Tournaments & Pro Scene
Golden Tickets, Nationals, PPA Tour, MLP format, rankings vs ratings.
- USA Pickleball, the tournament pathway, and how the pro scene works A plain-language guide to USA Pickleball, sanctioned tournaments, the rating system, and the difference between USAP, PPA, and MLP at the professional level.
- DUPR, UTPR, and pickleball rating systems explained What DUPR is, how it compares to the older USAP 2.5–5.0 system, how to find your real rating, and why your self-assessment is almost certainly wrong.