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Overview

The official oceania League & Tournament Provider for PWR

The National Pickleball League - Season 3 kicks off on March 15th, 2025!

About NPL | Elevating The Game.

The National Pickleball League is Australia’s premier professional pickleball competition, featuring the top 72 players across 18 teams in three states. In NPL 2025, teams will compete over two thrilling seasons, with 5 rounds per season in their respective state conferences. The best teams from across the country will battle for the ultimate prize—NPL Championship glory—and the chance to earn exclusive PWR World Series points, paving the way to international competition.

No Entry Fees
No Travel Requirements

League Composition

New South Whales (NSW) & Australia Central Territories (ACT)

6 Teams
2 Guaranteed FINAL SPOTS

Queensland (QLD)

6 Teams
2 Guaranteed FINAL SPOTS

Victoria (VIC)

6 Teams
2 Guaranteed FINAL SPOTS

3rd place in each division plays in Play Offs to make the finals

Venue

New South Whales (NSW) & Australia Central Territories (ACT)

Voyager Tennis – Seaforth

Queensland (QLD)

QLD – Focus Pickleball – Redcliffe

Victoria (VIC)

VIC – The Jar Pickleball Club – South Melbourne

Team Composition

Each Team

6 players (3 Men, 3 Women)

4 Primary Players (play three games per match)
2 Secondary Players (play two games per match)

Draft

18 Team Captains selected from around Australia & New Zealand

15/18 Captains have been announced at NPL Season 1 Finals

1 Hour Online Virtual draft – Thursday July 25th at 6pm

Formats

5 Rounds

A 5 round season will culminate with a Finals Weekend.
All 5 rounds will be played within the State.
The rounds will be spread over 3 months.
The finals will be held over 3 days as the state champions fight it out for the ultimate glory.

Rounds

5 rounds – Played within your home state (no interstate travel required)
1 day commitment for 7 hours (Saturday)
2 matches played each round
Play all teams in your state twice (equality)

NPLeague Match Format

Refer to NPLeague Tab

Finals Format

Top 9 Teams – 3 Days
Top 4 Teams receive double chance
Night 1 – 3rd Place Playoff for Final 2 Teams
Day 1 – Qualifying, Elimination & Semi Finals
Day 2- Preliminary & Grand Final

Ladder

Win = 3 NPL Pts
Bonus NPL point for clean sweep (4-0)
Order
NPL Points
Wins For/Wins Against
Sets For/Sets Against
Games For/Games Against
Points For/Points Against

NPLeague Matches

NPLeague showcases the best players in Australia across both Singles & Doubles disciplines.

Each match consist of 4 Sets & a Dill Breaker if required.

1st Set = Women’s Singles

Best of 3 games
- 3 separate singles games played by 3 individual players
- All 3 games always played
- Team with 2, individual wins, wins the set
Player 1 is top ranked singles DUPR player
- Order of player 2 & 3 is captain selection.
First to 11, traditional scoring, win by 2

2nd Set = Gender Doubles

First to 22, win by 2, traditional scoring
2 pairs per team
- Pair 1 – first to 11
- Pair 2 – continue to 22
  - Pair 2 will sub in once either team reaches 11

3rd Set = Men’s Singles

Same format as Women’s singles

4th Set = Mixed Doubles

First to 33, win by 2, traditional scoring
- Pair 1 – first to 11
- Pair 2 – continue to 22
  - Pair 2 will sub in once either team reaches 11
- Pair 3 – continue to 33
  - Pair 3 will sub in once either team reaches 22
- Captain selection for who plays in each pair. No restrictions.3 pairs per team

DillBreaker (as required)

First to 25 (as team)
Each pair/individual rotate after 5 points
- Rally Scoring; no freeze
- Men’s Doubles
- Women’s Doubles
- Men’s Singles 1
- Women’s Singles 1
- Mixed 1 (Pair 3)
- Men’s Singles 2
- Women’s Singles 2
- Mixed 2 (Pair 2)
- Men’s Singles 3
- Women’s Singles 3
- Mixed 3 (Pair 1)