Pickle Mars Ep. 4: Sandbagging in Philippine Pickleball, Why It Happens and How DUPR Fixes It
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Sandbagging is the most argued-about problem in Philippine pickleball right now — players entering below their real level to take medals and prize money off the people who belong there.In Episode 4 of Pickle Mars, Bryan Peralta, Sarah Jane Lim-Narvasa, and Ean Leander Lazaro work out why it happens, what it costs the sport, and whether the DUPR rating system can actually stop it.The conversation covers what an amateur tournament really costs in the United States, why beginners' categories with big cash prizes become a trap, the Baguio tournament that disqualified its sandbaggers, and how a DUPR coach actually assesses a player.The episode also explores why reliability matters more than your rating, why "intermediate" has stopped meaning anything, and what to do about players running two DUPR accounts.🎙️ Hosts: Bryan Peralta, Sarah Jane Lim-Narvasa & Ean Leander LazaroThis episode is not sponsored by DUPR and is not paid or endorsed content.0:00 Welcome back to Pickle Mars1:22 What sandbagging actually means3:05 When your own coach is in your bracket4:51 Why people do it: money and ego7:09 What an amateur tournament costs in the US9:24 The open category problem11:17 Self-rating and the PPF registry12:12 How a DUPR coach actually rates you14:11 The worst stories we've heard15:34 Baguio: disqualified16:27 Beginners don't belong in open tournaments17:50 Don't bring crab mentality into pickleball21:19 DUPR is a rating, not a ranking25:39 Is DUPR reliable yet?29:20 Not everyone starts a beginner30:13 Stop saying "intermediate"33:24 Can sandbagging ever be eliminated?34:17 The reliability trap36:05 People with two DUPR accounts38:35 Closing thoughts
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