PRO TOUR S4

ahm NPL Pro Tour - S4

September 20-November 23
RESULTS
WINNERS
REPLAYS

Overview

Australia's Pro Pickleball Teams League

PRO LEAGUE - 12 TEAMS
DIV 2 - 18 TEAMS

The National Pickleball League - Season 4 kicked off on September 20th, 2025.

About NPL | Elevating The Game.

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 a $125,000 Prize Pool.

League Composition

NSW & ACT

New South Whales & Australia Central Territories (ACT)

4 Teams
2 Guaranteed FINAL SPOTS

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

QLD

Queensland (QLD)

4 Teams
2 Guaranteed FINAL SPOTS

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

VIC

Victoria (VIC)

4 Teams
2 Guaranteed FINAL SPOTS

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

Team Composition

Each Team

4 players (2 Men, 2 Women)

#1 Singles Player – DUPR
Mixed Pairs (Captain Selects)

Draft

12 Team Captains selected from around Australia & New Zealand

The 12 Team Captains select teams in a snake draft format.

Draft Order – drawn in the week prior to the draft.

Virtual Draft (occurs ~6 weeks prior to Round 1 of each season)

Formats

3 Rounds

A 3 round season will culminate with a Finals Weekend.
All 3 rounds will be played within the State.
The rounds will be spread over 2 months.
The finals will be held over 3 days as the state champions fight it out for the ultimate glory.

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 Format

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

2 separate singles games played by 2 individual players
Team with 2 individual wins, wins the set.
If tied 1-1 both teams are awarded 0 sets.
Player 1 is top ranked singles DUPR player*
First to 11, traditional scoring, win by 2
Change ends at 6.

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

Change ends at 6 & 17

3rd Set = Men's Singles

3rd Set = Men’s Singles

Same format as Women’s singles

4th Set = Mixed Doubles

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

Captain selection for who plays in each pair. No restrictions.
Change ends at 6 & 17

DillBreaker (as required)

The DillBreaker is a unique tie-breaking set designed to decide the outcome of a match when the score is tied after the first four sets.

- First to 22, Rally Scoring, Win by 2
- Pairs swap after 4 points
  1. Mixed 1 (this is the pair that finished the Mixed Doubles- Pair 2)
  2. Mixed 2
  3. Mens Singles 1
  4. Womens Singles 1
  5. Mens Doubles
  6. Womens Doubles
  7. Womens Singles 2
  8. Mens Singles 2