# Pickleball’s Ratings And New Global Ranking Serve Different Purposes 2026-08-06T17:36:51+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Pickleball now has a new global leaderboard, but it is not a replacement for the sport’s main skill ratings. The PPA Tour’s World Pickleball Rankings will combine singles, doubles and mixed doubles for the 2026-27 season. Men’s or women’s doubles will count for 50%, mixed doubles 35% and singles 15%, based on a player’s best 14 results over 52 weeks. The rankings will help decide event entries, byes and qualification for the season-ending Finals. DUPR measures current playing skill on a 2.000 to 8.000 scale and updates after reported matches. UTR-P uses a 1.0 to 10.0 scale, updates daily and gives greater weight to verified competition. PWR instead awards points for results at sanctioned tournaments. In India, the IPA uses PWR for national rankings and international team selection. A strong casual-play rating can therefore coexist with a modest tournament ranking. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - timesnownews.com Tags: DUPR, pickleball, PPA Tour, PWR, UTR-P Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/pickleballs-ratings-and-new-global-ranking-serve-different-purposes/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/pickleballs-ratings-and-new-global-ranking-serve-different-purposes/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.