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Pickleball rating system battle - UTR Sports CEO weighs in
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Jul 3, 2025
UTR Sports CEO, Mark Leschly, gives his take on the perceived battle between UTR-P and DUPR.
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what do people misunderstand about duper
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what do people misunderstand about duper
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what do people misunderstand about duper versus UTP we have built a system that's
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versus UTP we have built a system that's
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versus UTP we have built a system that's objective theirs is not theirs can be
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objective theirs is not theirs can be
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objective theirs is not theirs can be manipulated by the player and I think
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manipulated by the player and I think
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manipulated by the player and I think that isn't as well understood D's entire
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that isn't as well understood D's entire
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that isn't as well understood D's entire business is predicated on getting you
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business is predicated on getting you
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business is predicated on getting you pregnant locking you in with exclusivity
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pregnant locking you in with exclusivity
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pregnant locking you in with exclusivity and then find a way to charge you for it
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and then find a way to charge you for it
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and then find a way to charge you for it we're not going to do that and by the
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we're not going to do that and by the
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we're not going to do that and by the way can the world coexist with multiple
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way can the world coexist with multiple
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way can the world coexist with multiple rating of course you can if you have a
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rating of course you can if you have a
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rating of course you can if you have a rating and you feel it's an accurate
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rating and you feel it's an accurate
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rating and you feel it's an accurate reflection and you play with your
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reflection and you play with your
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reflection and you play with your friends and you all use duper wonderful
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friends and you all use duper wonderful
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friends and you all use duper wonderful you know if you want to play in a usap
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you know if you want to play in a usap
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you know if you want to play in a usap event or you want to do something else
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event or you want to do something else
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event or you want to do something else well you should be rated there too and
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well you should be rated there too and
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well you should be rated there too and you can calibrate and at some point I
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you can calibrate and at some point I
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you can calibrate and at some point I think people will use different systems
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think people will use different systems
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think people will use different systems to figure out how to come into this with
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to figure out how to come into this with
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to figure out how to come into this with the intent of avoiding the sandbagging
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the intent of avoiding the sandbagging
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the intent of avoiding the sandbagging making it honest and making it fair if
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making it honest and making it fair if
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making it honest and making it fair if you're going to compete in turn what
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you're going to compete in turn what
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you're going to compete in turn what we're trying to bring is a sense of
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we're trying to bring is a sense of
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we're trying to bring is a sense of fairness and equitability over time
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fairness and equitability over time
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fairness and equitability over time we're just trying to create an objective
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we're just trying to create an objective
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we're just trying to create an objective system that organizers and people can
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system that organizers and people can
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system that organizers and people can use if they choose to do so and we make
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use if they choose to do so and we make
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use if they choose to do so and we make it available for free right
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