The Battle of the Sands is an annual team’s competition which in 2024, will be held in Caloundra. Teams from the Sunshine Coast, Metropolitan, Gold Coast and the South Region compete to crown the Champion Region as well as a winning team in each age group.

Players will compete in a continuous monrad draw, providing each player with a minimum of 3-4 matches. This is a singles only event, there is no doubles event.

In 2023, the Sunshine Coast Team finished 2nd.

Date: 5 / 6 October

Selection Criteria:

The Sunshine Coast Battle of the Sands Team is made up of 16 players. 2 boys and 2 girls in each age division consisting of 11/U, 13/U, 15/U and 17/U.

To determine which players earn their place on the Sunshine Coast Team, a points race is tallied across the 9 Sunshine Coast JDS Tournaments. The highest 2 point scorers for each division following the selection the JDS State Finals Team will receive a place on the Sunshine Coast Team. The points received from the Regional Qualifying Event will also be included in the points race.

To be eligible, a player must have competed in a minimum of 4 Sunshine Coast JDS Events and reside on the Sunshine Coast.

If selected for the Battle of the Sands, a player will not be able to compete in the BOLT 2 BRISBANE of JDS State Finals. Battle of the Sands competitors are eligible to nominate for the QLD Junior Teams Carnival.

Please note: Selection for the Sunshine Coast Team is also dependant upon behaviour both on and off the court at events during the year. Should a player’s behaviour or their cohort be deemed innappropriate or where there are repeatable offences, players will not be selected despite ratings or ability.

The Sunshine Coast JDS Points Race can be found here!