🧙‍♀️ 20 Teams. Crazy Curse Cards. Cash Battles. Costume Chaos! Forget the tricks — we're here for treats, rallies and a little bit of witchcraft! 🏓💀 Get ready for a spooktacular night of pickleball where your skills will be tested, your luck will be challenged, and your opponents might just get cursed! 👻 📅 Date: Friday, 30 October 2026 ⏰ Time: 8:00 PM – 11:00 PM 📍 Venue: Double Bounced Balakong 👥 Format: 20 Fixed Teams | 40 Players 💰 Entry Fee: RM45 per person 🎟️ Early Bird: RM40 per person if paid by 23 October, 6:00 PM Your entry includes: - 🥤 Free drinks and snacks - 🎃 Halloween Curse Card challenges - 💵 Cash Battle prizes - 🎁 Lucky Draw featuring Franklin pickleballs - 🧟 Best Costume Team competition ⚠️ COSTUMES ARE COMPULSORY! Club jerseys don't count. Bring your Halloween spirit — the crazier, the better! --- 🏓 1. FIND YOUR PARTNER & PICK YOUR CATEGORY Find your own partner, and make sure BOTH players fall within the same DUPR category. Category| DUPR Range 🅰️ CAT A| 2.000 – 2.500 🅱️ CAT B| 2.501 – 2.800 🅲 CAT C| 2.801 – 3.000 🅳 CAT D| 3.001 and above 🚫 NR players are not eligible to participate (unless those who are Coach J's students) Examples of eligible and ineligible pairings: - 2.232 + 2.498 = ❤️ Eligible - 2.522 + 2.801 = 💔 Not eligible - 2.610 + 2.769 = ❤️ Eligible - 2.823 + 3.003 = 💔 Not eligible Choose your preferred format: - Men's Doubles (MD) - Mixed Doubles (XD) - Women's Doubles (WD) ⚖️ Gender Format Handicaps Matchup| Handicap MD vs WD| 0–5 MD vs XD| 0–3 XD vs WD| 0–3 Handicaps apply according to the matchup. Play fair, play hard, and let the games begin! --- 🧙‍♀️ 2. THE HALLOWEEN TWIST: CURSE CARD CHALLENGE! When a higher DUPR category team faces a lower DUPR category team, the higher-category team must draw a Halloween Curse Card! 😈 What curse awaits the higher category team? Nobody knows until they draw! 🧙 The Witch's Weak Hand Players must use their non-dominant hand for the first 3 serves of the team. 👻 The Invisible Partner Only ONE fixed player from the cursed team may play during the first 3 combined points of both teams. 🏓 The Haunted Paddle Both players must use beginner paddles for the first 5 combined points of both teams. 🎃 The Pumpkin Hand Both players must keep their non-dominant hand behind their backs for the first 5 combined points of both teams. 🦞 The Lobster Curse For the cursed team's first 3 serves, the third shot must be a lob. Think you're good enough to beat a lower DUPR team? Let's see how you do when the cursed cards get involved! 👻 --- 💵 3. THE CASH BATTLE CHALLENGE Game Rules 1. Random Paddle Stacking: Opponents will be assigned randomly. You may play against the same team a maximum of TWO times. If you get matched with the same team for a third time, alert the host so the draw can be reshuffled. 2. 15-Point Rally Scoring: Every rally counts. First to 15 points wins. 3. Sudden Death: No room for last-minute miracles — stay sharp! 4. Team Rankings: Your winning percentage determines your position. Winning percentage = Games Won ÷ Games Played × 100% The two teams with the highest winning percentages will claim our Halloween crowns! - 🥇 Champion: The Halloween Legends - RM98 - 🥈 Runner-Up: The Pumpkin Legends — RM58 Tiebreakers: 1. Highest winning percentage 2. Best score difference (points scored minus points conceded) 3. If still tied, an additional game will decide the winner. --- 🎁 4. THE LUCKY DRAW: WIN GAMES, WIN TOKENS! Every victory earns you ONE Lucky Draw Token. The more games you win, the more chances you get to take home a prize! 🎁 Franklin Pickleball Lucky Draw Prizes - 🥇 Grand Prize: 8 Franklin Balls - 🥈 Second Prize: 5 Franklin Balls - 🥉 Third Prize: 3 Franklin Balls Come for the pickleball. Stay for the treats. Leave with a bag of balls? 👀🏓 --- 🧟 5. BEST COSTUME TEAM COMPETITION This is Halloween — looking normal is suspicious! 🎃 Costume Rules 1. Everyone must dress up! Club jerseys alone do not count as costumes. 2. Your costume must be worn for at least 5 games to qualify for the competition. 3. Wear your costume throughout the entire event and earn 3 BONUS Lucky Draw Tokens per person! 4. Every player gets ONE vote for a team. You cannot vote for your own team. 5. The team with the most votes wins the Best Costume Team Prize of RM58! Go spooky, go silly, go ridiculously creative. Matching costumes are encouraged — but looking like you escaped from a haunted pickleball court is even better! 👻 --- 👻 READY TO GET CURSED? 🎃 Find your partner. 🏓 Pick your category. 🧙‍♀️ Prepare for the curses. 💵 Battle for the cash. 🎁 Win your Lucky Draw Tokens. 🧟 Dress to impress — or terrify! Only 20 teams. 40 players. One unforgettable Halloween night! 📩 Gather your partner and secure your spot before the courts are haunted by someone else! EVERGREEN SWEAT CLUB You bring the paddles, we bring the fun! 💚🎃