{"id":3469,"date":"2026-04-16T20:08:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T11:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=3469"},"modified":"2026-09-28T15:59:04","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T06:59:04","slug":"upl-inaugural-season","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/upl-inaugural-season\/","title":{"rendered":"\u3010\u65b0\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\u3011Ultimate Pickleball League\uff08UPL\uff09\u521d\u30b7\u30fc\u30ba\u30f3\u958b\u5e55\u2500\u2500USA Pickleball\u516c\u8a8d\u306e\u30bb\u30df\u30d7\u30ed\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\u3001DUPR\u30ec\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u63a1\u7528"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The USA Pickleball-sanctioned semi-pro league<strong>\u300cUltimate Pickleball League\uff08UPL\uff09\u300d<\/strong>\u304c2026\u5e744\u6708\u306b\u521d\u30b7\u30fc\u30ba\u30f3\u3092\u958b\u5e55\u3057\u305f\u3002PPA\u30fbMLP\u306b\u7d9a\u304f\u7b2c3\u306e\u30d7\u30ed\u30d5\u30a7\u30c3\u30b7\u30e7\u30ca\u30eb\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001DUPR\uff08Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating\uff09\u3092\u516c\u5f0f\u30ec\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u306b\u63a1\u7528\u3002\u7c73\u56fd\u5185\u306e\u8907\u6570\u90fd\u5e02\u306b\u52a0\u3048\u3001\u30b3\u30b9\u30bf\u30ea\u30ab\u30fb\u30d5\u30a3\u30ea\u30d4\u30f3\u3078\u306e\u56fd\u969b\u5c55\u958b\u3082\u4e88\u5b9a\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the UPL -- how it differs from existing leagues<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A new layer called \"semi-pro\"<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UPL's positioning is clear. If the PPA Tour is the peak for top pros and<a href=\"\/en\/news\/mlp-2026-groups\/\">the MLP is a team-vs-team pro league,<\/a>then the UPL is<strong>\"a semi-pro league that fills the gap between recreation and pro.\"<\/strong>\u3002\u30c8\u30c3\u30d7\u30ec\u30d9\u30eb\u3092\u76ee\u6307\u3059\u4e2d\u7d1a\u301c\u4e0a\u7d1a\u30d7\u30ec\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc\u306b\u300c\u7a3c\u3052\u308b\u5834\u300d\u3068\u300c\u6210\u9577\u3067\u304d\u308b\u5834\u300d\u3092\u540c\u6642\u306b\u63d0\u4f9b\u3057\u3001\u7af6\u6280\u5168\u4f53\u306e\u5c64\u3092\u539a\u304f\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u76ee\u6307\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>USA Pickleball-sanctioned<\/strong>: rules and refereeing are operated to a unified standard<\/li>\n<li><strong>DUPR adopted<\/strong>: DUPR ratings are used for player placement, team composition, and league balance<\/li>\n<li><strong>Community-based<\/strong>: each team partners with its local community to build a fan base<\/li>\n<li><strong>International expansion<\/strong>: teams are also planned in Costa Rica and the Philippines<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Anyone can try out<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A distinctive feature of the UPL is open tryouts. Tryouts are being held in multiple cities in Canada, such as Kelowna, Vernon, and Penticton, and any player with a DUPR score can try to make a team.<a href=\"\/en\/news\/us-open-pickleball-2026-naples-agassi-waters\/\">US Open<\/a>\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u30a2\u30de\u30d7\u30ed\u6df7\u5408\u5927\u4f1a\u3068\u540c\u69d8\u3001\u300c\u30d7\u30ed\u3078\u306e\u5165\u53e3\u300d\u304c\u5897\u3048\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u3088\u308a\u591a\u304f\u306e\u9078\u624b\u304c\u7af6\u6280\u304b\u3089\u53ce\u5165\u3092\u5f97\u308b\u6a5f\u4f1a\u3092\u751f\u307f\u51fa\u3057\u3001\u7af6\u6280\u5168\u4f53\u306e\u6d3b\u6027\u5316\u306b\u3064\u306a\u304c\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The picture of pickleball's \"warring-leagues era\"<\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The three-pole system of PPA, MLP, and UPL<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UPL\u958b\u5e55\u6642\u70b9\u306e\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u30d7\u30ed\u30b7\u30fc\u30f3\u306f\u3001\u4e09\u3064\u306e\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\u304c\u7570\u306a\u308b\u5c64\u3092\u30ab\u30d0\u30fc\u3059\u308b\u5f62\u306b\u6574\u7406\u3055\u308c\u3064\u3064\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>PPA Tour<\/strong>: the top pro circuit for individual play. The pinnacle in prize money and media exposure<\/li>\n<li><strong>MLP<\/strong>: a team-vs-team pro league.<a href=\"\/en\/news\/ppa-partners-amazon-prime-documentary-2026\/\">An Amazon Prime documentary<\/a>has rapidly raised its profile<\/li>\n<li><strong>UPL<\/strong>: semi-pro plus community-based. A bridge from the grassroots to pro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ripple effects on Japan<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">UPL\u306e\u30d5\u30a3\u30ea\u30d4\u30f3\u5c55\u958b\u8a08\u753b\u306f\u3001\u30a2\u30b8\u30a2\u592a\u5e73\u6d0b\u5730\u57df\u3067\u306e\u30bb\u30df\u30d7\u30ed\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\u69cb\u60f3\u304c\u73fe\u5b9f\u5316\u3057\u3064\u3064\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u793a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002\u65e5\u672c\u3067\u3082<a href=\"\/en\/news\/pickleball-one-5-major-partners-2026\/\">\u30a2\u30b7\u30c3\u30af\u30b9\u30fb\u96fb\u901a\u30fb\u4e09\u4e95\u4e0d\u52d5\u7523\u304c5\u793e\u9023\u5408<\/a>\u3092\u7d50\u6210\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u56fd\u5185\u3067\u30bb\u30df\u30d7\u30ed\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\u304c\u7d44\u6210\u3055\u308c\u308b\u571f\u58cc\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3002UPL\u306e\u521d\u30b7\u30fc\u30ba\u30f3\u306e\u904b\u55b6\u30e2\u30c7\u30eb\u3068\u6210\u679c\u306f\u3001\u30a2\u30b8\u30a2\u5730\u57df\u3067\u306e\u985e\u4f3c\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\u5c55\u958b\u306e\u53c2\u8003\u3068\u306a\u308b\u3060\u308d\u3046\u3002<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>USA Pickleball\u516c\u8a8d\u306e\u30bb\u30df\u30d7\u30ed\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\u300cUltimate Pickleball League\uff08UPL [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ssp_meta_description":"USA Pickleball\u516c\u8a8d\u306e\u30bb\u30df\u30d7\u30ed\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\u300cUltimate Pickleball League\uff08UPL\uff09\u300d\u304c2026\u5e744\u670818\u65e5\u306b\u958b\u5e55\u3002DUPR\u516c\u5f0f\u63a1\u7528\u3001\u30b3\u30b9\u30bf\u30ea\u30ab\u30fb\u30d5\u30a3\u30ea\u30d4\u30f3\u3078\u306e\u56fd\u969b\u5c55\u958b\u3082\u3002","swell_btn_cv_data":"","pt_pr_sponsor":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"region":[],"class_list":["post-3469","news","type-news","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"summary":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/3469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3469"},{"taxonomy":"region","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/region?post=3469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}