{"id":26198,"date":"2022-07-06T10:39:58","date_gmt":"2022-07-06T15:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=26198"},"modified":"2022-07-06T10:39:58","modified_gmt":"2022-07-06T15:39:58","slug":"middle-states-diamond-regional","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brubakers.us\/?p=26198","title":{"rendered":"Middle States Diamond Regional"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every time I try to get caught up, I fall further and further behind on the blog. There’s just so much stuff going on and, when I had planned to compete in one tournament per month at the beginning of the year, I completely underestimated how many tournaments there truly are — if I count the local ones. It’s been more like a tournament every week. And, even then, I have to really pick and choose because there are often multiple tournaments going on in the same weekend.<\/p>\n

Despite not having the best results, I really enjoyed participating in the Middle States Regional pickleball tournament last year so Brian and I traveled to St. Louis again this year. The tournament was held at the same location, Dwight Davis Tennis Center, but the difference is, instead of being a “golden ticket” event for Nationals, the regional tournaments are now qualifiers for the Diamond Amateur Championships<\/a>. Click here<\/a> for an explanation of how you qualify for Nationals. It’s not as straight forward as it used to be, unless you play in one of the National Championship Series<\/a> tournaments, which are the new “golden ticket” tournaments rather than regionals.<\/p>\n

This tournament is most memorable to me because it was my first ever triple crown. It’s the best results I’ve ever gotten in any tournament that I’ve participated in so far (thanks to my awesome partners Kendra Wicks and Ramon Lozano)…<\/p>\n