Sombrero Showdown and Amigos Cup: Feb 6 – 10, 2020
The Sombrero Showdown and Amigos Cup are two international competitions combined into a single five-day event that will take place from Thursday, February 6 to Monday, February 10, 2020. The Sombrero Showdown is an under 60 & over 60 (SSIPA) International Tournament and the Amigos Cup is a fun team round robin for all Sombrero Showdown participants.
SOMBRERO SHOWDOWN and AMIGOS CUP
This unique event offers two international competitions combined into a single five-day event.
1. The first event is the Sombrero Showdown, for players 25+ years old. For those players 60 and over, your brackets will be run as a SSIPA tournament. This four-day event will run from Thursday, February 6 to Sunday, February 9, 2020 in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico.
2. The second event is the Amigos Cup. This fun and friendly event will feature “Team Mexico” versus “Team The World.” Teams will be formed by “ALL” players who register for the Sombrero Showdown. It is a one-day event which will run on Monday, February 10, 2020 in San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico.
We welcome pickleball pro, Scott Moore, who will run a 1-day bootcamp and several mini-clinics on the days before the tournament. More details available soon.
REGISTRATION:
One registration fee covers both the Sombrero Showdown (2 events) and the Amigos Cup
Registration Fee: $55.00 USD
Registration Deadline: January 10, 2020
Registration begins October 10, 2019 at 8:00am. Register on pickleballtournaments.com.
If you are participating in the over 60 SSIPA Sombrero Showdown, and you want circuit points to go towards the SSIPA National Championships then you must be a SSIPA member. To become a member go to ssipa.pb.org.
Tournament Details
Thursday, February 6- Sunday, February 9, 2020
Sombrero Showdown
Format:
Double Elimination / Round Robin
Age/Skill Based Tournament
Ages: 25+, 50+, 60+, 65+, 70+, 75+, 80+ (planned)
Skill: 3.0 to 5.0+
Sombrero Showdown Schedule for SSIPA and non-SSIPA:
- Thursday, February 6, 2020: Men’s Doubles. Ages 25 – 49, 50 – 59, 60+,65+,70+,75+,80+; Skill: 3.0 – 5.0+
- Friday, February 7, 2020: Mixed Doubles. Ages 25 – 49, 50 – 59, Skill: 3.0 – 5.0+ … and … Ages 60+,65+,70+,75+,80+; Skill: 4.0 – 5.0+
- Saturday, February 8, 2020: Mixed Doubles. Ages 60+,65+,70+,75+,80+; Skill: 3.0 – 3.5
- Sunday, February 9, 2020: Women’s Doubles. Ages 25 – 49, 50 – 59, 60+,65+,70+,75+,80+; Skill: 3.0 – 5.0+
Monday, February 10, 2019
3rd Annual Amigos Cup
Pickleball’s first Mexican Challenge, as Mexico takes on The World!
Fun Pickleball Play in the San Carlos Sun
Format:
Team Competition: Team Mexico versus Team The World
A fun one day round robin
All players play multiple matches throughout the day
Limited to participants of the Sombrero Showdown
If you register for the Amigos Cup, you must be committed to play on this day as you will be part of a Team of other players
Events Schedule:
- Wednesday, February 5, 2020: courts available for all players to practice
- Thursday, February 6, 2020: Men’s Doubles (Sombrero Showdown). Ages 25 – 49, 50 – 59, 60+,65+,70+,75+,80+; Skill: 3.0 – 5.0+
- Friday, February 7, 2020: Mixed Doubles (Sombrero Showdown). Ages 25 – 49, 50 – 59, Skill: 3.0 – 5.0 and Ages 60+,65+,70+,75+,80+; Skill: 4.0 – 5.0+
- Saturday, February 8, 2020: Mixed Doubles (Sombrero Showdown). Ages 60+,65+,70+,75+,80+; Skill: 3.0 – 3.5
- Sunday, February 9, 2020: Women’s Doubles (Sombrero Showdown). Ages 25 – 49, 50 – 59, 60+,65+,70+,75+,80+; Skill: 3.0 – 5.0+
- Monday, February 10, 2020: Amigos Cup — Mexico vs The World
Click here for photos from the 2018 Sombrero Showdown and visit us on Facebook.
Video from 2018 tournament (men’s and mixed days)
Location:
Mirador Courts in San Carlos, Sonora Mexico.
Find out all there is to see and do in San Carlos here.
Learn about San Carlos Pickleball here.
This is San Carlos!
This is a destination tournament and half the fun will be exploring San Carlos and making new friends. When you’re not playing pickleball, you can boat, kayak, ATV, horse ride, snorkle, dive, kiteboard, flyboard, golf, jet ski, walk on the beaches, watch spectacular sunsets, dine at the many fabulous restaurants (from traditional taco stands to fine dining) and enjoy a cold cerveza or margarita at a beach-front bar.
Sombrero Showdown in the News
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From Pickleball Magazine March/April 2018 (click to read the magazine: pages 38 – 39 and 42 – 44)
with a focus also on the SSIPA component and all there is to do in San Carlos
Sombrero Showdown in Canadian Pickleball Magazine April (click to read the magazine: page 11)
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