AI-Powered Video Analysis Now Impacts Your DUPR Rating
Beginning in August, DUPR will fold AI-powered video analysis into its player ratings, drawing on match footage from partners including PlaySight, PB Vision, SwingVision, Volley, and Track Tennis alongside traditional competitive results. DUPR says the change adds skill ratings, shot-by-shot breakdowns, and personalized coaching insights for its more than 2 million rated players, plus new Career High and age-based rating features.
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The MLP Champions Series, a league for players over 40 founded in 2022 as the National Pickleball League, makes its 2026 debut at MLP Chicago with 74 TeamBattles across four days at Life Time North Shore and The Picklr Mount Prospect. The circuit, which now spans 16 teams across 40+, 50+, and 60+ divisions and features parents of PPA and MLP stars like Julie Johnson, also announced a PickleballTV broadcast deal covering 20 telecasts through its late-October championship.
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