Verify Seedings

The next step in the verification process is to confirm seedings. The software automatically creates seeding based on the combined team or, for singles and skinny singles, the individual player rating. When setting up the event, Tournament Directors choose the priority of which rating to use. Those options are listed below. Players have doubles, singles and skinny singles ratings. Seedings are based on the rating that corresponds with the event.

1. DUPR – This is a calculated rating derived from the results of all tournament matches that a player has participated in and were sent to DUPR either by the player or by the tournament.
2. Self-Rating – All seedings will be based on the player’s self rating. Tournament ratings are ignored.
3. Association/Club Rating – Tournaments that are restricted to certain clubs or sanctioned by certain governing bodies, will use those ratings for seeding.
4. Skinny Singles – DUPR does not have a Skinny Singles rating. This is a calculated rating derived from the results of all skinny singles tournament matches that a player has participated using the PickleballTournaments.com software.

*If the tournament is sanctioned by any organization, the rating priority will always use that sanctioning body’s rating as the primary rating on the priority list. For example, Pickleball Canada sanctioned events will use the CTPR before looking at a self rating.

!Tournament Directors have complete control over changes to event seedings.