New Player Ratings System

There has been a lot of talk among USAPA ambassadors about a potential new player ratings system. Players are currently rated using a number system starting at 2.0 and rising in 0.5 increments to 5.0. Many clubs have rating evaluations to assign appropriate levels while other players self-rate. The reality of rating accuracy becomes apparent when players enter tournaments against experienced opponents.

The lack of transparency and consistency across regions as well as little differentiation between players at the same level has led to several proposals to develop a new system. This post highlights a system that can be found at pickleballratings.com. They have over 13,000 players rated on a scale from 0-3,000 based on performance as reported through pickleballtournaments.com. their system uses an algorithm based on wins and losses against other players as rated in their system.

The current system uses tournament results but will be adaptable to club level ratings. It remains in Beta testing and is not yet ready for prime time. The USAPA will need to approve whatever system is used, especially for sanctioned tournaments. Therefore, any discussion at this time is purely for entertainment. With that in mind, I thought it might e interesting to see how local players ranked. Remember that rankings are available only for those playing in a tournament using pickleballtournaments.com as its records management. In my case, that would only be the Low Country tournament. The ratings are shown below.

Mixed Doubles

Coletta	Paul			Doubles	Mixed	2382
Marott	Valerie			Doubles	Mixed	2018
Carr	Rusty			Doubles	Mixed	2000
Flynt	Suz			Doubles	Mixed	2000
Allen	Chris			Doubles	Mixed	2000
Luedke	Dennis			Doubles	Mixed	1993
Splain	Melinda			Doubles	Mixed	1993
Ezrol	Rick			Doubles	Mixed	1975
Carr	Inga			Doubles	Mixed	1964
Richter	Deb			Doubles	Mixed	1956
Aaron	Paul			Doubles	Mixed	1797
Kemp	Mamashred			Doubles	Mixed	1789
Pell	Suzanne			Doubles	Mixed	1769
Formichella	Larry			Doubles	Mixed	1754
Flynt	Susan			Doubles	Mixed	1750
Francioni	Sandro			Doubles	Mixed	1700
Ezrol	Dee			Doubles	Mixed	1589
Watkins	Kathleen			Doubles	Mixed	1500
Watkins	Robert			Doubles	Mixed	1500
Aaron	Susan			Doubles	Mixed	1302
Francioni	Lorraine			Doubles	Mixed	1205

Women's Doubles

Carr	Inga			Doubles	Womens	2091
Marott	Valerie			Doubles	Womens	2068
Flynt	Suz			Doubles	Womens	2034
Splain	Melinda			Doubles	Womens	1958
Richter	Deb			Doubles	Womens	1946
Kemp	Jennifer			Doubles	Womens	1825
Watkins	Kathleen			Doubles	Womens	1825
Kemp	Mamashred			Doubles	Womens	1784
Pell	Suzanne			Doubles	Womens	1757
Ezrol	Dee			Doubles	Womens	1753
Aaron	Susan			Doubles	Womens	1255
Francioni	Lorraine			Doubles	Womens	1255

Men's Doubles

Coletta	Paul			Doubles	Mens	2487
Carr	Rusty			Doubles	Mens	2000
Allen	Chris			Doubles	Mens	2000
Luedke	Dennis			Doubles	Mens	2000
Ezrol	Rick			Doubles	Mens	1969
Birdsall	Bruce			Doubles	Mens	1932
Aaron	Paul			Doubles	Mens	1750
Ferragina	Rich			Doubles	Mens	1750
Formichella	Larry			Doubles	Mens	1716
Watkins	Robert			Doubles	Mens	1500

I would be interested in hearing impressions of these rankings.