This year's Annual Pan Am Tournament was held from Fri-Oct-26 through to Sun-Oct-28 at the Pan Am Centre in Markham, Ontario.
The event was run primarily as an open, skill-based tournament with two divisions:
There were no age categories except for a unique Men's 70+ division which was played on Friday.
The table below shows the final standings for all teams that placed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in their respective divisions.
Division | 1st Place (Gold) | 2nd Place (Silver) | 3rd Place (Bronze) |
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Women's Doubles 3.5 & Under |
S-Squared Sharon Mansfield & Shelly MacDougall |
Dare Doubles Susan Ross & Kim Rowe |
Niagara Winers Tineke Houtby & Lisa Burke |
Women's Doubles 3.5 & Over |
Michelle & Anne Michelle Chin & Anne Evans |
Graham/Whitaker Ella Whitaker & Jill Graham |
Karin & Catherine Karin Mundinger & Catherine Bolahood |
Mixed Doubles 3.5 & Under |
Pickleball 365 John Cameron & Stacey Hurley |
Team 3.14 John Thompson & Shelley MacDougall |
SFAT Gordon Chung & Antonia Tsui |
Mixed Doubles 3.5 & Over |
Cool Runnings Cameron Taylor & Michelle Chin |
Slam Dink Rahemin (Ray) Nanji & Renee Di Giuseppe |
Gil & Kim Gil Metcalfe & Kim Porter |
Men's Doubles 3.5 & Under |
Pickleball 365 John Cameron & Harry Stewart |
PB365 Alan Ogaki & Leonard Ogaki |
UPBEAT Bob Chau & Malcolm Hales |
Men's Doubles 3.5 & Over |
Progress Picklers Rahemin (Ray) Nanji & Mohammed Mall |
Where's My Paddle Jamie Chin & Graham Hilyer |
Lance & Naz Lance Heydon & Nazih Assi |
Men's Doubles Age 70+ |
Bill & Andrew Bill Furse & Andrew Ling |
The Old Guys Allan McHugh & Stephen Phinney |
The Aspirers Eddy Wong & Malcolm Hales |
Results provided courtesy of Tournament Director, Nizar Moosa
Special thanks to Nizar Moosa, the Tournament Director and Supervisor of Sports Development at the Markham Pan Am Centre, for organizing a well-run tournament. Thanks as well to his team of volunteers who worked tirelessly to keep the event running smoothly.
Thanks to all of our Progress Pickleball Club members who competed strongly in this tournament and who represented us well! And congratulations to all players who medalled.
Document Archive
All documents that were sent out by Tournament Director, Nizar Moosa, pertaining to the 2018 Pan Am Tournament have been archived below:
Photo Archive
The following is a link to a photo archive that has been provided by Tournament Director, Nizar Moosa:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5Lbfscqu2vfCxwXN8
Contributed Photos
One of our Progress Members, Mary Seto, was a volunteer at the 2018 Pan Am Annual Pickleball Tournament.
She generously contributed some photos that she took while at the tournament: