What's my rating now? USAPA changes pickleball player rating system

July 17, 2018 0 Comments

Last week, the USAPA rolled out their new player rating system. The UTPR (USAPA Tournament Player Ratings) was established to have a more accurate assessment of all players.

With the previous or legacy system, the ratings were based on tournament directors and each player’s own ratings. (Surely no one would play down a level, would they?)

With tournaments getting bigger and more players entering the sport, it became difficult to track everyone correctly.

The UTPR is comprised using up to 3 years of tournament history from pickleballtournaments.com. It’s based on past performance and will help in seeding future tournaments.

How do you find your rating?

You need to be a USAPA member. If you’re not, you can register for a 1- year membership for $20 at USAPA membership
Go to the USAPA Member Login page and find your legacy and new rating
You will find your singles, doubles and mixed doubles ratings
Ratings are rounded to a 2-digit skills rating for use in registering for tournaments
You can view your match history, but the scores will not be shown, just your win-loss record

What if my rating isn’t accurate?

Research your match history and send your feedback to matchreview@pickleballtournaments.com and they will review each issue by hand

What are the most common issues being reported?

No match data
Tournament results are missing a match or matches
Tournaments that were not run using pickleballtournaments.com
Results from tournaments that players didn’t participate in
Missing tournaments that just finished
Some tournament results were not properly entering by the tournament director

Which ratings will be used at the 2018 Nationals?

The previous or legacy system

The USAPA is planning to publish a player rankings system later this year that will include more than a player’s rating. Hopefully, this answers some or all your questions about the new rating system.

Have a great day,

Duke

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