles, Women’s Singles, Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles)

Format

APP U.S. Collegiate Championships – Team Competition

Each team will consist of a minimum of two men and two women and a maximum of three men and three women.

The first phase of the competition is Pool Play. Pool Play matches will be rally scoring, win by one, one game to 11 (singles) or 15 (doubles/mixed) and consist of five matches: women’s singles, men’s singles, women’s doubles, men’s doubles, and mixed doubles. Advancing from each pool will be the top-performing team.

The Knockout round will be a single elimination bracket with rally scoring, win by one, one game to 11 (singles) or 15 (doubles). Games will consist of five matches: women’s singles, men’s singles, women’s doubles, men’s doubles, and mixed doubles.


APP U.S. Collegiate Championships – Individual Events

Play will be round robin (pool play) with playoffs. All teams/players will play a minimum of 4-6 games. Round robins will consist of a minimum of 4 teams/players and a maximum of 6 teams/players. The top 4 teams/players will advance to a playoff. If a bracket consists of more than 2 pools of 6 teams/players, there is a potential for 6 teams/players to advance to playoffs.

Individual events will use side-out scoring. Scoring for round robin will be 1 to 15, win by 2. Playoff matches will be 1 to 15, win by 2 and Medal matches will be 2/3 to 11, win by 2.

Prize Money

Teams will be competing for $50,000 in scholarship money at the APP U.S. Collegiate Championships.

The scholarship money will be distributed as follows:
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Team Competition Prize Pool – $32,500
1st: $12,000
2nd: $6,000
3rd: $3,500
4th: $2,000
5-8. $1,250 each
9-12. $1,000 each

Individual Competition Prize Pool – $17,500
Women's Singles: Gold - $875, Silver - $525, Bronze - $350
Men's Singles: Gold - $875, Silver - $525, Bronze - $350
Women's Doubles: Gold - $2,175, Silver - $1,305, Bronze - $870
Men's Doubles: Gold - $2,175, Silver - $1,305, Bronze - $870
Mixed Doubles: Gold - $2,175, Silver - $1,305, Bronze - $870

Event Promotion

The APP is working on event promotion with a wide group of event partners, both in Indiana and across the USA, aiming to maximize fan attendance during the event, and to encourage college sports and pickleball fans to tune in to the event broadcasts. Details of how schools can help promote the event will be announced soon.

During the event itself, the APP will have photographers and videographers on-site to capture content for the APP’s social media channels, and all college teams are encouraged to bring their own content creators to record their exploits during the competition.

Media accreditation for those creators will be announced prior to the event by the APP.

Fan Tickets

Tickets can be purchased through the APP’s exclusive ticketing provider, SI Tickets. Ticketing information will be released at a later date.