As a USA Pickleball member player, where can I check my USA Pickleball Tournament Player Rating?
B As a USA Pickleball member player, where can I check my USA Pickleball Tournament Player Rating? USA Pickleball member players may access their 2-digit and 4-digit USA Pickleball Tournament Player Ratings in their USA Pickleball member profile. Click here to login. Your rating will be listed in your Member Profile page. You can also…
What is the UTR Pickleball Rating (UTR-P)?
B What is the UTR Pickleball Rating (UTR-P)? Equipped with over a decade of expertise as the creator of the gold-standard UTR Rating for tennis, UTR Sports offers the most accurate and reliable global rating for pickleball. The UTR-P is designed to rate every kind of player, whether you’re just swinging your first paddle or…
Memberships
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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…
How does USA Pickleball Tournament Player Rating System account for the “weaker” player?
B How does USA Pickleball Tournament Player Rating System account for the “weaker” player? The system considers a team rating, which is to add the two ratings then divide by two. Example: Jim’s double’s rating is 3.597; his partner Steve is 3.898. Their team rating for that match would be 3.748 ((3.597+3.898)/2). Both individuals (weaker…
How does the UTR-P Rating scale work?
B How does the UTR-P Rating scale work? 1 = Beginner: New to the game with minimal racquet sports experience (provisional rating equivalent of P1) 2 = Social/Casual: Plays on occasion for fun and can maintain rallies (provisional rating equivalent of P2) 3 = Intermediate: Has a solid understanding of basics and strategic knowledge with…
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…
Why isn’t there a separate gendered doubles rating and mixed doubles rating?
B Why isn’t there a separate gendered doubles rating and mixed doubles rating? The UTR-P rating was specifically developed with sophistication around the data science needed to provide for an accurate genderless doubles rating. Meaning, you can rely on the UTR-P double ratings for gendered or mixed doubles. This way, finding a good mixed doubles…
I see I have a skill level rating at pickleballtournaments.com (PT.com). Is this the same as having an USA Pickleball rating?
B I see I have a skill level rating at pickleballtournaments.com (PT.com). Is this the same as having an USA Pickleball rating? The only official site for USA Pickleball skill level ratings is on the USA Pickleball Player Ratings page. Players can edit their profile at PT.com and change their rating. But no player can…