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…
How does the UTR-P Rating solve for sandbagging?
B How does the UTR-P Rating solve for sandbagging? The UTR-P Rating is built on large volumes of high-quality score data. The algorithm does not factor in self-reported results for its verified ratings, and players must be close enough in level for the match to count (ie. if ratings differ by 1.0 or more, it…
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…
Ratings Task Force Update
In October 2021 USA Pickleball commissioned a task force to evaluate the current Universal Tournament Pickleball Rating (UTPR) system. The goal of the task force was to determine features to be incorporated into a new rating system and make those recommendations to the USA Pickleball Board of Directors. Included in the effort was an exploration…
USA Pickleball Announces Ratings Improvement Project
USA Pickelball’s Chief Operating Officer, Justin Maloof recently announced the formation of a new diverse team to review and explore improvements to the current USA Pickleball player rating system. A player rating is intended to be a numerical figure that best represents the skill level of the particular player. It is currently used primarily for tournament seeding….
USA Pickleball Partners With UTR Sports For Its Tournaments, Including 2024 National Championships
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Regarding The UTR-P Rating The National Governing Body will adopt UTR’s tournament management software and the UTR Pickleball (UTR-P) Rating for its owned and operated tournaments USA Pickleball (USAP), the National Governing Body of pickleball in the United States, and UTR Sports, an innovation leader in sport technology, today announced its…
I am a USA Pickleball member but I don’t have a skill level rating. How do I get an official USA Pickleball rating?
B I am a USA Pickleball member but I don’t have a skill level rating. How do I get an official USA Pickleball rating? There is no automatic assignment of a skill level rating when you become an USA Pickleball member. Click here for information on how to obtain an official USA Pickleball skill level…