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…
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…
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…
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…
What is the basis or methodology of the new USA Pickleball Tournament Player Rating System?
B What is the basis or methodology of the new USA Pickleball Tournament Player Rating System? The USA Pickleball Tournament Player Ratings are based on a rating method called the ELO rating system. The ELO rating system was originally created as an improvement to the chess rating system and has since been adapted for many…
UPDATE: Potential new USAPA ratings system
Subcommittee established to examine potential ratings system for USAPA Author: Chris Thomas, USAPA Ratings Chair In the inaugural edition of the Pickleball Magazine in January, 2016, there were two brief articles on the subject of a new rating system. My purpose here is to bring the USAPA members up to date on recent progress and…
Can I win a match and not improve my rating?
B Can I win a match and not improve my rating? Yes, and no. Your rating always changes, however, since we only publish a 4 digit rating (out to the third decimal) you may not see the change. Behind the scenes, we do carry the actual rating out to 10+ digits so the the tiny…
If 4-digit ratings are updated weekly and the 2-digit ratings updated quarterly, how will a tournament director know which rating to go by when setting up brackets?
B If 4-digit ratings are updated weekly and the 2-digit ratings updated quarterly, how will a tournament director know which rating to go by when setting up brackets? The tournament registration software will use the 2-digit rating that was in place at the time the player registered. If a tournament director wants to accommodate player…