The Dink Minor League National Championships

The Dink Minor League Pickleball National Championships to Bring the Nation’s Best Amateurs to Compete in December. Players in The Dink Minor League Pickleball National Championships will face off at Missouri Pickleball Club in a Thrilling Coed Team Pickleball Format in a Bid for a National Title, $50,000 in Prize Money, and a trip to Dubai to compete in the Pickleball World Series. Nov 19, 2024 [Fenton, Missouri] The Dink, in collaboration with DUPR, announced The Dink Minor League Pickleball (The Dink MiLP) National Championships will be held at Missouri Pickleball Club on Dec 13-15, 2024. In 2024, over 11,000 amateur pickleball players have competed in more than 135 nationwide and international events to move up the national leaderboard and qualify for the National Championships. Out of those who competed, 500 players qualified for the ultimate showdown, where they will battle for a prize purse of $50,000, the largest in The Dink MiLP’s history and the second-largest amateur pickleball purse ever. The winners of the DUPR 22, or advanced, division will secure an all-expense-paid trip to Dubai, UAE, and a spot to compete in The Pickleball World Series in 2025. The Dink Minor League Pickleball, powered by title sponsor Pickleball World Rankings, has grown over 300% in both 2023 and 2024 and has now held or scheduled events across the US, Canada, Australia, Mexico, India, China, and the UAE. Its hundreds of local competitions create the foundation of the National Pathway, which includes seven Regional Playoffs and the National Championship. The Dink MiLP has served as a stepping stone for players aiming for professional careers, including touring pros Connor Garnett, Kate Fahey, Kaitlyn Christian, Jack Munro, Alex and Angie Walker, and Max Manthou. While the competition can reach the highest levels, the league is primarily geared toward amateur participants with multiple divisions for beginners and advanced players. Event Structure Teams are divided into 6 pools, separated by skill level based on their collective DUPR rating (DUPR 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22). Each team competed in a round-robin, playing women’s doubles, men’s doubles, and two mixed doubles games. If there is a tie, the teams compete in a unique format called a Dreambreaker, in which all team members play a game of singles, swapping out players every four points. The winners of the DUPR 22 bracket will receive $3,500 in prize money and secure a place at the Pickleball World Rankings National Championships in Dubai. The players will compete in a traditional tournament bracket earning an additional $3k appearance fee for each event they play. “We’re thrilled to be partnered with DUPR to put on the most exciting amateur competition in pickleball. The drive these players and teams have to claim the title of the top amateurs in the country is out of this world. There really is nothing else like it!” — Thomas Shields, Founder & CEO of The Dink. Spectators can watch the National Championships in person at the Missouri Pickleball Club or tune in online via The Dink YouTube channel.

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