# Player Profile: Ben Whitesides (DUPR: 8EX60O)
        
**Category:** Pickleball Player
**Verified:** 2025-12-20
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/player-ben-whitesides-8EX60O
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Performance Summary
- **Doubles Rating:** 5.179 (Reliability: 35%)
- **Singles Rating:** 4.068 (Reliability: 1%)
- **Career Record:** 184 Wins / 124 Losses (308 matches)
- **Win Ratio:** 59.7%
- **Average Points Won %:** 55.25%

## Advanced Metrics
- **Strength of Schedule (SoS):** 4.933 (Average opponent DUPR)
- **Clutch Performance Index (CPI):** 0% (Win % in close matches)
- **DUPR Points Gained (DPG):** -7.12 (Points vs expectations)
- **Home Club:** N/A

## Streaks & Playstyle
- **Weekly Play Streak:** Current: 0 weeks | Max: 1 weeks
- **Preferred Playstyle:** Third-Shot Drop Specialist
  *Description: Specializes in executing high-precision third-shot drops to allow seamless team transitions to the net.*
- **Physical Metrics:**
  - Control: 84%
  - Power: 79%
  - Agility: 94%
  - Spin: 79%
  - Stamina: 79%

## Favorite Court & Chemistry
- **Preferred Court:** The Picklr
- **Best Partner Chemistry:** Candace Eichmeier (DUPR 5.20)
  - Matches Played: 9
  - Chemistry Win Rate: 78%

## Dedication Matrix (Last 18 Weeks)
- **Total Matches Played:** 48
- **Active Days:** 36

## Rating Trajectory
| Match | Date | Rating | Event | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 2024-08-31 | 5.024 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 2 | 2024-09-15 | 5.058 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 3 | 2024-09-30 | 5.077 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 4 | 2024-10-15 | 5.093 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 5 | 2024-10-30 | 5.125 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 6 | 2024-11-14 | 5.161 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 7 | 2024-11-29 | 5.114 | The Shed - Turkey Tournament | Loss |
| Match 8 | 2024-11-29 | 5.128 | The Shed - Turkey Tournament | Win |
| Match 9 | 2024-11-29 | 5.148 | The Shed - Indoor Pickleball | Win |
| Match 10 | 2024-12-28 | 5.170 | Mixed 5.0 Dink the Halls Tournament | Loss |
| Match 11 | 2024-12-28 | 5.187 | Mixed 5.0 Dink the Halls Tournament | Win |
| Match 12 | 2024-12-28 | 5.167 | Mixed 5.0 Dink the Halls Tournament | Win |
| Match 13 | 2024-12-28 | 5.165 | Mixed 5.0 Dink the Halls Tournament | Loss |
| Match 14 | 2024-12-28 | 5.186 | Mixed 5.0 Dink the Halls Tournament | Win |
| Match 15 | 2024-12-28 | 5.167 | Mixed 5.0 Dink the Halls Tournament | Win |
| Match 16 | 2024-12-28 | 5.121 | Mixed 5.0 Dink the Halls Tournament | Win |
| Match 17 | 2025-05-24 | 5.274 | 2025 Brigham City Memorial Tournament - Mixed Doubles 5.0 35+ | Win |
| Match 18 | 2025-05-24 | 5.241 | 2025 Brigham City Memorial Tournament - Mixed Doubles 5.0 35+ | Win |
| Match 19 | 2025-08-04 | 5.287 | Match | Loss |
| Match 20 | 2025-12-20 | 5.193 | Santa's Naughty or Nice Tournament Club Pickleball USA - Men's 5.0 | Loss |
| Match 21 | 2025-12-20 | 5.220 | Santa's Naughty or Nice Tournament Club Pickleball USA - Men's 5.0 | Win |
| Match 22 | 2025-12-20 | 5.234 | Santa's Naughty or Nice Tournament Club Pickleball USA - Men's 5.0 | Win |
| Match 23 | 2025-12-20 | 5.249 | Santa's Naughty or Nice Tournament Club Pickleball USA - Men's 5.0 | Win |
| Match 24 | 2025-12-20 | 5.162 | Santa's Naughty or Nice Tournament Club Pickleball USA - Men's 5.0 | Win |
| Match 25 | 2025-12-20 | 5.139 | Santa's Naughty or Nice Tournament Club Pickleball USA - Men's 5.0 | Loss |

## Upcoming Pairings
- **Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM** at Rouge Woods Community Centre (Status: Scheduled, Event: League Ladder) vs Tina Pisnik (DUPR: 6.19)
- **Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM** at L'Amoreaux Tennis Centre (Status: Pending Confirmation, Event: Practice Match) vs Gregory Donahue (DUPR: 4.60)