The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ The Pickleball Club ~ Lakewood Ranch, Florida
Registration closed
Ended December 31, 2025
Events
Format: The Dink Minor League Pickleball
Price: Price range: $75.00 through $100.00 / Player (must register and pay as a team)
Description
The Dink Minor League Info:
The future of pickleball is NOW: The Dink Minor League Pickleball is sweeping the nation with its innovative, fun and social amateur MLPlay™ Team Event.
Saturday January 3 - DUPR 14 & 18
Sunday January - DUPR 16 & 22
Cash prize for DUPR 22
1st - $1200
2nd - Free Entry to next AFP Minor League
3rd - Treasure Box
Cash prize for DUPR 18
1st - $600
2nd - Free Entry to next AFP Minor League
3rd - Treasure Box
Cash prize for DUPR 16
1st - $300
2nd - Free Entry to next AFP Minor League
3rd - Treasure Box
NO CASH PRIZES FOR DUPR 14
1st Place - Free Entry to next AFP Minor League Event
2nd Place - Treasure Box
3rd Place - High 5 from David
FORMAT
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.
Fun Prizes for Best Dresses and Best Team Name!
About The Pickleball Club at Lakewood Ranch
Enjoy the prestige of playing on our professional-grade courts, meticulously maintained to exceed the standards of the most demanding player. Experience a climate-controlled paradise, offering year-round comfort in any season.
* Climate Controlled Indoor Courts - 73 degrees all year round for comfortable playing conditions
* Indirect LED lighting throughout the Club
* 26’ ceilings with acoustically paneled walls for sound mitigation
* 8 multi-layered courts with fencing and permanent nets
Pickles Cafe
Enjoy food and beverages at our Pickles Cafe. We offer light lunch and dinner menus throughout the week.
Pickles Cafe on Site! Sample menu items:
* Smoothies * Sandwiches * Wings * Pizza
* Beer * Wine * Margaritas and more!
Wellness & Recovery Room
The Wellness and Recover Center is a place to relax and recover and feel rejuvenated! Executive Memberships will have full access to this room. Purchase your package today! One session is 30 minutes and gives you access to the room and each machine.
* 1 Session - $35/Member & $45/Non-member
* 5 Session Package - $99/Member & $150/Non-member
* 1 Month Package - $149/Member & $199/Non-member
The room contains the following:
* Red Light Therapy Bed & Wall * 2 Hydromassage Beds * 2 CryoLounge Beds * 3 Massage Chairs
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 by the end of day 15 days prior to the Minor League Pickleball event start date.
Example: Event start date is June 15, 2024. Cancellation must be received by 11:59pm local time on Friday, June 1, 2024. After June 1, 2024, no refunds will be issued.
Individual Registration Refund Policy:
Individual Registrations are not guaranteed placement in 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.
