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 13, 2019 – Open (aka Gold) division bid earners
- July 20, 2019 – AA (aka Silver) division bid earners
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. 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 2019 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:
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- 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.
- AA Division Bids:
- Bids are awarded based on the size of the AA division as mentioned under the Standard Events section
- Open Division:
- 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.
- Open Division Bids:
- 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.
- Beach National Qualifiers:
All divisions play on Saturday: Girls 12U, 14U, 16U, 18U & Boys 18U, 14U (based on interest).
Dates/Times/Format:
- Saturday, July 13 or July 20 (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.