Information
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𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝟳
• Kick-off 2027 in style
• The Jar HQ, Maidstone
• Melbourne’s highest-quality tournament series is here to deliver BIG on this one
• More games, less delays
• The first 100 players to join will receive a complimentary custom TDS T-shirt 👕
• All players will receive a complementary DIPPO frozen banana on the day 🍌
• Coffee cart on site ☕
• Ultra-early bird discount of $15 off each event joined by December 5
𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗟𝗘
• 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟯
8:00am: Mixed 3.50-3.99
11:30am: Men’s <2.99
3:00pm: Men’s 4.00+
6:30pm: Mixed 3.00-3.49
• 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟰
8:00am: Women’s 3.00-3.49
11:30am: Men’s 3.50-3.99
3:00pm: Mixed <2.99
6:30pm: Mixed 4.00+
• 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟲 (𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬)
8:00am: Women’s 3.50-3.99
11:30am: Women’s <2.99
3:00pm: Men’s 3.00-3.49
6:30pm: Women’s 4.00+
• Arrival time is 30 minutes prior to the above start times. Late = automatic forfeit
𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧
• Round robin games to 11, win by 2 with 6-team pools
• Round robin games to 15, win by 2 with 5-team pools
• Round robin --> RO16 --> QF --> SF --> F with 20+ teams
• Round robin --> QF --> SF --> F with 12-19 teams
• Round robin --> SF --> F with 8-11 teams
• RO16 + QF are first to 15, win by 2
• SF + F are best of 3 sets, first to 11, win by 2
𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗭𝗘𝗦 (𝗠𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗠𝗨𝗠 𝗦𝗢 𝗙𝗔𝗥)
• MENS, MIXED AND WOMEN’S <2.99 | PRIZE PACK
• MENS, MIXED AND WOMEN’S: 3.00-3.49 | PRIZE PACK + $150 CASH
• MENS, MIXED AND WOMEN’S 3.50-3.99 | $300 CASH
• MENS, MIXED AND WOMEN’S 4.00+ | $600 CASH. If less than 12 teams enter the prize pool will be proportional to the total teams entered (E.g. $250 for 6 teams)
• All 6 podium winners will ALSO receive a custom “The Dink Series” Sports T-shirt and Medals
• First place to receive 70% of cash prizes, second place to receive 30%
• The first 100 registered players will receive a custom “The Dink Series” T-shirt
• All players attending will receive one complementary DIPPO Frozen Banana (normally $11)
𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗡𝗚
• $70 per event
• 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 $𝟱𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 and ends on December 5 2026 11:59pm (23% off each event). Two events = save $30
• Price increase on January 10th 11:59pm to $80 per event
𝗗𝗨𝗣𝗥 𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦
• MUST READ BEFORE REGISTERING: https://www.thedinkseries.com/dupr
• 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗗𝗨𝗣𝗥 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗢𝗖𝗞𝗘𝗗 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟵𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳. After this date, rating changes will not affect eligibility unless the player exceeds the division maximum by 0.30 or more
𝗔𝗗𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
• ZERO tolerance for poor behaviour
• No sandbagging
• Event in accordance with the GPF rulebook
• You cannot join back-to-back events
• The tournament director reserves the right to alter start times by up to 2 hours at any time
• It is a condition of entry that all attendees understand that they may be photographed or filmed at the event and that these images may be used without express permission or payment
• Seeding queries can be viewed here: https://www.thedinkseries.com/seeding
• By signing up, you consent to receive promotional emails and SMS messages from The Dink Series
𝗥𝗘𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗣𝗢𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗬
• Please see here: https://www.thedinkseries.com/refund-policy