Why care about a DUPR rating?
If you are interested in an objective assessment of your Pickleball skill level, DUPR is for you.
This rating tells you where you are compared to other players and can help identify what areas you need to improve on to get better and beat higher level players. It will also help identify tournaments and groups where you can have the most competitive games by playing with other players around your skill level.
If you play Pickleball purely for the fun of it, DUPR isn’t required, but it can help find the most competitive and fun games for you.
What is DUPR?
DUPR is the most accurate rating system in pickleball.
Your DUPR rating is a number between 2.00 and 8.00 that is generated by the DUPR algorithm using your game results, i.e.
- Points won
- Win/Loss
- Type of game (self-posted rec play, league/club play, sanctioned tournament)
Other factors include your teammates and opponents’ ratings and their recent games and opponents.
*See the graphic below for a visual explanation.
How do I get a DUPR rating?
Your games must be posted to DUPR to get a rating. Your rating will update as more games are posted.
Games can be posted to DUPR in 3 ways:
- Individually
- One of the players in a game will post the game to DUPR, specifying the players and scores.
- Each player must approve the games to make them official and used for your rating.
- League/Club Games
- Any game played a tournament we hold or even rec play games can be posted through the “Catawba Pickleball Club” setup in DUPR.
- The club director will post the games to DUPR.
- Tournament results will be used to post games.
- Rec play game results can be emailed to CatawbaPickleball@gmail.com and will be posted to DUPR.
- Players do not need to approve each game.
- Your rating is affected more by league/club games than individually posted games.
- Sanctioned tournament
- The tournament staff will post the games to DUPR.
- Players do not approve games.
- Your rating is affected more by sanctioned tournaments than options 1 and 2.
How do I get a rating without DUPR?
You can do a self-assessment using the USAPA skill rating definitions. You can also get a certified pickleball instructor to give you a rating. An instructor would use the same USAPA skill rating definitions, but they are more objective than most folks are about their own skill level.
F.A.Q.
- Does “DUPR” stand for something?
- “DUPR” is an acronym for “Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating”
- Does my DUPR rating equate to ratings given by a certified instructor based on proficiency of individual skills (or self-assessment)?
- The numbers will likely be close but the skill-based rating is subjective and may be based on only a few minutes of actual observation. It should be considered more of a “in the ballpark” assessment and be used to identify the skills you need to work on to beat better players.
- The DUPR rating is objective and unbiased. If you beat higher ranked players, your rating goes up. If you lose to lower ranked players, your rating goes down. If you want to improve your rating, it is up to you to find ways to win.
- The individual skills do not play a direct role in your DUPR rating. Instead, the balance of your strengths and weaknesses against your opponents’ leads to a win or loss, e.g. Player A’s ability to aim at Player B’s weak backhand should result in a win for Player A, regardless of Player B’s strengths.
- Should I use my DUPR rating when entering tournaments?
- Yes.
- DUPR is the most accurate rating because it’s based on your actual game play and is updated regularly by posting games.
- Does everyone need a DUPR account to get a rating and have a game posted?
- Yes.
- I can post games for people who have not created a DUPR account yet, but players will need to complete their account setup before the game can be official.
- Create your account at https://mydupr.com. It does not take long and only requires your email address and setting a password.
- Is there a visual explanation of how DUPR works?
- Yes. See graphic below.
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