# Player Profile: Ben Elling (DUPR: 1R75GD)
        
**Category:** Pickleball Player
**Verified:** 2026-03-30
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/player-ben-elling-1R75GD
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Performance Summary
- **Doubles Rating:** 4.214 (Reliability: 100%)
- **Singles Rating:** N/A (Reliability: 0%)
- **Career Record:** 99 Wins / 72 Losses (171 matches)
- **Win Ratio:** 57.9%
- **Average Points Won %:** 54.38%

## Advanced Metrics
- **Strength of Schedule (SoS):** 4.057 (Average opponent DUPR)
- **Clutch Performance Index (CPI):** 0% (Win % in close matches)
- **DUPR Points Gained (DPG):** -3.36 (Points vs expectations)
- **Home Club:** Minnesota DUPR Pickleball Club

## Streaks & Playstyle
- **Weekly Play Streak:** Current: 0 weeks | Max: 2 weeks
- **Preferred Playstyle:** Tactical Baseline Driver
  *Description: A patient, tactical player who focuses on deep baseline drives and calculated court placement to draw opponent errors.*
- **Physical Metrics:**
  - Control: 86%
  - Power: 81%
  - Agility: 76%
  - Spin: 81%
  - Stamina: 81%

## Favorite Court & Chemistry
- **Preferred Court:** PickleX
- **Best Partner Chemistry:** Sam Kessler (DUPR 4.37)
  - Matches Played: 1
  - Chemistry Win Rate: 100%

## Dedication Matrix (Last 18 Weeks)
- **Total Matches Played:** 50
- **Active Days:** 38

## Rating Trajectory
| Match | Date | Rating | Event | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 2025-11-19 | 4.088 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 2 | 2025-12-04 | 4.117 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 3 | 2025-12-19 | 4.131 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 4 | 2026-01-03 | 4.143 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 5 | 2026-01-18 | 4.170 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 6 | 2026-02-02 | 4.200 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 7 | 2026-02-17 | 4.295 | PPCM Winter - week 6 | Win |
| Match 8 | 2026-02-24 | 4.261 | PPCM Winter - week 7 | Loss |

## Upcoming Pairings
- **Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM** at Rouge Woods Community Centre (Status: Scheduled, Event: League Ladder) vs Pini Lee (DUPR: 4.88)
- **Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM** at L'Amoreaux Tennis Centre (Status: Pending Confirmation, Event: Practice Match) vs Barry Oliver George Gray (DUPR: 5.25)