Welcome to the KPL , Knoxville area Pickleball League!

THE FORMAT

Players can register as a team or can register individually and will be placed in a pool of similar skill level players to be drafted into a team. (It is suggested that teams form themselves.)The League will feature three divisions. Teams will be placed in a division according to their teams total DUPR rating. The divisions and DUPR ratings will be as follows:

3.0-3.49 level players... maximum team DUPR 14 (12:30 ON SUNDAYS)

3.5-3.99 level players... maximum team DUPR  16 (2:30 and 4:30 matches ON SUNDAYS)

4.0-4.49 level players...maximum team DUPR 18  (6:30 ON SUNDAYS)

RATING REQUIRED: All players must have a DUPR rating  attend a rating session or the League commissioner must be familiar with your playing level.  Preseason will include level based challenge courts to establish DUPR ratings (2-3 multi-court, multi hour sessions, $10 per DUPR session). Sessions will be held IN SEPTEMBER 2025.

CREATION OF TEAMS: Teams will have captains and the Captain will be the point of contact for his/her team for all things related to the league, schedule, game changes etc..

SCHEDULE: Pickleville outdoor courts, Sunday afternoons between 12:30 - 7:00PM.   The schedue will feature a six week league schedule. SUNDAY PLAY DATES: SEPTEMBER 28, OCTOBER 5, 12, 19, 26 NOVEMBER 2ND. and League Championships NOVEMBER 9TH. Makeup games can be played between these dates and can be cooridinated with the League Commissioner. FLEX SCHEDULE: If need be and both teams can agree to reschedule a match for a different day and or time during the week the match is scheduled to take place that match can be played at such a time.  Once both teams have agreed to schedule for a different day/time the commissioner can assist with reserving outdoor court space at Pickleville where available.

CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY!   The top two teams in each division will compete for the KPL team championship. Pizza provided and BYOB!  The teams with the best records will compete for  the title in each division. If at the end of the regular season ties occur, then the head to head results will determine the higher place, the second tie breaker will be point differential of all games, Excluding DreamMaker match scores and the third tie breaker will be total points scored - again excluding DreamMaker games. 

THE PRIZE: Medals will be given to both the League winners and runner up teams.

THE MATCHES- 

Each team match consists of four matches: men vs. men, women vs. women and two mixed vs. mixed matches.

HEAD TO HEAD TEAM MIXED MATCH: 1 men’s doubles match (2/3 to 11 win by 2), 1 women’s doubles match (2/3 to 11 win by 2), 2 mixed doubles matches (2/3 to 11 win by 2).  Maximum score of 14 win by 1. Pairings will be submitted to the opposing team prior to starting play.  In the event that the team match is tied 2 to 2, a  DREAMBREAKER round will played, rally scoring to 21 win by 2, Men v Men (4 points), Women v Women (4 points), Mixed 1 v Mixed 1 (4 points), Mixed 2 v Mixed 2 (4 points) and continue until one team gets to 21 win by 2. 25 point maximum.

HEAD TO HEAD TEAM SAME SEX MATCH: Match is played on two courts: 2/3 games to 11 win by 2), Two doubles matches will be happening at the same time. At the conclusion of the first round a second round will occur, again on two courts.  Each team must swap playing partners in the two rounds.  YOU CAN NOT PLAY WITH THE SAME PARTNER TWICE. Pairings will be submitted to the opposing team prior to starting play.  In the event that the team match is tied 2 to 2, a sudden victory round will played, (DREAMBREAKER) rally scoring to 21 win by 2.  Every four points players are swapped out, all players must play and be in the same rotation.  Play will continue until one team gets to 21 win by 2. 25 point maximum.

COURTS, SEQUENCING AND TIMING: Each match is played on two courts. (Approximately 45 minutes max.). There will be a round one and round two for each match, totaling 4 matches.  In the event that a sudden victory match is needed, the rally to 21 is played on a single court (Approximately 20 minutes) 

THE SCHEDULE

Dupr Rating Days: September 14th, 21st..Dupr day rating sessions will be $10 per session.

Draft Day: September 22nd. 

SUNDAY PLAY DATES: SEPTEMBER 28, OCTOBER 5, 12, 19, 26 NOVEMBER 2ND. and League Championships NOVEMBER 9TH.

COST:

$60 Pickleville MEMBERS, $75 NON Pickleville MEMBERS.  fee includes T-shirt, League games and Medals to the division winners.

REGISTRATION: 

You can register online with Pickleville's Court Reserve app. (Scroll to calendar date September 28th and sign up for the right level)

https://mobileapp.courtreserve.com/Online/Portal/Index/12122

If you are not a current member of POP it is still easy to register by doing the following:

1) Go to www.courtreserve.com

2) SELECT “Try it for FREE”

3) SELECT “I’m a player”

4) SEARCH “Pickleville” SELECT Pickleville

5) FILL IN the player information sheet.

6) Select the no cost visitor membership.

Once you have done these steps you now have a visitor membership to Pickleville.  With this membership you can then sign up for the KPL.

CURRENT LEAGUE STANDINGS (Check here after each Sunday for current league standings)

3.0-3.5 MIXED LEAGUE

WINS LOSSES

3.5-40 MIXED LEAGUE

3.5-4.0 MIXED LEAGUE

KNOXVILLE PICKLEBALL LEAGUE RULES

The League will be based on level, fair competition using: DUPR LEVEL BASED TEAMS: This refers to a roster composed of a minimum of 2 men and 2 women with a recommendation of up to 3 men and 3 women per team with an average combined DUPR ranking in one of the following levels: 3.0-3.49, 3.5-3.99, 4.0 -4.49.  The purpose of more than four players on your roster is because no substitions are allowed.

Each weekly match  2 of the three women and 2 of the three men must be present to compete.   The purpose of a six person team is to eliminate substitutes who may or may not be at the same playing level.  If five or six of team members are present all team members may compete in the match. IMPORTANT: A team roster of who is playing in each match and the possible DreamMaker tie breaker will given to the opposing team prior to the start of the match. The intent here is to eliminate last minute switching of players as players are stepping onto the court.

The League Commissioner will have final authority on placement of teams and individuals to create even and competitive teams.

THE MATCH PLAY FORMAT:

1 point each for 1 men’s doubles match (2/3 to 11 win by 2), 1 women’s doubles match (2/3 to 11 win by 2), 2 mixed doubles matches (2/3 to 11 win by 2).  The men’s and women’s matches will be first followed by the mixed doubles matches.

MAXIMUM SCORE OF 14 - WINNING BY 1

In the event that the team match is tied 2 to 2, a sudden victory round (DreamBreaker)will  be played, rally scoring to 21 win by 2, Men v Men (4 points), Women v Women (4 points), Mixed 1 v Mixed 1 (4 points), Mixed 2 v Mixed 2 (4 points) and repeat until one team gets to 21 win by 2.  If a team has 5 or 6 members present, that team can designate the four players to represent them.  It is up to the team to decide if all team members present will play in the DreamMaker. The entire DreamMaker game will be played rally scoring style, with traditional player rotation.   A game can be decided by the receiving team winning a point.

MAXIMUM SCORE OF 25 - WINNING BY 1

COURTS, SEQUENCING AND TIMING: A maximum of 5 minute warm up is allowed before games must start. If the opposing team is not able to start 5 minutes after the posted match start time that match will be forfeited - not the entire match just that individual match. Men’s and Women’s Doubles are played simultaneously on different courts (Approximately 45 minutes max.).  Two mixed matches are started five minutes after completion of the gendered doubles on two courts (Approximately 45 minutes).  IN the event that a DreamMaker match is needed, it is to begin immediately after the conclusion of the two mixed matches. Rally scoring to 21 is played on a single court (Approximately 20 minutes). 

TIME OUTS: Each team is allowed 1 - 1 minute timeout per game. (Players will place paddle on the court in the position they are in on the court at the beginning of the timeout.)

DUPR RATING REQUIRED: All players must have a DUPR rating or attend a rating session.  Preseason will include level based challenge courts to establish DUPR ratings (2-3 multi-court, multi hour sessions). If a player does not have a DUPR rating the League Commissioner can evaluate the player individually to asses that persons skill level.

CREATION OF TEAMS: Teams can be entered as an entire team, a partial team or be part of a blind draft. All partial team requests will be honored to the best of our ability, but not guaranteed.  A minimum of one week prior to the start of the season a public blind draft will be held to assign those individuals not already on teams to a team.

SCHEDULE: POP outdoor courts (6), Sunday afternoons 12:30-8:30.  The season will consist of 6 weeks.  In the event of rain, it is the goal of games to be made up on Tuesday/ Wednesday and Thursday evenings.  This will require extensive cooperation with all teams and team members.  It will not be possible to create  a makeup schedule that will accommodate all 100 players, but every attempt will be made to do so.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP:  The top two teams in each division will play for the League Championship.  The top two teams in each division will be determined as follows in sequential order:

1. Overall win/loss record.

2.  In the event of a win/loss record tie -head to head winner.

3. Total cumulative point differential of all games played all season.  DreamMaker games will not be added to the point differential as not all teams will have the same number of DreamMakers if any. (All points matter.)

4. Most points scored.

5. Coin Flip - the odds of this would be .001%

CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY

November 9th the top two teams in each division will compete for the division championships. Pizza provided and BYOB!  Winners and runners up will both receive medals for their amazing play!