NPL Release – The National Pickleball League has announced a brand new format for NPL Season 1 – named NPLeague™ – a format exclusive to the National Pickleball League.
NPLeague™ aims to showcase the best professional Pickleball players in Australia by combining the best aspects of the singles & doubles disciplines in Pickleball.
In the new format, NPL teams will consist of 6 players – 3 males and 3 females, who will all be required to play in each match. Each match will consist of 4 sets + 1 potential tiebreaker – known as the Dill Breaker™. Each set is worth 1 point individually.
- 1st Set = Female Singles
- Best of 3 Games – 3 Individual Players
- First to 11, Traditional Pickleball Scoring, Win by 2
- 2nd Set = Mixed Doubles Pair #1
- Best of 1 Game – 1 Mixed Pair
- First to 21, Rally Pickleball Scoring, Win by 2
- 3rd Set = Male Singles
- Same format as Female singles
- 4th Set = Mixed Doubles Pair #2
- Same format as Mixed Doubles #1
- Dill Breaker™ (as required)
- First to 21 (as a team)
- More details to be released soon
The NPL believes that the highest professional level of the sport must showcase both the athleticism & highlight plays of Singles, with the strategy & precision of Doubles. NPLeague™ allows for the best players in the country to showcase the full range of their Pickleball skills.
More details available on NPL Website under NPL Season 1