Will “age-within-skill” events still be offered once the new rating system is released?
B Will “age-within-skill” events still be offered once the new rating system is released? Yes, tournament directors can organize and run age-based, skill-based or age-within-skill events. For age-based events, the new ratings will be used by the tournament directors to more accurately seed and bracket players in specific age groupings. Regardless of the event format…
National Indoor Championships
2023 USA Pickleball National Indoor Championships September 19-23, 2023 Atlantic City Convention Center USA Pickleball, in conjunction with the Atlantic City Sports Commission and Visit Atlantic City, announced the third annual USA Pickleball Indoor National Championships will be held Sept. 19-23 at the Atlantic City Convention Center. The 2023 USA Pickleball Indoor National Championships will be hosted by…
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USAPA Nationals VII: Day Four Results – The Singles Competition
Pickleball singles is a whole different level of play than the traditional doubles match. That was evident yesterday as the Singles competition for both the men and the women took place. Here are the results. Women’s Singles Bracket Gold Silver Bronze Women’s Singles 19+ Christine McGrath Sarah Ansboury Miriam Blom Skrade Women’s Singles 35+ Christine Barksdale Joy Leising Cammy MacGregor-Ward Women’s Singles…
How do individual match results actually move my rating up or down?
B How do individual match results actually move my rating up or down? The calculation looks at your ratings coming into the match versus your opponent’s ratings. If you are expected to lose a match but you do win, your ratings can go up anywhere from .050 to .100. Likewise, if you lose a match…
How can player X be rated higher than player Y? I have seen them play and player Y is clearly the better player.
B How can player X be rated higher than player Y? I have seen them play and player Y is clearly the better player. The initial USAPA Pickleball Tournament Ratings are calculated based on tournament results data over the past 36 months. It is possible that a player has seen a dramatic improvement in their…
USA PICKLEBALL’S STATEMENT REGARDING CRBN PADDLES
On Friday, April 29th, USA Pickleball removed all CRBN paddles from the “approved paddle” list. These paddles were originally tested and approved by USA Pickleball’s official lab in 2021. After receiving several recent reports about the play characteristics of the CRBN paddles, follow up testing was required. USA Pickleball was able to secure two commercially…
USAPA Nationals VII: Open Tournament Results
The Open and Senior Open competition of this year’s Nationals VII Pickleball Tournament started on Friday and finished on Monday due to weather delays on Sunday. This year, the medal rounds of the Open Tournament was available to watch via live-streaming for players all over the country to enjoy. At one point on Friday afternoon nearly…
In Pictures: #NationalsVI Day One Medal Matches
It’s dark here in Buckeye, and after a long first day of matches, Day One is complete. Check out pics and results from Day One. Click here to see all results on PickleballTournaments.com Men’s Doubles Bracket Gold Silver Bronze Men’s Doubles 19+ Robert Elliott – Kyle Yates Wesley Gabrielsen – Enrique Ruiz Steve Wong – Glenn Griffin Men’s Doubles 35+ Phil Bagley – Brian Staub Matthew Blom – Mills Miller Scott Lennan – Tony Tollenaar Men’s Doubles 50+ Ron Chang – Michael Gates …
Doubling Down: Thursday’s Paired Action Doesn’t Disappoint
Rain throughout Dallas moved Thursday’s matches inside and made for cooler temperatures, but the day’s doubles matches certainly brought the heat. Here’s everything you need to know from Round of 16 doubles action to get up to speed for Friday’s quarterfinals. MIXED DOUBLES No. 4 seeds Riley Newman and Parris Todd were pushed to the…