NOTE:  As most events on the 2020 CR Junior Beach Tour were cancelled due to COVID-19, we have also had to cancel the July 11 and 18 CR Junior Beach Tour Championship Events.  Depending on future State Government Executive Orders, we may look at holding Open Championships in August.  Check back for updates.

The tour-ending Carolina Region Junior Beach Tour Championships (CR JBT Championships) will be coming to the Southern Sand Complex in Apex (near Raleigh) on:

• July 11, 2020 – Open (aka Gold) division bid earners – CANCELLED
• July 18, 2020 – AA (aka Silver) division bid earners  – CANCELLED

Qualification for Championships:  This is a by-invitation-only event. Teams earn bids to either the Open or AA divisions based on high finishes at a CR JBT event cz-lekarna.com. Anyone signing up that did not earn a bid will be removed. If space is left prior to the Open/Gold division event, extra bids will be offered to teams based on rankings from the 2020 season during the 1-2 weeks before the event.  If space is left prior to the AA/Silver division event, then it may be opened to all non-bid earners on a first-come, first-serve basis. NOTE:  BOTH players on a team must be members of the Carolina Region to be eligible to participate in these Championships.

Bids to the Carolina Region Tour Championships are offered as follows:

• • Beach National Qualifiers:
    • Open Division:
      • All players earning a bid to the national championships in either the National Open or Regional Open divisions will also receive a bid to the CRJBT championships.
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    • AA Division Bids:
      • Bids are awarded based on the size of the AA division as mentioned under the Standard Events section
  • Beach Regional Qualifiers/Premier Tour Events:
    • Open Division Bids:
      • 1-3 teams: 1st Place
      • 4-7 teams: 1st and 2nd Place
      • 8+ teams: All Semi-finalists
    • AA Division Bids:
      • Bids are awarded based on the size of the AA division as mentioned under the Standard Events section.
  • Standard Events (Open and AA divisions) – Bids are awarded based on the playoff sizes within each division (For example: A division of 14 teams may have an Open (or Gold) 8-team playoff with AA (or Silver) 6-team playoff). Minimum of 3 teams required:
    • 3-7 teams: 1st place team. The bid can trickle down to 2nd place if 1st place team already has a bid.
    • 8-11 teams: 1st and 2nd place teams. No trickling down of bids.
    • 12+ teams – All Semi-finalists. No trickling down of bids.

All divisions play on Saturday: Girls 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U & Boys 18U, 14U (based on interest).

Dates/Times/Format:

 

• Saturday, July 11 or July 18 (Championships – Standard Doubles)
  • Check-in starts at 8 am. Competition starts shortly after 8:30 am through around 4 pm.
  • Format: Pool play followed by playoff brackets. Depending on final field and pool sizes, top teams from each pool will advance to a championships playoff bracket. Remaining teams will compete in consolation bracket as space/time permits. If space permits, we will try to keep pools to 4 so full match play can be incorporated whenever possible.

Locations (about 5 miles apart):

Primary: Southern Sand Volleyball Complex – 6175 Old Jenks Rd, Apex, NC, 27523

Overflow: Green Hope Elementary School Park – 2750 Louis Stephens Dr, Cary, NC 27519

Host Hotels: Courtyard and Residence Inn of Cary. Closest hotels to complex (5 minutes). We have special rates available at these two nearby Marriott chain hotels for anyone looking for accommodations.

• Both the Courtyard’s special rates and the Residence Inn’s (kitchens included in rooms) special rates are available at this page.

Cost/Registration:

• $60/team.  Registration link will be provided to bid winners via email.