Gold Medal Match: Mixed 5.5 60+ at Nationals 2024 Pickleball

[@mountaintop0616]

A good match but in no way a 5.5

[@Justintime670]

Honest question, is this match a 3.5 or actually 5.5?

[@Nysoupla]

Wonderful. Thanks for showing matches at higher brackets. What camera do you use to shoot?? Thanks.

[@PaulBCohen]

Good play by all, but the man in blue was just faster in preparation and delivery.

[@jhsporty]

Nationals are UTR Rated not DUPR.

[@spelunkerd]

I'm no fan of redefining level of play stratified by age, or even accepting ratings based on play from decades past. As we all age, our rating should slide backwards as we face the reality of slowing down. These people are very good for their age, but it would be a different match if they played 20 year olds with the same rating.

[@26realmc]

I'm Australian and while we are years behind the standard in the US I would call them solid 3.5 to 3.75. 4.0 being incredibly generous. I'm a 4.5 DUPR with a couple of hundred tournament games and I'm way better than these teams. I thought sandbagging was a thing in the US? Clearly not here 😊

[@jhsporty]

Nationals are UTR not DUPR ranking.

[@26realmc]

@@jhsportyregardless of what system everyone who has played PB for years knows what standard you should be for different ratings. These guys are no way legit 5.5. I'm 4.0 in PB Brackets what would my UTR equate to? 6.5?

[@ChartBuiltWealth]

THIS IS THE NEW RATING SYSTEM?

[@TeamHanlonPickleball]

Yes

[@rickcrna]

Can’t be 5.5. Maybe 4-4.5 level.

[@26realmc]

3.75-4 max for me

[@jhsporty]

Nationals are UTR ranking not DUPR. 5.5 UTR is about 4-4.5 DUPR

[@26realmc]

@@jhsportythey are not 4-4.5 Dupr either. No way

[@gentlehorst]

I appreciate their effort, still have they fun doing so? Even the ol' Romans had a saying: Cogito ergo sum: I dink, therefore I am.😉