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DUPR (Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating) and PickleLiga today announced a new partnership designed to support Türkiye’s growing pickleball community through connected player ratings, match results and tournament management.

PickleLiga is a bilingual pickleball platform developed for players, clubs, facilities and tournament organizers. Available on web, iOS and Android, the platform brings court discovery and reservations, open-play sessions, tournaments, match recording and player development tools together in one connected ecosystem.

Through the DUPR integration, players can connect their existing DUPR accounts to PickleLiga, view their ratings and find events or tournament categories suited to their level. Tournament organizers and facilities can manage competitions through PickleLiga and submit eligible match results to DUPR, streamlining match submission and helping players build a more consistent competitive record.

“Pickleball in Türkiye is developing quickly, but sustainable growth requires more than simply adding courts and events,” said Alex Killioglu, Founder of PickleLiga. “Players need a trusted way to understand their level, organizers need practical tools to run competitions, and the community needs a connected structure. Our partnership with DUPR helps bring these elements together.”

“By bringing DUPR’s global rating system to PickleLiga, we’re making it easier for players in Türkiye to track their progress, compete at the right level and build a recognized competitive history,” said Tito Machado, CEO of DUPR. “We’re proud to partner with PickleLiga as the sport continues to grow in Türkiye and look forward to helping connect more players and competitions to the global pickleball community.”

Türkiye’s pickleball landscape continues to expand through local clubs, open-play communities, junior and adult programs, and a growing number of organized competitions. The Uluslararası Raket Sporları Derneği (International Racket Sports Association — URSD), a member of the Global Pickleball Federation (GPF), supports this development by connecting participation in Türkiye with the wider international pickleball community.

The partnership creates a clearer pathway for players in Türkiye to build an internationally recognized competitive history. It also gives organizers the infrastructure needed to manage events, record scores and deliver fairer, level-based competition.

PickleLiga is free for players, clubs, facilities and tournament organizers. The platform currently supports Turkish and English and will continue to expand with new features and tools designed to make playing, organizing and growing pickleball communities easier.

About PickleLiga

PickleLiga is an all-in-one pickleball platform for discovering courts and events, managing reservations and tournaments, recording matches, and tracking player development through DUPR and PickleLiga’s own PowerScore performance index.

PickleLiga connects players, facilities and organizers in one shared digital ecosystem. The platform is free to use and is available on web, iOS and Android.

Learn more at pickleliga.com.

About DUPR

DUPR (Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating) is the premier global pickleball rating system and technology platform, trusted by the world's leading clubs, tournaments, leagues and players. DUPR's dynamic rating system unifies pickleball across age, gender and location by analyzing match results to accurately evaluate all players across a 2.000 - 8.000 scale. DUPR is the official pickleball rating of leagues, tournaments and clubs around the world, including Global Pickleball Federation (GPF), USA Pickleball (USAP), United Pickleball Association (UPA), Professional Pickleball Association (PPA), Major League Pickleball (MLP), Pickleball.com, Life Time, The Picklr, National Team Pickleball League and National Pickleball League. It also owns and operates Minor League Pickleball and the College Pickleball Tour, two of the biggest amateur leagues in the sport. Players and operators can visit www.dupr.com to sign up and learn more.

For the Simon family, pickleball is more than a sport. It is a way to bring communities together, support medical research, and transform a painful experience into meaningful action.

Sisters Valerie and Victoria Simon are professional pickleball players who compete in PPA Tour and PPA Challenger Series events. Alongside their sister Vanessa, they co-founded Serve for Strength, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that uses sports to raise awareness and funds for individuals and families facing health challenges.

Their mother, Daniella Simon, serves as the organization’s CEO, overseeing its events, partnerships, fundraising efforts, and continued growth. Although each family member has a different role, they share one mission: turning adversity into advocacy.

Finding a New Path Through Pickleball

Valerie’s story began when she was a nationally ranked junior tennis player with dreams of competing professionally. Her life changed after she tripped on a tennis ball and her injury was initially misdiagnosed. She eventually underwent two major foot and ankle surgeries and now has four titanium rods in her ankles.

Valerie spent nearly two years recovering while facing limited mobility and uncertainty about whether she would ever compete, or even return to her previous level of activity, again.

During her recovery, she discovered pickleball. The sport became an important part of her physical and emotional rehabilitation, helping her regain confidence, become active again, and rediscover her love of competition.

Valerie later introduced Victoria to pickleball, and the sisters began training and competing together. Today, they participate in singles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles events across the country.

Valerie currently holds a DUPR rating of 5.36, while Victoria holds a rating of 5.082. They built their ratings through consistent training, competitive match play, and participation in high-level tournaments.

Although their tennis backgrounds gave them strong athletic foundations, pickleball required them to develop new skills. They worked on their patience, soft game, resets, transitions, positioning, and decision-making.

The sisters also learned that improvement does not come only from winning. Some of their most valuable growth has followed difficult matches and losses that forced them to adjust and identify areas for improvement.

For Valerie, every match represents how far she has come from the days when she did not know whether she would ever compete again.

The Mission Behind Serve for Strength

Serve for Strength grew directly from Valerie’s recovery journey. The Simon family wanted to turn one of the most difficult chapters of their lives into an opportunity to help others.

The organization hosts pickleball tournaments, clinics, exhibitions, open-play sessions, and community fundraisers. These Serve for Strength events bring professional athletes, recreational players, families, sponsors, and volunteers together while raising funds for medical research and patient support.

A major focus of the organization’s work has been supporting foot and ankle research, including fundraising efforts benefiting the Foot and Ankle Service at Hospital for Special Surgery.

Vanessa has also helped expand the organization beyond pickleball by launching its golf division. She organized its first golf clinic and has helped plan its inaugural golf tournament.

Serve for Strength’s message is simple: a setback does not have to define the rest of someone’s life.

What Comes Next?

Valerie and Victoria are continuing to grow their presence in professional pickleball. A few months ago, the sisters signed with the PPA, marking another important step in their competitive careers.

Next, Serve for Strength is partnering with the PPA Challenger for the Serve for Strength/PPA Challenger Charity Moneyball on August 27, 2026. The event will bring competitive pickleball and fundraising together in support of Serve for Strength’s mission.

Players interested in participating can learn more and register through the official Serve for Strength/PPA Challenger Charity Moneyball tournament page.

Beyond the upcoming event, Valerie and Victoria plan to continue developing their games and competing in PPA Tour and PPA Challenger events.

The Simon family also hopes to expand Serve for Strength, strengthen its partnerships, and increase its support for medical research. The organization plans to create more opportunities for children, families, individuals recovering from injuries, and people facing health challenges to experience the physical and emotional benefits of sports.

Their journey began with one athlete trying to rebuild her life after losing the sport she loved. Today, it has become a growing community proving that strength is not about avoiding adversity; it is about choosing what to do with it.

“Serve for Strength began with our family’s personal experience, but its mission is much bigger than us,” the Simon family shared. “We want every event, every match, and every donation to remind someone facing a difficult chapter that they are not alone, and that something powerful can still grow from adversity.”

Support Serve for Strength

Learn more about the Simon family’s mission, explore upcoming events, or contribute to its medical research fundraising efforts by visiting the Serve for Strength website.

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PickleQ is a browser-based platform designed to help pickleball clubs, recreation centers, and community organizers manage open-play sessions from check-in through final results.

The platform was created after its founders experienced a common challenge in open play: traditional paddle-stack systems often produced uneven matchups, unclear rotations, and unnecessary delays.

As newer players, the founders regularly participated in games with significant skill gaps. As they improved, they encountered the same issue from the opposite perspective. These experiences reinforced a simple idea: strong open-play sessions require more than selecting the next four players in line. Organizers must also consider skill balance, waiting time, partner variety, and fairness.

Making Open Play Easier to Manage

The challenge is especially visible in the Philippines, where pickleball participation has grown faster than the available court supply. During a busy open-play session in Metro Manila, ten or twelve players may be waiting to use a single court, sometimes for thirty or forty minutes.

Many communities still rely on paddle stacks to manage rotations. Although this system can work, it depends heavily on the person running the session. Players may be skipped accidentally, the same groups may repeatedly play together, and courts may remain unused while organizers determine who should play next.

PickleQ brings the full session into one platform. Organizers can create a session, add players and available courts, form matches, record scores, and manage rotations without using a separate spreadsheet.

Players can check in through a reusable QR code or shared kiosk. From their phones, they can follow the queue, view upcoming matches and court assignments, and track standings and results.

Many of these capabilities came directly from organizers running real open plays. Locked partners, dedicated skill courts, and safeguards against drawing the same opponent repeatedly were all added in response to their feedback.

Since PickleQ began in January 2026, more than 16,000 clubs have been created. Organizers have completed over 107,000 sessions, representing more than 1.5 million player appearances and nearly two million games.

Although PickleQ cannot create additional courts, it can help organizers use existing courts more efficiently by improving transparency, reducing delays, and keeping rotations moving.

Organizers can learn more about setting up and managing sessions through the PickleQ user guide.

Connecting Open Play With DUPR

As PickleQ’s founders became more involved in competitive pickleball, they also identified challenges in the process of reporting match results to DUPR.

At rated sessions, players often wrote their DUPR IDs on paper, while staff manually entered scores after the event. Results could take several days to appear, and manual entry created opportunities for incorrect scores, reversed winners, or matches being assigned to the wrong players.

These issues were not caused by the DUPR rating system. Instead, they came from the manual workflow between activity on the court and the submission of results.

To simplify this process, PickleQ introduced DUPR Mode through its paid Venue Pro toolkit.

PickleQ's DUPR reporting tools allow organizers to collect player DUPR IDs with the session roster, record winners and scores immediately after each match, keep results connected to the correct session, and generate a DUPR-ready bulk export using the current 27-column format.

Organizers have already recorded more than 23,000 games through DUPR Mode. PickleQ has also generated over 550 DUPR-ready exports covering more than 22,000 matches.

By reducing manual entry, PickleQ helps organizers submit more accurate results while spending less time on post-session administration.

More Than a Digital Paddle Stack

PickleQ is designed to manage the entire open-play experience rather than simply digitizing a traditional rotation system.

The platform considers factors such as skill balance, waiting time, partner and opponent variety, locked partnerships, court availability, and fairness to players near the front of the queue. Forming a balanced four-player match sometimes means looking past the next person in line, so PickleQ caps it: no player waits through more than two rotations before being moved to the front.

Potential matchmaking changes are tested across simulated games using the same logic as the live platform. If an update creates more balanced matches but also leads to longer waits or unequal participation, it is not implemented. In repeated runs of a busy five-court scenario, courts stayed in play about 95% of the time and every player got at least three games.

This reflects how the team approaches the problem: open-play rotation is treated as an optimization problem rather than a scheduling convenience.

The result is better match quality without giving up the fairness and flexibility that make open play appealing.

Supporting Better Open Play

PickleQ helps organizers manage queues, courts, matchups, and results in one place. For players, it creates more consistent opportunities to compete in appropriately matched games and build a reliable DUPR record.

Whether a club is running a casual open-play session or a competitive DUPR-rated event, PickleQ provides the tools to keep courts active, improve match quality, and simplify result reporting.

Create a free club and start managing an open-play session with PickleQ.

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You check your DUPR after a tournament and your rating goes down. You won two matches. What happened?

This is one of the most common questions in pickleball right now, and the answer gets to the heart of what makes DUPR the world’s premier rating system. 

DUPR measures performance, not just results

Every match has an expected score based on the ratings of the players involved. Your rating moves based on how you perform compared to that expectation, not simply whether you walked away with the win.

Score more points than expected? Your rating goes up, even if you lost. Score fewer than expected? It goes down, even if you won.

That might feel counterintuitive at first. But think about it this way: if you're rated 4.5 and you narrowly beat a 3.0, you underperformed. A win is a win on the bracket sheet, but the score told a different story. DUPR reads that story.

This is why DUPR is the rating system used by clubs, tournaments, and leagues around the world. It reflects skill more accurately than a simple win-loss record
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The four factors that shape your rating

Your DUPR isn't calculated from one match. It's built from your full body of results, weighted by four key factors.

1. Performance vs. expectation

This is the biggest one. Before each match, DUPR calculates the expected score based on both players' or teams' current ratings. The gap between that expected score and the actual score is what drives your rating up or down.

A 3.5 losing 9–11 to a 4.0 overperformed. DUPR sees that and moves that 3.5 player's rating up. The 4.0 who was expected to win by more will likely see a small drop.

2. Type of match

Not all matches carry equal weight. A club or tournament result influences your rating more than a self-posted recreational game. This is by design. Verified, organized play provides more reliable data about where a player actually stands.

Self-posted games still count, but their impact on your rating is smaller.

3. Match recency

Your most recent matches matter more than older ones. If you've been putting in work and your game has genuinely improved, that improvement shows up in your rating faster because recent results carry more weight in the calculation.

On the flip side, a bad stretch from six months ago has less pull on your current rating than it did right after it happened.

4. Match volume

The more matches you have on record, the more stable and accurate your rating becomes. Early on, when your history is thin, a single result can shift your rating noticeably. As you log more matches, each individual result has a smaller relative impact and your rating settles into a more precise reflection of your level.

This is one of the best reasons to play in rated events regularly. More data means a more accurate rating.

Why a win can still drop your rating

This is the part that trips people up, and it's worth addressing directly.

DUPR is not a reward system. It doesn't hand out points for winning the way a tournament bracket does. It measures how your performance compared to what was expected based on the ratings involved.

If you win 11–8 in a match where you were expected to win 11–3, you won on the scoreboard but underperformed the expectation. Your rating will dip.

Some players ask: why does the winning team go down at all? The reason is that the rating system has to stay balanced. If every winning team always went up and every losing team always went down regardless of performance, the overall distribution would drift upward over time and ratings would lose their meaning. One team goes up, one goes down, based on performance relative to expectation.

A single result won't define your rating, especially once you have a well-established match history. Having one unlucky afternoon, a few net cords, an off day? Your rating absorbs all of that across hundreds of data points reflecting your true level.

How to move your rating in the right direction

Understanding the system is the first step. Here's what actually moves the needle:

• Play in club and tournament events: These carry more weight than self-posted rec games and give you a clearer picture of your rating trajectory.
• Focus on scoring, not just winning: Every point matters now. Even in a match you're going to lose, competing hard and keeping the score close can move your rating up.
• Play consistently: A higher match volume gives you a more accurate and stable rating. It also means any single result has less of an outsized effect.
• Play up when you can: Overperforming against higher-rated players is one of the fastest ways to move your rating. You don't have to win. You just have to compete above expectations.

Your DUPR reflects where you are right now. The more you play, the more precisely it reflects your actual skill level.

Open your DUPR profile, check your match history, and see how your recent results have shaped your rating. If you're not on DUPR yet, create your free account and start building your rating today.

DELRAY BEACH, FL – August 1 — DUPR, the world’s leading pickleball rating system, today announced a strategic partnership with PIQLZ, an interactive wall platform for structured off-court skill assessment and development, owned and operated by RAQTS.

Through this collaboration, PIQLZ introduces a standardized, computer-automated assessment environment inside clubs and facilities—designed to support player onboarding, skill development, and competition while DUPR remains the official and authoritative rating system based on competitive match play.

PIQLZ was built to create interactive, consistent, and repeatable off-court environments that bring clarity and support to player development with enjoyment. Each installation follows a unified physical and digital framework, allowing players to assess skills, train with intent, and track measurable progress over time. By introducing structure beyond isolated match results, PIQLZ helps facilities integrate development into the broader player journey.

For players new to DUPR, PIQLZ provides a fast and accessible entry point into the rating ecosystem. Brand-new players can complete a structured wall assessment and receive a provisional DUPR rating in approximately five minutes, enabling them to confidently enter organized play with greater context around their current level.

“Maintaining a fair and accurate rating system is our top priority,” said Tito Machado, CEO of DUPR. “Partnering with PIQLZ allows us to explore how standardized off-court assessment environments can support player onboarding and development while upholding a unified rating framework for the sport.”

“PIQLZ was designed to bring structure and reliability to off-court experiences inside clubs,” said founder and CEO Alex Johansson at RAQTS. “By aligning with DUPR, we’re building physical infrastructure that complements competition and supports long-term player engagement across facilities.”

PIQLZ interactive walls are live across the country, including at major club networks with additional locations scheduled to launch in the coming months.

Players receive their official ratings through DUPR, while PIQLZ provides a complementary assessment and training environment that supports skill understanding, measurable progression, and sustained engagement at every level of the sport.

About DUPR

DUPR (Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating) is the premier global pickleball rating system and technology platform, trusted by the world's leading clubs, tournaments, leagues, and players. DUPR's dynamic rating system unifies pickleball across age, gender, and location by analyzing match results to accurately evaluate all players across a 2.000 - 8.000 scale. DUPR is the official pickleball rating of leagues, tournaments and clubs around the world, including United Pickleball Association (UPA), USA Pickleball (USAP), Professional Pickleball Association (PPA), Major League Pickleball (MLP), Pickleball.com, Life Time, The Picklr, National Team Pickleball League, National Pickleball League. It also owns and operates Minor League Pickleball and Collegiate Pickleball, two of the biggest amateur leagues in the sport. Players and operators can visit www.dupr.com to sign up and learn more.

About PIQLZ

PIQLZ is an interactive wall platform for structured off-court pickleball assessment, training, and engagement. Deployed inside clubs and facilities, PIQLZ creates standardized physical environments designed to support player development and complement live match play. A proven tool to foster skills in racquet and paddle sports. PIQLZ is owned and operated by RAQTS. www.piqlz.com

About RAQTS

RAQTS is a sports-technology company building interactive wall infrastructure for structured skill assessment, training, competition, and engagement across paddle and racquet sports.

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DALLAS, TX — The YMCA National Pickleball Tournament will once again use DUPR (Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating) as its official rating system for the 2026 National Championships, continuing the successful implementation from last year's event.

By using DUPR, the tournament provides players with a trusted, globally recognized rating that helps create more balanced competition while ensuring match results contribute to each player's overall DUPR profile.

"The YMCA has played an incredible role in introducing people of all ages to pickleball and building strong local communities around the sport," said Tito Machado, CEO of DUPR. "We're excited to see the YMCA National Pickleball Tournament is continuing to use DUPR this year, giving participants a trusted, portable rating they can use not only at Nationals, but at clubs, leagues and tournaments across the country. Our mission is to create a common language for pickleball, making it easier for players to find competitive matches and measure their progress wherever they play."

DUPR continues to power competitive and recreational pickleball around the world, helping organizations create fairer competition while connecting players through one universal rating.

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About the YMCA National Pickleball Tournament

The YMCA National Pickleball Tournament brings together YMCA participants from across the United States to celebrate competition, sportsmanship, and community. As part of the YMCA's commitment to healthy living and lifelong recreation, the tournament provides players of all skill levels the opportunity to compete in a welcoming national championship environment while strengthening connections through the fastest-growing sport in America.

About DUPR

DUPR (Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating) is the premier global pickleball rating system and technology platform, trusted by the world's leading clubs, tournaments, leagues, and players. DUPR's dynamic rating system unifies pickleball across age, gender, and location by analyzing match results to accurately evaluate all players across a 2.000 - 8.000 scale. DUPR is the official pickleball rating of leagues, tournaments and clubs around the world, including USA Pickleball (USAP), Global Pickleball Federation (GPF), United Pickleball Association (UPA), Professional Pickleball Association (PPA), Major League Pickleball (MLP), Pickleball.com, Life Time, The Picklr, National Team Pickleball League, National Pickleball League. It also owns and operates Minor League Pickleball and Collegiate Pickleball, two of the biggest amateur leagues in the sport. Players and operators can visit www.dupr.com to sign up and learn more.

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When market reports started showing how fast pickleball was growing across the United States, investors rushed to open clubs. Some had never even played pickleball before; they just saw an opportunity and took it.
But as many soon learned, opening a pickleball club isn’t as simple as unlocking the doors and waiting for players to show up. Behind every successful facility is strategy, community building, and a lot of heart.

Basit Memon, founder of Montville Pickleball & Golf Club in New Jersey, embodies that story.

Building Something Bigger Than Courts

Coming from a customer service and retail background, Basit didn’t have a roadmap when he opened Montville Pickleball & Golf Club just five months ago. It was simply a passion for people and an eye for opportunity.

What started as a leap of faith has quickly grown into one of the most welcoming and fast-growing pickleball communities in his region. The club has already registered nearly 2,000 players, launched DUPR events, and added unlimited memberships that continue to grow every week.

“I thought it would be easy,” Basit said, laughing. “I told my dad I’d have my feet up on the desk. Now he calls me and says, ‘Are your feet up yet?’ And I tell him, ‘No, I’m running!’”

He might be running... but it’s working.

Finding Support Before Launching His Pickleball Club

Before Montville even opened its doors, Basit reached out to DUPR for guidance. That’s how he met Mehdi, his DUPR Account Manager, who helped him every step of the way.

“In the beginning, I was asking the dumbest questions,” Basit said. “But Mehdi was always patient, always answered, and even came to my club to play with my members. He helped me build my first high-level group. I’m really lucky to have met him.”

That partnership gave Basit a foundation of trust, structure, and confidence before his first customer even walked through the door.

A Club Built on Connection

Montville Pickleball & Golf Club isn’t flashy. There are no neon signs or lounge spaces. Instead, every inch of the facility was designed with players in mind, from high-quality floors and lighting to the welcoming atmosphere that keeps people coming back.

And the most noticeable difference? Basit himself.
He’s not just the owner; he’s the greeter, the scheduler, and the heartbeat of the place.

“I don’t use the automatic check-in feature,” he said. “I want to greet every player. I want to know your first name, how you play, and what makes you come back.”

In the first five months, Basit logged more than 3,200 hours at his club. His members often describe the environment as welcoming, energetic, and personal.

‍“My space doesn’t have the bells and whistles,” he said. “But it has great floors, great lights, and great people. That’s what matters.”

How DUPR Powers His Club’s Growth

Basit uses DUPR to run club events, log matches, and now, as he completes his DUPR Coach Certification, he’s helping new players get rated to track their progress.

“Players ask about DUPR all the time,” he said. “Now I can guide them, help them get rated, and make sure their matches are balanced and fun. It’s a great way to connect players at all levels.”

Through DUPR, Montville Pickleball & Golf Club has built a reputation for fairness, structure, and inclusivity, where players feel their improvement is measurable and meaningful.

Advice for New Club Owners

When asked what he’d tell others opening a pickleball club, Basit’s advice was simple:

“Listen to your players. What works in one place might not work in another. Be open, adapt, and never stop learning.”

He also stressed the importance of personal connection:

“The person at the front desk sets the tone. That first hello can make or break a player’s experience.”

A Model for the Future of Pickleball Clubs

In just a few months, Basit has turned Montville Pickleball & Golf Club into a thriving home for players of all levels,  a place that captures what pickleball is truly about: community, connection, and growth.

His story shows that you don’t need a background in sports management to succeed. You just need the right mindset, the right support, and the right system, and for Basit, that system was DUPR.

“I didn’t come from pickleball,” he said. “But DUPR helped me understand the sport, build my programs, and connect players. It’s made my club better, and it’s made me a better leader.”

The Takeaway

Montville Pickleball & Golf Club stands as a reminder that the future of pickleball belongs to those who care not just about games, but about people.

With DUPR, Basit is not only helping players track their progress, but he is also helping them feel part of something bigger.
Because when every match counts, every connection does too.

If you are interested in opening a pickleball club, fill out this form and get help before you launch!

Asia's pickleball community has been one of the fastest-growing anywhere in the world, and that growth deserves a rating system that keeps pace with it.

We're excited to share that Baseline is transitioning to DUPR as its exclusive rating system across its tournament and event platform. Going forward, matches played through Baseline will feed directly into a single, unified DUPR rating, giving players and tournament organizers one consistent standard to build around.

This move is about clarity. As more players enter the sport and more tournaments get organized, a single rating system means fairer seeding, more accurate skill tracking, and less confusion for players moving between clubs, leagues, and events.

“Multiple rating systems cause division and confusion for players and tournament organisers. We are delighted to be on the same page as Baseline to move things forward together on a unified front to exclusively use the DUPR rating system.” - Tito Machado, CEO

To support the transition, DUPR is rolling out new tools for Baseline's tournament directors, including streamlined match submission, coach certification pathways to help rate new players quickly, and ongoing technical support around the realities of the Asian pickleball market.

This is the first step in a broader push across Asia, where DUPR is working closely with local platforms to bring players and organizers a single trusted rating, backed by the tools and support to help the sport grow.

We're grateful to the Baseline team for their partnership and look forward to building the future of pickleball together.