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Overview

Australia's Pro Pickleball League

The National Pickleball League - Season 3 kicks off on September 20th, 2025!

The National Pickleball League is Australia’s premier professional pickleball competition, featuring the top players across 12 teams in three states. Season 4 returns with a tightened format and bigger glory. The best teams from across the country will battle for the ultimate prize – NPL Championship glory -a nd the chance to earn NPL ranking points, paving the way to international competition.

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

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

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)