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The Gearbox Playin Pickleball VR Open

Gearbox & Playin Games proudly present the Gearbox Playin Pickleball VR Open, an online VR pickleball tournament for players of all skills and abilities with chances to win fabulous prizes.

 

This event took place March 28th – April 2nd, 2023

Congratulations to our Tournament Winner:

salty dadda!

After battling through 4 matches, Salty Dadda took home the grand prize for the tournament after defeating Fernando Chavez 2-1 in a 1v1 match that included a 7-point-comeback-to-win game, a “pickled” game (11-0), and a nail-biter battle of attrition for the third game.

 

Read on for tournament recordings and participant outcomes.

Salty Dadda will be joining the folks at Gearbox Sports to watch the PPA Newport Beach Doubles Shootout in California.

Participant Outcomes

Tournament Winner: Salty Dadda

A trip to stay and watch the upcoming PPA event at Newport Beach, April 21st to 23rd, which includes airfare, tournament admission for 2 days, and a 2-night stay. The Tournament winner will also have a “Pickleball hit session” with a Gearbox pro for 30 minutes, a free Playin Pickleball Meta Quest Store Code to share with a friend, and has already received a customized role label on the Playin Pickleball Discord Server.

Runner-Up: Fernando Chavez

Either a Gearbox CX14H Ultimate Power paddle (estimated value $249 USD) or Gearbox GBX paddle (estimated value $199 USD). The Runner-Up will also receive a free Playin Pickleball Meta Quest Store Code to share with a friend, and has already received a customized role label on the Playin Pickleball Discord Server.

Semi-Final and Quarter Final Participants:

  • Semi-Finalists: Searsy, ThePROcrastinator
  • Quarter-Finalists: Silmarel, Skurt05, straussinator

These players will receive a free Playin Pickleball Meta Quest Store Code to share with a friend, and have already received a customized role label on the Playin Pickleball Discord Server. These players will also have their names *entered into a draw for either a Gearbox CX14H Ultimate Power paddle (estimated value $249 USD) or Gearbox GBX paddle (estimated value $199 USD).

Remaining Participants:

  • Accadbj6, AhwooAhwoo, Bahbabla, Bruce241, Chanoski, Dallen38, Frankmarquart121, GiggleM8, HavaBrew22, Hulagirl401, Instagregs, nonotthatjustin, Pickleball Lover, Sexypickle, tabascosauce, Tennischicky, The_Pickler, Wario954, wildcatdad, wrx2themaxx, and Zingaling

     

All remaining participants in the tournament will have their names *entered into a draw for either a Gearbox CX14H Ultimate Power paddle (estimated value $249 USD) or Gearbox GBX paddle (estimated value $199 USD). Remaining participants have already received a customized role label on the Playin Pickleball Discord Server.

*There is one draw for either the Gearbox CX14H Ultimate Power paddle or Gearbox GBX paddle between the Semi-finals, Quarter-finals, and remaining participants together as a collective group, not one draw per group.

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