# Player Profile: Bret Bucher (DUPR: 3ODK21)
        
**Category:** Pickleball Player
**Verified:** 2026-05-31
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/player-bret-bucher-3ODK21
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Performance Summary
- **Doubles Rating:** 5.076 (Reliability: 100%)
- **Singles Rating:** 4.581 (Reliability: 13%)
- **Career Record:** 316 Wins / 124 Losses (440 matches)
- **Win Ratio:** 71.8%
- **Average Points Won %:** 59.63%

## Advanced Metrics
- **Strength of Schedule (SoS):** 4.364 (Average opponent DUPR)
- **Clutch Performance Index (CPI):** 0% (Win % in close matches)
- **DUPR Points Gained (DPG):** -7.88 (Points vs expectations)
- **Home Club:** SpinVibes PPC

## Streaks & Playstyle
- **Weekly Play Streak:** Current: 1 weeks | Max: 2 weeks
- **Preferred Playstyle:** Precision Dink Strategist
  *Description: A master of soft placement, commanding the kitchen dink rallies with patience, consistency, and crosscourt angles.*
- **Physical Metrics:**
  - Control: 83%
  - Power: 93%
  - Agility: 83%
  - Spin: 73%
  - Stamina: 93%

## Favorite Court & Chemistry
- **Preferred Court:** SoCal Pickleball Club
- **Best Partner Chemistry:** Andrew Leone (DUPR 4.71)
  - Matches Played: 6
  - Chemistry Win Rate: 50%

## Dedication Matrix (Last 18 Weeks)
- **Total Matches Played:** 65
- **Active Days:** 39

## Rating Trajectory
| Match | Date | Rating | Event | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 2026-01-12 | 4.924 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 2 | 2026-01-27 | 4.957 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 3 | 2026-02-11 | 4.976 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 4 | 2026-02-26 | 4.992 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 5 | 2026-03-13 | 5.023 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 6 | 2026-03-28 | 5.058 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 7 | 2026-04-12 | 4.996 | Mixed 4.5 | Win |
| Match 8 | 2026-04-12 | 4.990 | Mixed 4.5 | Win |
| Match 9 | 2026-04-28 | 5.002 | Open Doubles  | Win |
| Match 10 | 2026-04-28 | 4.993 | Open Doubles  | Win |
| Match 11 | 2026-05-09 | 5.016 | PPA Tour: 2026 PPA Finals - Mens Doubles Skill: (5.0) Age: (35 To 49) | Win |
| Match 12 | 2026-05-09 | 5.006 | PPA Tour: 2026 PPA Finals - Mens Doubles Skill: (5.0) Age: (35 To 49) | Win |
| Match 13 | 2026-05-30 | 4.929 | Men’s 5.0 | Loss |
| Match 14 | 2026-05-30 | 4.940 | Men’s 5.0 | Win |
| Match 15 | 2026-05-30 | 4.935 | Men’s 5.0 | Loss |
| Match 16 | 2026-05-30 | 4.957 | Men’s 5.0 | Loss |
| Match 17 | 2026-05-30 | 4.990 | Men’s 5.0 | Win |
| Match 18 | 2026-05-30 | 5.009 | Men’s 5.0 | Win |
| Match 19 | 2026-05-31 | 4.946 | SoCal Pickleball Club 2025 June Round Robin | Win |
| Match 20 | 2026-05-31 | 4.930 | MXD 4.5+ | Win |
| Match 21 | 2026-05-31 | 4.931 | MXD 4.5+ | Win |
| Match 22 | 2026-05-31 | 4.920 | MXD 4.5+ | Loss |
| Match 23 | 2026-05-31 | 4.928 | MXD 4.5+ | Win |

## Upcoming Pairings
- **Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM** at Culver City Paddle Tennis Courts (Status: Scheduled, Event: League Ladder) vs Jonathan McConnell (DUPR: 4.74)
- **Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM** at Santa Monica Pickleball Courts (Status: Pending Confirmation, Event: Practice Match) vs Shah Nasrullah (DUPR: 4.99)