# Player Profile: David Richards (DUPR: 8M9NLL)
        
**Category:** Pickleball Player
**Verified:** 2026-05-03
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/player-david-richards-8M9NLL
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Performance Summary
- **Doubles Rating:** 3.488 (Reliability: 98%)
- **Singles Rating:** 4.344 (Reliability: 43%)
- **Career Record:** 88 Wins / 70 Losses (158 matches)
- **Win Ratio:** 55.7%
- **Average Points Won %:** 50.15%

## Advanced Metrics
- **Strength of Schedule (SoS):** 3.655 (Average opponent DUPR)
- **Clutch Performance Index (CPI):** 0% (Win % in close matches)
- **DUPR Points Gained (DPG):** -6.01 (Points vs expectations)
- **Home Club:** Sunday Club SA

## Streaks & Playstyle
- **Weekly Play Streak:** Current: 0 weeks | Max: 1 weeks
- **Preferred Playstyle:** All-Court Defensive Wall
  *Description: An outstanding defensive asset capable of recovering difficult angles and resetting fast speed-ups back into the kitchen.*
- **Physical Metrics:**
  - Control: 62%
  - Power: 67%
  - Agility: 82%
  - Spin: 87%
  - Stamina: 67%

## Favorite Court & Chemistry
- **Preferred Court:** John Newcombe Country Club-Cliff Drysdale Tennis
- **Best Partner Chemistry:** howk bethel (DUPR 3.49)
  - Matches Played: 3
  - Chemistry Win Rate: 0%

## Dedication Matrix (Last 18 Weeks)
- **Total Matches Played:** 51
- **Active Days:** 36

## Rating Trajectory
| Match | Date | Rating | Event | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 2025-12-29 | 3.383 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 2 | 2026-01-13 | 3.409 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 3 | 2026-01-28 | 3.419 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 4 | 2026-02-12 | 3.428 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 5 | 2026-02-27 | 3.451 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 6 | 2026-03-14 | 3.478 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 7 | 2026-03-29 | 3.518 | DUPR 14 - The Dink Minor Leauge Pickleball @ John Newcombe Country Club | Loss |
| Match 8 | 2026-03-29 | 3.541 | DUPR 14 - The Dink Minor Leauge Pickleball @ John Newcombe Country Club | Loss |
| Match 9 | 2026-03-29 | 3.591 | DUPR 14 - The Dink Minor Leauge Pickleball @ John Newcombe Country Club | Loss |

## Upcoming Pairings
- **Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM** at Rouge Woods Community Centre (Status: Scheduled, Event: League Ladder) vs Anna Bright (DUPR: 6.54)
- **Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM** at L'Amoreaux Tennis Centre (Status: Pending Confirmation, Event: Practice Match) vs Paul Olin (DUPR: 5.52)