League Divisions

Organized by skill level and age group for competitive balance

How We Determine Divisions

Divisions are defined by Age and DUPR Rating Levels: There are no age restrictions for Open Divisions. For 50+ Divisions, all players must be 50 or older as of the end of the current calendar year.

Currently,there is no minimum DUPR rating for an individual player in any division, but setting a minimum will be discussed by captains prior to the start of the fall season.

There are maximum DUPR ratings for individual players for each division, and there are minimum and maximum combined team DUPR ratings.

For 10 and 10 50+ divisions, an individual player's rating may not exceed 3.1.
For 12 and 12 50+ divisions, an individual player's rating may not exceed 3.6.
For Open 14 and 14 50+ divisions, an individual player's rating may not exceed 4.1.
For Open 16 and 16 50+ divisions, an individual player's rating may not exceed 4.6.

Current Divisions Available

🥉 DUPR 10 Open

Skill Description: Team's combined DUPR must be no more than 10.3

Number of Teams:>Minimum of 3, 4 ideal, maximum of 8

Format:Depends on number of teams. Three teams play each other 3 times. Four teams play each other 2 times. Five to 8 teams may require two matches in some weeks. Eight teams could be divided into two balanced brackets. In each bracket, 4 teams play every other team twice during the 6-week regular season. A playoff/Championship tournament may be held in the seventh and eighth weeks if desired.

No age restriction. A team may have up to 8 players on its roster. The combined DUPR restriction applies to the four players who play in a match.

🥈 DUPR 10 50+

Skill Description:Team's combined DUPR must be no more than 10.3.

Number of Teams:Minimum of 4, maximum of 8

Players must be age 50 or older as of December 31, 2026. No individual player can have a DUPR higher than 3.1 to play in DUPR 10. A team may have up to 8 players on its roster. The combined DUPR restriction applies to the four players who play in a match.

🥉 DUPR 12 Open

Skill Description: Team's combined DUPR must be at least 10 and no more than 12.3

Number of Teams:>Minimum of 4, maximum of 8

No age restriction. A team may have up to 10 players on its roster. The combined DUPR restriction applies to the four players who play in a match.

🥈 DUPR 12 50+

Skill Description:Team's combined DUPR must be at least 10 and no more than 12.3.

Number of Teams:Minimum of 4, maximum of 8

Players must be age 50 or older as of December 31, 2026. No individual player can have a DUPR higher than 3.6 to play in DUPR 12. A team may have up to 10 players on its roster. The combined DUPR restriction applies to the four players who play in a match.

🥉 DUPR 14 Open

Skill Description:Team's combined DUPR must be at least 12 and no more than 14.3.

Number of Teams:Minimum of 4, maximum of 8

Format: Depends on number of teams. Three teams play each other 3 times. Four teams play each other 2 times. Five to 8 teams may require two matches in some weeks. Eight teams could be divided into two balanced brackets. In each bracket, 4 teams play every other team twice during the 6-week regular season. A playoff/Championship tournament may be held in the seventh and eighth weeks if desired.

Players may be of any age. No individual player can have a DUPR higher than 4.1 to play in DUPR 14. A team may have up to 8 players on its roster. The combined DUPR restriction applies to the four players who play in a match.

🥉 DUPR 14 50+

Skill Description:Team's combined DUPR must be at least 12 and no more than 14.3.

Number of Teams:Minimum of 4, maximum of 8

Players must be age 50 or older as of December 31, 2026. No individual player can have a DUPR higher than 4.1 to play in DUPR 14. A team may have up to 8 players on its roster. The combined DUPR restriction applies to the four players who play in a match.

🥉 DUPR 16 Open

Skill Description:Team's combined DUPR must be at least 14 and no more than 16.3.

Number of Teams:Minimum of 4, maximum of 8

🥉 DUPR 16 50+

Skill Description:Team's combined DUPR must be at least 14 and no more than 16.3.

Number of Teams:Minimum of 4, maximum of 8

Players must be age 50 or older as of December 31, 2026. No individual player can have a DUPR higher than 4.6 to play in DUPR 16. A team may have up to 8 players on its roster. The combined DUPR restriction applies to the four players who play in a match.

Division Placement & Movement

Once a team signs up to participate in a division of the League, current ratings of players with reliable ratings are "locked" for the season and increases or decreases in their ratings will not impact the team's combined rating or division placement for the season. Changes up or down must be re-evaluated prior to the next season and may impact the player's eligibility for the same team and/or division for the following season.

Unrated players may be included on a team roster, but cannot play until an intial rating is received.

Players with an unreliable rating will be assigned either the division average rating or their unreliable rating, whichever is greater, for purposes of calculating team aggregate ratings. Once a player achieves a reliable rating, that rating will replace the assigned rating in calculating team ratings for the remainder of the season.

For age-restricted divisions, a player's age is determined by their age on December 31 of the season year. For a 50+ division, for example, a player must be 50 by December 31 of the season year, meaning a player may be 49 for part of the season year and be eligible to play in a 50+ division as long as they turn 50 before the end of the year.

Future Divisions?

The plan for the above four divisions for the inaugural season is of course subject to change based on the number of teams that register, and the number of players who express interest in playing team pickleball but who do not fit in any of these divisions. If more than 8 teams want to register for an existing skill-level division, the division could be subdivided into Under 30 and 30+ divisions. If and when sufficient interest is expressed, new divisions could be created for players 18 and under, or high school or college divisions could be created.

The defining characteristic of these divisions is the 4 player team comprised of 2 men and 2 women. Should there be enough interest in a different format, then that would require the creation of new divisions or a new league.