{"id":3558,"date":"2026-04-27T01:06:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T16:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/news\/dupr-wheelchair-rating-2026-us-open\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T19:47:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:47:43","slug":"dupr-wheelchair-rating","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/dupr-wheelchair-rating\/","title":{"rendered":"DUPR\u304c\u8eca\u6905\u5b50\u90e8\u9580\u5c02\u7528\u30ec\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u5236\u5ea6\u3092\u5c0e\u5165\u30012026 US Open\u3067\u904b\u7528\u958b\u59cb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DUPR\uff08Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating\uff09\u304c\u30012026\u5e743\u6708\u306b\u958b\u50ac\u3055\u308c\u308b<strong>2026 Franklin US Open Pickleball Championships<\/strong>\u3067\u3001\u8eca\u6905\u5b50\u90e8\u9580\u5c02\u7528\u306e\u30ec\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u5236\u5ea6\u3092\u6b63\u5f0f\u306b\u904b\u7528\u958b\u59cb\u3059\u308b\u3002\u5275\u8a2d10\u5468\u5e74\u3092\u8fce\u3048\u308bUS Open\u3067\u3001\u4e16\u754c\u6700\u5927\u7d1a\u306e\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u30ec\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u6a5f\u95a2\u304c\u30a2\u30c0\u30d7\u30c6\u30a3\u30d6\u90e8\u9580\u306b\u53c2\u5165\u3059\u308b\u5f62\u3060\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until now, wheelchair players had continued to be evaluated within the same rating framework as standing players, or to enter tournaments without an independent evaluation standard. With the introduction of a dedicated rating system, the competitiveness of the wheelchair division will be made visible with the same precision as the standing division.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 US Open\u3067\u904b\u7528\u3055\u308c\u308b\u300c\u8eca\u6905\u5b50\u5c02\u7528DUPR\u300d\u306e\u4ed5\u7d44\u307f<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new system is operated in a form integrated into DUPR's existing platform. Its feature is that wheelchair players around the world are evaluated individually within the same ecosystem as standing players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u7acb\u4f4d\u90e8\u9580\u3068\u540c\u3058Elo\u30a2\u30eb\u30b4\u30ea\u30ba\u30e0\u3092\u9069\u7528<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DUPR\u306f\u3001Major League Pickleball\u5275\u8a2d\u8005Steve Kuhn\u6c0f\u304c2021\u5e74\u306b\u958b\u767a\u3057\u305f\u30ec\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u6307\u6a19\u3067\u3001\u6539\u826f\u578bElo\u30a2\u30eb\u30b4\u30ea\u30ba\u30e0\u3092\u7528\u3044\u308b\u3002\u30b7\u30f3\u30b0\u30eb\u30b9\u76f4\u8fd130\u8a66\u5408\u30fb\u30c0\u30d6\u30eb\u30b9\u76f4\u8fd160\u8a66\u5408\u3092\u5bfe\u8c61\u306b\u3001\u30b9\u30b3\u30a2\u30fb\u8a66\u5408\u7a2e\u5225\u30fb\u8a66\u5408\u306e\u65b0\u3057\u3055\u3092\u52a0\u5473\u3057\u3066\u7b97\u51fa\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3002\u8eca\u6905\u5b50\u90e8\u9580\u3067\u3082\u540c\u3058\u8a08\u7b97\u30ed\u30b8\u30c3\u30af\u304c\u9069\u7528\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Item<\/th><th>Details<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Introducing tournament<\/td><td>2026 Franklin US Open Pickleball Championships<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Location<\/td><td>Naples, Florida, USA<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Timing<\/td><td>March 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Operator<\/td><td>DUPR \/ Pickle4 \/ US Open Pickleball Championships<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rating range<\/td><td>2.000-8.000 (same scale as the standing division)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Calculation method<\/td><td>Improved Elo algorithm (most recent 30-60 matches)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Improved precision of seeding and progress tracking<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its official statement, DUPR cites four purposes for the wheelchair-only rating: \"improving competitive fairness,\" \"expanding inclusivity for adaptive athletes,\" \"more accurate tournament seeding,\" and \"improving player progress tracking.\" Until now, at wheelchair-division tournaments, players' skill distribution was hard to grasp in advance, and draw creation relied on rules of thumb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Wheelchair players worldwide can be compared on the same scale<\/li><li>Tournament organizers can use an objective metric when designing draws<\/li><li>Players themselves can chart the same \"out of 8.000\" career path as standing players<\/li><li>It becomes a basis for judgment when sponsors evaluate pro players<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u767a\u8868\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u95a2\u4fc2\u8005\u306e\u7acb\u5834<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u767a\u8868\u306b\u969b\u3057\u3066\u3001DUPR\u30fb\u5927\u4f1a\u4e3b\u50ac\u8005\u30fb\u9078\u624b\u3089\u304c\u898b\u89e3\u3092\u8ff0\u3079\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002\u5171\u901a\u3059\u308b\u306e\u306f\u3001\u8eca\u6905\u5b50\u90e8\u9580\u304c\u300c\u88dc\u52a9\u7684\u306a\u30a8\u30ad\u30b7\u30d3\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u300d\u304b\u3089\u300c\u6b63\u5f0f\u306a\u7af6\u6280\u300d\u3078\u79fb\u884c\u3059\u308b\u8ee2\u63db\u70b9\u3060\u3068\u3044\u3046\u8a8d\u8b58\u3060\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">DUPR\u306e\u7acb\u5834<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DUPR CEO Tito Machado said, \"Inclusion is at the heart of pickleball's growth. This rating system is an important step reflecting the diversity of the sport.\" The significance of incorporating the wheelchair division into DUPR's touted brand of \"the world's most accurate pickleball rating\" is large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u4e3b\u50ac\u8005\u30fb\u63a8\u9032\u8005\u306e\u898b\u89e3<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pickle4\u4f1a\u9577\u517cUS Open Pickleball Championships\u4f1a\u9577\u306eBen Weinberger\u6c0f\u306f\u300c\u3053\u308c\u3053\u305d\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u306b\u5fc5\u8981\u306a\u9032\u6b69\u3060\u300d\u3068\u6b53\u8fce\u3002\u8eca\u6905\u5b50\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u306e\u63a8\u9032\u8005\u3068\u3057\u3066\u77e5\u3089\u308c\u308bRyan Anthony\u6c0f\u3082\u300c\u81ea\u5206\u305f\u3061\u306e\u30b9\u30ad\u30eb\u30ec\u30d9\u30eb\u3092\u6b63\u5f53\u306b\u8a8d\u8b58\u3059\u308b\u30ec\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u5236\u5ea6\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3001\u81ea\u4fe1\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u7af6\u6280\u306b\u81e8\u3081\u308b\u300d\u3068\u8ff0\u3079\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u7c73\u56fd\u306b\u304a\u3051\u308b\u8eca\u6905\u5b50\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u7af6\u6280\u306e\u5236\u5ea6\u6574\u5099<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u7c73\u56fd\u3067\u306f\u3001\u8eca\u6905\u5b50\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u306e\u5236\u5ea6\u5316\u304c\u52a0\u901f\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002USA Pickleball\u306f2024\u5e74\u306eBiofreeze USA Pickleball National Championships\u3067\u8eca\u6905\u5b50\u90e8\u9580\u3092\u521d\u3081\u3066\u516c\u5f0f\u7af6\u6280\u3068\u3057\u3066\u63a1\u7528\u3002\u3055\u3089\u306b2026\u5e746\u670819\u301c21\u65e5\u306b\u30b3\u30ed\u30e9\u30c9\u30b9\u30d7\u30ea\u30f3\u30b0\u30b9\u3067\u300cUSA Pickleball Wheelchair National Championships\u300d\u3092\u521d\u958b\u50ac\u3059\u308b\u3068\u767a\u8868\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Tournaments<\/th><th>Timing<\/th><th>Position<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Biofreeze USA Pickleball Nationals<\/td><td>2024<\/td><td>Introducing the wheelchair division as an official competition for the first time<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2026 Franklin US Open<\/td><td>March 2026<\/td><td>DUPR\u8eca\u6905\u5b50\u5c02\u7528\u30ec\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u904b\u7528\u958b\u59cb<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>USA Pickleball Wheelchair Nationals<\/td><td>June 2026 (Colorado Springs)<\/td><td>Holding the wheelchair-only national championship for the first time<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u53c2\u52a0\u898f\u6a21\u3068\u652f\u63f4\u4f53\u5236\u306e\u62e1\u5927<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. nonprofit Adaptive Pickleball has stated that in 2025 alone it provided programs to more than 1,155 players with disabilities. USA Pickleball formally incorporated extended rules for the wheelchair division and the standing adaptive division into its 2026 rulebook. Integration of rules for the Special Olympics is also advancing, and three layers\u2014competitive bodies, support organizations, and rating bodies\u2014are being developed at the same time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u65e5\u672c\u56fd\u5185\u306e\u8eca\u6905\u5b50\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u74b0\u5883\u3068\u4eca\u5f8c\u306e\u8ab2\u984c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Japan, in April 2026 the JPA (Japan Pickleball Association) and the PJF (Pickleball Japan Federation) merged and \"Pickleball Japan (PJ)\" was founded. With the domestic governing body unified, the clarification of criteria for dispatching players to international tournaments is advancing. On the other hand, competition rules, tournaments, and ratings specialized in the wheelchair division have not yet advanced in official development at present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For wheelchair tennis and wheelchair basketball, the Japanese Para-Sports Association has developed systems over many years<\/li><li>For pickleball, expanding the competitive population of the standing division comes first<\/li><li>The introduction of DUPR's wheelchair rating in the U.S. may accelerate the discussion within Japan<\/li><li>Partnership with para-sports organizations, local governments, and disabled-sports centers is a future point of discussion<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u306f\u30b3\u30fc\u30c8\u9762\u7a4d\u304c\u30c6\u30cb\u30b9\u306e\u7d043\u5206\u306e1\u3067\u3001\u8eca\u6905\u5b50\u306e\u52d5\u7dda\u306b\u3082\u9069\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3068\u3044\u308f\u308c\u308b\u3002\u65e5\u672c\u56fd\u5185\u3067\u3082\u3001\u8eca\u6905\u5b50\u30c6\u30cb\u30b9\u306e\u9078\u624b\u30fb\u6307\u5c0e\u8005\u304c\u30d4\u30c3\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u3078\u53c2\u5165\u3059\u308b\u6d41\u308c\u304c\u8d77\u304d\u308c\u3070\u3001\u7af6\u6280\u57fa\u76e4\u306e\u6574\u5099\u306f\u9032\u3080\u53ef\u80fd\u6027\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3002\u8a73\u7d30\u306f<a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/jpa-pjf-merge-pickleball-japan-pj-april-2026\/\">Pickleball Japan, founded through the merger of the JPA and PJF<\/a>\u306e\u52d5\u5411\u3068\u5408\u308f\u305b\u3066\u8ffd\u3046\u5fc5\u8981\u304c\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 US Open\u5c0e\u5165\u304c\u3082\u305f\u3089\u3059\u56fd\u969b\u7684\u306a\u6ce2\u53ca\u52b9\u679c<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The US Open is recognized as pickleball's \"one of the world's largest open tournaments,\" and introducing wheelchair ratings on its 10th anniversary is symbolic.<a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/franklin-us-open-2026-10th-anniversary-dupr-wheelchair-rating\/\">The 2026 Franklin US Open's 10th-anniversary plan<\/a>has previewed expansion of the wheelchair-division draw and promotion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u30d7\u30ed\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\u30fb\u30b9\u30dd\u30f3\u30b5\u30fc\u3078\u306e\u53ef\u80fd\u6027<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DUPR is also used as a draft metric for major pro leagues such as the MLP and PPA. With the same metric getting underway in the wheelchair division too, discussion of the AFPL and MLP newly establishing adaptive slots takes on reality.<a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/afpl-season-3-draft-april-2026-56-players-32-roster-spots\/\">The AFPL Season 3 draft<\/a>Given the flow of it operating with a structure of over 130 applicants, expanding the rating base affects draft design as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u30e6\u30fc\u30b9\u5c64\u3078\u306e\u5c55\u958b\u306e\u65b9\u5411\u6027<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The movement of USA Pickleball partnering with the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs and advancing outreach to a youth tier of 5,500 U.S. locations and 4 million people a year may also connect with the adaptive division.<a href=\"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/usa-pickleball-boys-girls-clubs-america-youth-partnership-2026\/\">The partnership between USA Pickleball and the Boys &amp; Girls Clubs<\/a>if wheelchair clinics are built into large-scale infrastructure like it, developing adaptive players from a young age advances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u7acb\u4f4d\u9078\u624b\u3068\u540c\u3058\u300c\u571f\u4ff5\u300d\u306e\u5b9f\u73fe<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DUPR's wheelchair-only rating system is not a mere addition of a new metric. It means that, for the first time in pickleball history, a mechanism is being put in place where standing players and wheelchair players around the world are evaluated \"individually and accurately\" on the same platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2026\u5e74\u306f\u30013\u6708\u306eUS Open\u3067\u8eca\u6905\u5b50\u30ec\u30fc\u30c6\u30a3\u30f3\u30b0\u304c\u59cb\u52d5\u3057\u30016\u6708\u306bUSA Pickleball Wheelchair Nationals\u304c\u958b\u50ac\u3055\u308c\u308b\u3001\u30a2\u30c0\u30d7\u30c6\u30a3\u30d6\u90e8\u9580\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u306e\u5206\u5c90\u70b9\u3068\u306a\u308b\u3002\u65e5\u672c\u3067\u3082\u3001\u7d71\u62ec\u56e3\u4f53\u306e\u4e00\u672c\u5316\u3092\u80cc\u666f\u306b\u3001\u8eca\u6905\u5b50\u90e8\u9580\u3078\u306e\u53d6\u308a\u7d44\u307f\u3092\u3069\u3046\u8a2d\u8a08\u3059\u308b\u304b\u304c\u554f\u308f\u308c\u59cb\u3081\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<em>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedinkpickleball.com\/dupr-launching-dedicated-wheelchair-pickleball-rating-system-at-2026-us-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Dink Pickleball &#8211; DUPR Launching Dedicated Wheelchair Pickleball Rating System at 2026 US Open<\/a><\/em>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DUPR debuts a dedicated wheelchair-division rating system at the 2026 Franklin US Open Pickleball Championships. 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