Saguaro KICKBALL TOURNAMENT 2024
A brand new tournament in Partnership with The Saguaro Cup (SaguaroCup.Com)
All-Gender and She/They Divisions
April 12th-14th in Phoenix, Arizona
2 Day Tournament with events all weekend!
Please note: This is an LGBTQAI+ RECREATIONAL TOURNAMENT. We welcome players of all skill, gender, and sexuality, but the primary focus of this tournament is to represent the QUEER COMMUNITY in all capacities.
TOURNAMENT STYLE
Pride Cup is a seeded bracket tournament.
Day 1 - Pods of 6 teams will compete in 3 matches in a round robin rotation. Their tournament seeding will be determined by their final rank.
Day 2 - Single Elimination tournament. Teams will be seeded into divisions
Brackets will be determined by location and blind draw. As this is a national tournament, we want teams from around the country to be able to compete against other teams.
We expect to have 2 divisions for the tournament. This is a fun tournament and we encourage people of all skills to participate.
TEAM SIZES:
12-21 players.
PLAYER COST:
$45 - starting Jan 18th
$50 - starting Feb 18th
$55 - March 20th to close
All teams must have an 12 person minimum, by March 20th, or their team will be removed from the tournament with no refund.
Registration Closes April 7th
PRIZES:
1st Place A Division - Pride Trophy Cup + Medals + Free Entrance to Sin City 25’
1st Place B Division - Pride Trophy Cup + Medals
LOCATION:
Games are located near the host hotel at Encanto Park
TRANSPORTATION:
There is no transportation to the fields. We encourage car rentals, but ubers/lyfts are available.
WEATHER:
Phoenix Heat is unpredictable. Games will be played unless the weather is dangerously hot.
HOTEL:
Embassy Suites in Downtown Phoenix
King Studio $179 / King Suite $199 / Double Suite: $219
Booking Link: https://www.hilton.com/en/attend-my-event/saguaro-cup-sports-festival-2024/
AFTER THE GAMES ARE DONE:
Parties and Events in partnership with the SaguaroCup.Com. OutLoud Sports will have our own Kickball Party Saturday Night.
HOTEL
Book your rooms in advance! SaguaroCup.Com
DIVISION CLASSIFICATIONS:
A Division: Teams that compete at a high level. These are teams that have won their local leagues multiple times, have players that are perceived as the best in their respected communities, have players that compete in national circuits like Kickball365, have players that are experienced kickball players throughout their roster. These are players that have ranked, or consistently rank, in the A-Division in tournaments sponsored by OutLoud Sports, Stonewall Sports, or Kickball365. THIS IS AN ADVANCED OR EXPERIENCED DIVISION
B Division: Teams that are competitive but have a balanced roster of talented and still learning players. These are teams that have won their B-divisions, if existing, in their local leagues, compete well but end up in the middle of the pack, have a wide variety of talent but never make an impact in their local leagues, players that are competitive but still learning the game, players that have won tournaments, like Sin City, Stonewall or GKUSA, but never in the A-Division. THIS IS AN INTERMEDIATE OR DEVELOPING TALENT DIVISION
C Divisions: Teams that are social or recreational and compete just to have fun. Teams may have competitive players but the interest of these teams is to socialize and drink and have fun, more than compete at a high level. These are teams that may have won their C-Division, if existing in their local leagues, have players that have never played before or just completed their first season, players that are still learning the game, players who prefer to be hungover and just have fun, than go to bed early, players who exhibit skills but are still developing them, players that have won tournaments, like Sin City, but never in the A or B Division. THIS IS A BEGINNERS OR SOCIAL/RECREATIONAL DIVISION