DUPR

Maybe you signed up for your own DUPR account, and know that you are currently a 3.943 player.

The future certainly includes some sort of standardized rating that equalizes players. If you play in tournaments, you already have a UTPR … and over time you’ve observed that playing 3.0 50-59 is a different proposition than playing 3.5 70+.

The ultimate goal of any ratings system is to equalize players, enabling good competition. UTPR kind of requires age bands to supplement the rating. DUPR, in theory, would equalize the 3.0 50-59 player and the 3.5 70+ player, giving each a 3.4 DUPR.

I’m not sure what the “best” solution is, but over time something (maybe DUPR) is going to be the standard that clubs / tournaments use.

In that spirit, read this brief article about DUPR (click here).