The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ Singapore

Team Strategy. Speed. Energy.

Welcome to Singapore's first global team-based MiLP format — where teamwork, tactics, and intensity collide in one unforgettable pickleball experience.

💰 PRIZE POOL & REGISTRATION

🏆 Tournament Divisions

• DUPR 12
• DUPR 14
• DUPR 14 (35+)
• DUPR 16

💰 Prize Pool Structure

For 12 teams and above

🥇 Champion – SGD 1000

🥈 1st Runner-up – SGD 500

🥉 2nd Runner-up – SGD 250

For 12 teams and below

🥇 Champion – SGD 600

🥈 1st Runner-up – SGD 400

🥉 2nd Runner-up – SGD 200

Registration Fee : SGD 500 400 per team

Each player receives an exclusive MiLP jersey.

Players may join multiple divisions.

📆 EVENT SCHEDULE

8 August - DUPR 12, DUPR 14

9 August - DUPR 16, DUPR 14 (35+)

Event times are estimated and may finish earlier or later. Players must remain available until all scheduled matches are completed.

📅 Tournament Schedule – 8 August & 9 August

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🏓 8/8 – DUPR 12

• 9:00am - 3:30pm

🏓 8/8 – DUPR 14

• 3:30pm - 10:00pm

🏓 9/8 – DUPR 16

• 9:00am - 3:30pm

🏓 9/8 – DUPR 14 (35+)

• 3:30pm - 10:00pm

📌 Notes:

• The schedule above is an estimated timeline and may vary depending on match progress. 

• FINAL SCHEDULE WILL BE RELEASED IN SPORTSSYNC

• If there are fewer than 10 teams in a category, Quarter Finals will be skipped and teams will proceed directly to Semi Finals⁠

🎮 MiLP FORMAT (MLPlay™)

Each team has 4 players — 2 men and 2 women.

Each match consists of 4 games to 21 points.

Game order:

Women’s Doubles

Men’s Doubles

Mixed Doubles 1

Mixed Doubles 2

If tied 2–2, a DreamBreaker™ singles tiebreaker to 21 will be played.

All 4 players rotate after every 4 rallies.

🧩 DUPR DIVISIONS

DUPR 16 — Team total must not exceed 16.300. Maximum one player rated 4.600. Non-rated player will be rated as 4.000.

DUPR 14 (35+) — Team total must not exceed 14.300. Maximum one player rated 4.100. All players must be 35 and above

Non-rated player will be rated as 3.500

DUPR 14 — Team total must not exceed 14.300. Maximum one player rated 4.100. Non-rated player will be rated as 3.500.

DUPR 12 — Team total must not exceed 12.300. Maximum one player rated 3.600. Non-rated player will be rated as 3.000.

Team total is the sum of all 4 players’ DUPR ratings.

Local and international players are welcome.

📋 SCORING — Rally Scoring

Points are earned on every rally.

Games are played to 21 with no deuce.

🤝 COIN TOSS & TEAM ROLES

Each team must appoint a captain.

Before each match, captains conduct a coin toss.

The winner chooses one option, the loser chooses the next, and the winner chooses the remaining:

i. Home or Away team

ii. Serve or Receive every game

iii. Court end

Home team reacts to Away team’s mixed doubles lineup.

Away team reacts to Home team’s DreamBreaker™ lineup.

🌱 SEEDING ORDER



Matches won, then head-to-head, then point differential.

⏳ MATCH FLOW

• 2-minute warm-up before each game.
• 2-minute break between games.
• 1 timeout of 1 minute per game.
• Teams switch ends at 11 points.
• 10-minute grace period to report — late teams beyond 10 minutes will be considered a walkover.

⚖ EQUIPMENT & FAIR PLAY

• Only USA Pickleball or UPA-A approved paddles allowed.
• Coaching is allowed only when the ball is not in play.
• Cheating, fake DUPR accounts, match-fixing or intentionally dropping rating will result in immediate disqualification and report to DUPR.
• All match results will be submitted to DUPR.
• Players must bring IC or passport for verification.

💼 ORGANIZER DECLARATIONS

• Tournament Director has final authority on all rulings.
• Substitutions are allowed before the event, subject to approval and DUPR limits.
• If a team cannot field 4 players, the game is forfeited 21–0.
• No refunds after successful registration unless the event is cancelled.
• Prize values in respective categories are to split in half if the registration falls below 50% of the intended capacity for each category.
• Players participate at their own risk. The organizer is not responsible for injuries, loss or damages.
• The organiser reserves the right to adjust schedules, courts or formats for fairness and smooth flow.