Pickleball players from around the province flocked to Vernon for the Royal Lepage Frostbite Men's Doubles Classic Saturday, March 15.
The early-season round robin tournament, hosted by the Vernon Pickleball Association (VPA), saw a total of 61 teams and 122 players compete in a number of different divisions and age groups.
"It's a fairly high standard. We have a full referee contingent and a really great organizational team here," said tournament director Richard Chambers as the action got underway Saturday morning.
With athletes from the Lower Mainland, the Interior and a tonne of locals, the Frostbite Classic was one of the first tournaments in the province and organizers were pleased with the sign-up, as well as the level of play, especially in the higher skilled divisions.
"The hand-eye coordination, the speed, and the dexterity of soft shots and hard shots is pretty impressive," Chambers said.
The tournament was made possible with the work of 30 volunteers, who among other functions manned a command centre keeping track of the many scores that came in, determining the playing schedule and assigning referees.
"There's a bunch of complexities to it and we've just got a terrific group of volunteers," Chambers said.
Ten divisions meant 10 gold medals were awarded at the end of the tournament; the higher numbers indicate the higher skill level divisions. Here are the results:
Skill 3.0 Age 13-59
香蕉视频直播� Gold: Brad Tomlinson, Bobby Tomlinson
香蕉视频直播� Silver: Darren Wright, Marshall Melnychuk
香蕉视频直播� Bronze: Mark Jakovcic, Bowen Assman
Skill 3.0 Age 60+
香蕉视频直播� Gold: Garth Rowe, Ken Wright
香蕉视频直播� Silver: Paul Couch, Duncan Cameron
香蕉视频直播� Bronze: William Farmer, Peter Love
Skill 3.5 Age 13-55
香蕉视频直播� Gold: John Marollano, Danny Lasante
香蕉视频直播� Silver: Jesse LaFountain, Marc Desrosiers
香蕉视频直播� Bronze: Jens Lohmann, Periklis Vitoratos
Skill 3.5 Age 56-66
香蕉视频直播� Gold: Gordon Penn, Gary Edwards
香蕉视频直播� Silver: Ken James, Sandy Steinley
香蕉视频直播� Bronze: Bruce Kinshella, David Ringham
Skill 3.5 Age 65+
香蕉视频直播� Gold: Douglas Hogg, Brock Waldron
香蕉视频直播� Silver: Lionel Gray, Colin Greveling
香蕉视频直播� Bronze: Juerg Feldmann, Mark Forsythe
Skill 4.0 Age 13-49
香蕉视频直播� Gold: Rocco Hoeller, Blake Culbert
香蕉视频直播� Silver: Vij Mathew, Trevor Miyazaki
香蕉视频直播� Bronze: Mike Gomes, Raymond Ong
Skill 4.0 Age 50-57
香蕉视频直播� Gold: Sergio Da Silva, Jared Enns
香蕉视频直播� Silver: MG Kong, Storm Moore
香蕉视频直播� Bronze: Mike Macintosh, John Desaulniers
Skill 4.0 Age 58+
香蕉视频直播� Gold: Kevin Thomas, Steven Johnston
香蕉视频直播� Silver: Winston Seto, Rick Klein
香蕉视频直播� Bronze: Sean Kennedy, Paramjit Gill
Skill 4.5 Age 13+
香蕉视频直播� Gold: Thomas Elwell, Carlos DaRosa
香蕉视频直播� Silver: Rob McMillan, Chayton Hauberg
香蕉视频直播� Bronze: Dale Rourke, Anton Venter
Skill 5.0 Any Age
香蕉视频直播� Gold: Bob McIntosh, Matthew Seward
香蕉视频直播� Silver: Kyle Crowder, Brett Forsythe
香蕉视频直播� Bronze: Brett MacPherson, Kalvin Burgess
Coming up at the Vernon pickleball facility, the annual Royal Lepage Women香蕉视频直播檚 tournament takes place on April 12. There is also a mixed tournament on May 10 (a sanctioned event), and the BC Pickleball Championships take place July 24-27.
