The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ DTL Annandale, Virginia: DUPR 14 Team Tournament
Registration closed
Ended May 26, 2026
Address
Down the Line Sports Center
4311 Ravensworth Road, Annandale, VA 22003, United States of America
Events
Format: The Dink Minor League Pickleball
Price: $60.00 / Player (must register and pay as a team)
Description
TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE:
4PM DUPR 14
Check-In will start at 3:30PM. Warm up courts may be available but are not guaranteed.
Games will start promptly at 4PM.
Teams who do not have all players present at the start of the games will forfeit their first game in their first matchup.
All scores will be entered into DUPR.
**With 8 teams filled there will be NO long wait times - all matches will be played back to back with no bye rounds** Format/wait times can change pending the # of registered teams.
FORMAT:
With 8 teams registered there will be 2 pools of 4 teams.
Each pool will play round robin games against the other teams in their pool.
The top 2 teams will make it out of their pools and ever semi-finals.
Winners of semi-finals will advance to finals.
REGISTRATION:
Regular registration price: $60/person until May 15th
Late registration price: $70/person starting May 16th
Registration ends May 23rd
No refunds starting May 15th
Minor League Pickleball is an innovative team competition where teams of 4 players (2 women and 2 men) compete against each other in an engaging format, with twists on traditional match-ups and scoring for games, matches, and tiebreakers. Teams compete against each other in Matches using the MLPlay™ format:
MLPlay™ is an ingenious gameplay format that brings men and women together on a level playing court. In the MLPlay™ format team matches are composed of four 21-point games, one women’s doubles, a men’s doubles, and the final two games consisting of mixed doubles. If both teams are tied at 2-2 after the 4 games are played, they’ll go to a Dreambreaker™! In a Dreambreaker™ one person from each team plays singles against the other team’s player, switching players every four rallies until someone gets to 21 and wins by two points.
Rules
DUPR Divisions
DUPR 20 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 20.99)
DUPR 18 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 18.30)
**Maximum individual player DUPR cannot exceed 5.10 to play in DUPR 18
DUPR 16 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 16.30)
**Maximum individual player DUPR cannot exceed 4.60 to play in DUPR 16
DUPR 14 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 14.30)
**Maximum individual player DUPR cannot exceed 4.10 to play in DUPR 14
DUPR 12 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 12.30)
**Maximum individual player DUPR cannot exceed 3.60 to play in DUPR 12
Once a team registers for a Minor League Pickleball event, their ratings are “locked” and their DUPR increasing or decreasing will not impact the team’s aggregate or division placement.
To sign up for any Minor League event, a DUPR account is required at the time of registration. Not rated players can play; however, their estimated rating will be verified by the tournament director.
Single Registrations
If you are registering as a single registration but are already part of a team, please notate Team Name AND the DUPR Division. For example, “Mad Drops – 18.”
If you want to play in the Minor League event but are unable to form a team, the tournament director will do their best to place you on a team. For players that are not placed, thus not playing the event, their registration fees will be refunded.
Substitute Players
A team that needs a player substitute can either edit their team by signing into Swish and making the edits themselves or a player may submit the player substitute information directly to the tournament organizer. Substitute player’s DUPR may not cause the established team’s aggregate to go over max event’s aggregate.
For the full Minor League Pickleball rules: https://www.dupr.com/minorleague/rules
Cancellation/Refund Policy
Cancellation Deadline:
To receive a refund minus the $5 technology fee and the 3% processing fee, cancellation must be received before May 15th.
Individual Registration Refund Policy:
Individual Registrations are not guaranteed placement on a team. Players that sign up as a single player (Individual Registration) with no team and are not placed in a team, will receive a full refund minus the $5 technology fee and the 3% processing fee 3-5 business days after the event ends.
