News & Updates

Since the league has adopted the Dynamic Universal Pickleball Rating (DUPR) as its official player rating system. Divisional placement will be based on each team’s cumulative DUPR once players reach a 50% reliability threshold (reduced from 60%).

Updated by-laws reflect this change, along with revisions to the 4.0 division.

Captains now have increased flexibility in assigning Order of Strength (OoS) based on players’ DUPR ratings.  Discretion may be used for players below 50% reliability; once reached, OoS must follow league guidelines.

Until the 50% threshold is met, divisions will be based on prior season results, provided at least 70% of the roster returns.

Players whose ratings exceed their division may continue to play below level until they reach 50% reliability.  If both rating and reliability exceed the division during the season, they may remain on the team but will be restricted to Court 1.

These updates are designed to streamline placement while maintaining fair and consistent roster management.

Captains are expected to adhere to the Captain’s Code of Conduct when assigning OoS and ensure players are appropriately rostered prior to reaching the 50% reliability threshold.

We’re excited to announce the return of the ever-popular Summer Hellraiser’s Series!  Currently, we are seeking team Captains only.

The Hellraiser’s Series follows the MLP DreamBreaker format, featuring 5 games played on one court.  Matches are played to 15, “sudden victory” by 1.  Matches will be played twice a week, either Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturday’s or Sunday’s.

 Each Match format is as follows;

• Women’s Doubles
• Men’s Doubles
• Two Mixed Doubles

If teams are tied after the 4 games, a “Skinny Singles” tiebreaker will be played with players rotating every four points accumulated by a team.

The series will run throughout the month of June only, with teams consisting of 10 – 12 players, evenly split between Men and Women.  The registration fee is $20.00 per person.  Once we have secured captain’s we will recruit players, based upon the Players Interest submissions, to conduct a player draft to form teams.

 If you’re interested in captaining a team, please complete the Captains Interest form below.

 2026 Summer Hellraiser’s Captain Interest Form:  https://forms.gle/xv3vVrbsqZvzGAHm7

 We look forward to another exciting “Hellraiser’s” season!

Due to the many match re-schedules and split courts we have experienced over the past few seasons, the league’s minimum roster size has been updated to 12 rostered players.

The Lowcountry Pickleball Leagues is now recognizing DUPR as our official Player Rating system. All league members are required to create a DUPR Membership and have a DUPR ID in and join the leagues Club in DUPR Clubs in order to participate in league play.