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If you haven't heard about Zane Navratil and his infamous spin serve, you haven't been paying attention.

Zane Navratil, 26, started playing pickleball in 2013 after claiming three high school tennis State Championships in Wisconsin. Zane continued his tennis career playing Division III tennis at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater where he earned a Master's Degree in Accounting and achieved Academic All-American status. Upon graduation, Zane moved to Milwaukee, WI and took a position as an auditor for Deloitte & Touche, an internationally recognized public accounting firm. Pickleball, however, was calling his name, and he left his auditor position in 2020 to play and teach pickleball full time. Zane is currently rated #7 in Doubles (6.57) and #5 in Singles (7.03) by DUPR. He competes in multiple tournaments a month and rarely walks away without a medal. He also offers pickleball clinics across the country and is known for a teaching style that is both efficient, methodical & informative, as well as engaging and fun. His driven and competitive personality is well balanced with his silly sense of humor and ability to have fun with his partners, competitors and students.

See Zane and this paddle in action, competing against JW Johnson at the 2022 APP Franklin NY Open:

How To Enter:

1. Follow @DUPRpb on instagram
2. In a comment on this post

• Tag 2 friends
• Write your 2 decimal doubles or singles DUPR (ex. 3.25)

Details:

• Must be located in the continental U.S.
• Must have a claimed DUPR account.
• Must be 18 years or older to enter.
• Entries accepted between September 30 - October 13 at 12:00pm pst.

Winner will be chosen 10/14/22 at 2:00pm PST - Announced on the DUPR Instagram.

OFFICIAL RULES

1.               NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

2.              HOW TO ENTER: Beginning on September 29th, 2022 at 12:00pm PDT through October 13th, 2022 at 12:00pm PDT, log on to Instagram and go the Paddle Giveaway on DUPR’s Instagram profile. Follow @duprpb on Instagram. In a comment on the Paddle Giveaway post on DUPR’s profile, tag two friends and write your 2-decimal doubles or singles DUPR (ex: 3.25). No more than 1 entry per Instagram account is permitted. Use of any robotic, automatic, programmed, or similar entry method or entering more than the number of times permitted will void all entries and result in disqualification. You may not enter more times than indicated in an attempt to circumvent the rules.

3.              ELIGIBILITY: Open to residents of the 48 contiguous states of the United States and D.C., 18 years of age and older as of September 29th, 2022 who have a claimed DUPR account, except for employees of DUPR ("Sponsor"), Sponsor’s affiliates, subsidiaries, and agencies (collectively with Sponsor "Promotion Parties"), and members of their immediate family or persons living in the same household. Void where prohibited.

4.              DRAWING: A random drawing will be conducted on or about October 13th, 2022 at 2:00pm PDT by Sponsor to select the winner from among all eligible entries received. Odds of winning depend on the number of entries received. Potential winner will be notified via Instagram direct message and an Instagram post that will tag them. The return of any prize notification or prize as undeliverable may result in disqualification and an alternate winner may be selected. All income taxes resulting from acceptance of prize are the responsibility of winner. By entering this sweepstakes, entrant accepts and agrees to these Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final in all matters. Acceptance of a prize also constitutes permission to the Sponsor to use winner's Instagram handle for marketing purposes without further compensation or right of approval, unless prohibited by law. All federal and state laws apply.

5.              LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: By entering this sweepstakes, entrants waive all right to, and hold the Sponsor and Instagram harmless from, any claim, liability, loss, damage (including punitive, incidental, and consequential damages), or expense (including attorneys' fees) arising out of or in connection with participation in this sweepstakes or the acceptance, use, or misuse of any prize. Promotion Parties will not be responsible for: late, incomplete, or incorrect entries; an entrant's failure to receive prize notices due to entrant's security settings or for entrants' provision of incorrect or otherwise non-functioning contact information; technical, hardware, or software malfunctions, lost or unavailable network connections, or failed, incorrect, inaccurate, incomplete, garbled, or delayed electronic communications whether caused by the sender or by any of the equipment or programming associated with or used in this sweepstakes; by any human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in this sweepstakes; or any typographical, technological, or other error in the publishing of the offer, administration of the sweepstakes, or announcement of the prize. If, in the Sponsor’s opinion, there is such an error, or there is any suspected evidence of tampering with any portion of the sweepstakes, or if technical difficulties (including viruses and bugs) compromise the integrity of the sweepstakes, Sponsor reserves the right to, in its sole discretion, cancel or modify this sweepstakes in a manner deemed appropriate by the Sponsor. In the event of termination, a winner will be selected from among all eligible entries received as of date of termination. In the event a dispute arises as to the identity of a potentially winning entrant, entries will be declared made by the entrant’s Instagram account handle.

6.              PRIZE: Zane Navratil’s signed paddle that he used in the NYC Open. Total prize value: $100. Prize consists of only those items specifically listed as part of the prize. Limit one prize per family or household. No substitution or transfer of prize permitted by winner. Sponsor reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value. If a potential winner is disqualified for any reason, Sponsor will award the applicable prize to an alternate winner by random drawing from among all remaining eligible entries.

7.              CHOICE OF LAW AND FORUM: Entrant agrees that all matters arising out of or relating to this sweepstakes and these Official Rules are governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of Texas, without giving effect to any of its conflict of laws provisions thereof. Entrant further agrees that any legal suit, action, or proceeding arising out of or relating to this sweepstakes and these Official Rules shall be brought exclusively in the applicable federal or state courts located in Texas.

8.              ALTERNATIVE MODE OF ENTRY: To enter this sweepstakes without following the above-stated procedures, mail a 3x5 notecard with your personal information (name, age, mailing address, email address, and phone number) to the following address: DUPR, 2770 US-290, Dripping Springs, TX 78620.

9.              PRIVACY: Information submitted with an entry is subject to the Privacy Policy stated on [PROMOTION URL]. To read the Privacy Policy, click here.

10.            WINNERS LIST: For the name of the prize winner, available after October 13th, 2022, send a self-addressed, stamped #10 envelope to: DUPR, 2770 US-290, Dripping Springs, TX 78620. 11.            SPONSOR: DUPR, 2770 US-290, Dripping Springs, TX 78620.

‍DUPR is excited to announce the launch of Flex Leagues. Grab a teammate, and showcase your game with DUPR Flex Leagues in your community.

How Flex Leagues Work:

Players are placed in a round-robin group and play 4 matches over 5-weeks. Players will be divided into leagues/groups based on their location and DUPR.

What else?

• Organize your weekly league matches at a time and on a court that’s convenient for you and your opponent.
• Matches can be played during any week of your Flex League session. You can even play all four matches in the first week if you’d like!
• Matches are gendered, mixed or open doubles with brackets by DUPR.

Interested Organizers:

Are you an organizer interested in hosting your own DUPR Flex League in your area? If so, please complete the application form below to get started.

Apply Here

Learn more about pickleball’s most accurate global rating system at mydupr.com.

The future of pickleball leagues has arrived. America's favorite pro pickleball format meets pickleball's most accurate rating system. Utilize this league software to launch fun, social, amateur team leagues across the country.”

Think you know who's been on the podium the most this year? Check out our full list below:

Check out the Instagram post here.

Thank you so much to everyone that joined us at the inaugural Newport Beach DUPR Waterfall presented by Takeya. We loved seeing so much passion for the sport and feedback on Pickleball’s first ever “self-run” tournament using the DUPR app, where scores were posted and validated by opponents in real-time.

Congrats to all the winners and to the MVPs as well. These players made some gains on their rating by beating the Expected Value in most or all of their matches. DUPR sees you!

See the full results here, if you're signed into your profile. Simply click the flight and then click "Standings" to see the final tally.

We first met Kimberly when she was identified #3 on our "Biggest Amateur Movers" list from July. Biggest movers are folks that have shown the largest change in their DUPR rating in a given amount of time.

This is an impressive accomplishment on it's own, but we were floored when she reached out to share her story of incredible resilience and perseverance.

Read Kimberly's Story In Her Words:

"I’m such a social media introvert and I rarely post anything but today is a pretty special day for me and I wanted to share it. Today I had my very last physical therapy session after going twice a week for the last 7 years.

In August of 2015 I had my first Open Hip Dislocation/Femoral Derotation surgery in which my hip sockets were reformed and my femurs were cut in half and rotated 20 degrees. We did one hip at a time, the second hip was 15 months later. The surgeries were very long and my spinal cord became pinched during the second hip surgery because of the way I was positioned. This complication greatly delayed my healing and it wasn’t until 18 months later that I had another surgery to decompress my spinal cord. I spent many, many months in a hospital bed in our home, and many years dependent on a wheelchair, walkers, and crutches to get around. I had to use those little motorized carts to shop once I could leave the house. With the change in the position of my femurs along with the spinal cord complication, I had to learn to walk all over again. I looked like Woody in Toy Story with my joints zig zagging in different directions. I couldn’t get my feet to line up with my knees and my knees to line up with my hips. My body had been rearranged and my brain couldn’t figure out how to walk again.

It’s been a very slow and very painful journey. Anyone who knows Dan and me, knows that we like to be active. Hiking, tennis, scuba diving, cycling, you name it…we just love to play. It was a tremendous loss for us to be confined to the house and not know if I would ever walk again, much less get to be active and play again. I was DETERMINED to get back to normal (active lifestyle) and it was so frustrating that my body wouldn’t work anymore. At one point, a couple of years ago, one of my PT’s gently suggested that I try different hobbies that I could do, instead of focusing on what I could no longer do. She suggested that I should just ‘go live my life’ with the limitations I had. Boy, that fired me up big time. I said OMG are you saying I need to take up something like cooking or sewing? I’m sure Dan would love if I was a better cook but seriously kill me now! Okay I’m wrapping it up I promise. A couple of years ago, I was still using a walker for anything outside the house and Jim and Sonya Phillips introduced us to Pickleball. Obviously, I was there just to watch. It looked so fun! Everything in me wanted to be out there playing, so I convinced Dan to let me come out on the court with him. I stayed in one spot and if the ball came right to me, I hit it! Oh my goodness! The spark of life that flooded my soul in that moment…I can’t even describe it. I was still so disabled at that point that if I even transferred my weight on my right hip it was screaming pain…but hey…I was out there and I was feeling alive. Pickleball motivated me to work even harder in PT. We would go out to play and I would just get the balls that came to me. Little by little I could move around the court more…Now…on this my last day of PT…I’m out playing Pickleball against people who have no idea what I’ve been through and I’m beating them   Dan and I have been traveling around competing and winning medals together. We feel 20 years younger.I want to thank God for carrying us through those long, painful years, and for healing my body bit by bit. He has been so very good to us. And Dan is my hero, my knight in shining armor. I wouldn’t have made it through this without him! We did it my love! Let’s see…7 surgeries, in 7 years! I’m estimating 88 trips to Stanford, 18 nights in the hospital, $2.89 million in medical bills, and last but not least 498 hours sitting in Bay Area traffic! "

Amazing work Kimberly! Truly an inspiration to us all.

Let's not forget who really drives the sport - the amateurs! You don't have to be a pro to make a splash.

This is one of our favorite, most impactful lists we’ve ever made. We love rewarding players for their improvement. DUPR sees you 👀

Congrats on all your hard work!

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The list is based on players who have:

• Claimed their accounts
• Had at least 30 match results, and at least 5 results in the last 30 days, measured from June 20 to July 19.

Julian Arnold had a great month in SoCal medaling in multiple events with partners Hayden Patriquin and Lauren Stratman. Anna Bright ended June with a gold medal in both women’s singles and doubles at the USA Pickleball Consumer Cellular Championships.

Both JW Johnson and Parris Todd stay in the top 5 for singles rankings, both having won gold medals at the PPA OC Cup earlier in June.

With a summer swing of tournaments in SoCal complete, the heat shows no sign of stopping. We look forward to watching some of the best players in the sport compete at the Beer City Open in Grand Rapids next week. The following weekend holds the second MLP event of season 2 in Newport Beach, CA August 5-7, the same weekend as our inaugural DUPR Waterfall tournament.

The registration deadline for The DUPR Waterfall tournament is July 24th, don't sleep on this one!

Learn More About DUPR Waterfall

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