# Player Profile: Derek Nelson (DUPR: 166NPE)
        
**Category:** Pickleball Player
**Verified:** 2025-05-18
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/player-derek-nelson-166NPE
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Performance Summary
- **Doubles Rating:** 4.755 (Reliability: 6%)
- **Singles Rating:** 4.475 (Reliability: 1%)
- **Career Record:** 150 Wins / 58 Losses (208 matches)
- **Win Ratio:** 72.1%
- **Average Points Won %:** 60.58%

## Advanced Metrics
- **Strength of Schedule (SoS):** 4.174 (Average opponent DUPR)
- **Clutch Performance Index (CPI):** 50% (Win % in close matches)
- **DUPR Points Gained (DPG):** -10.7 (Points vs expectations)
- **Home Club:** University of Kentucky Pickleball Club

## Streaks & Playstyle
- **Weekly Play Streak:** Current: 0 weeks | Max: 1 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: 88%
  - Power: 93%
  - Agility: 88%
  - Spin: 73%
  - Stamina: 93%

## Favorite Court & Chemistry
- **Preferred Court:** 24 Hour Pickleball Club
- **Best Partner Chemistry:** Michael Harris (DUPR 4.71)
  - Matches Played: 9
  - Chemistry Win Rate: 100%

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

## Rating Trajectory
| Match | Date | Rating | Event | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 2024-06-04 | 4.612 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 2 | 2024-06-19 | 4.644 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 3 | 2024-07-04 | 4.661 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 4 | 2024-07-19 | 4.676 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 5 | 2024-08-03 | 4.705 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 6 | 2024-08-18 | 4.739 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 7 | 2024-09-02 | 4.646 | Advanced Doubles DUPR Round Robin | Win |
| Match 8 | 2024-09-02 | 4.635 | Advanced Doubles DUPR Round Robin | Win |
| Match 9 | 2024-09-02 | 4.634 | Advanced Doubles DUPR Round Robin | Win |
| Match 10 | 2024-09-02 | 4.626 | Advanced Doubles DUPR Round Robin | Win |
| Match 11 | 2024-10-05 | 4.613 | PPA Tour: Stratusphere Gin Virginia Beach Cup - Mixed Doubles Senior Open | Loss |
| Match 12 | 2024-10-05 | 4.638 | PPA Tour: Stratusphere Gin Virginia Beach Cup - Mixed Doubles Senior Open | Win |
| Match 13 | 2024-10-05 | 4.615 | PPA Tour: Stratusphere Gin Virginia Beach Cup - Mixed Doubles Senior Open | Loss |
| Match 14 | 2024-12-10 | 4.751 | DUPR Builder >3.5 RR | Win |
| Match 15 | 2024-12-10 | 4.743 | DUPR Builder >3.5 RR | Win |
| Match 16 | 2024-12-10 | 4.738 | DUPR Builder >3.5 RR | Win |
| Match 17 | 2024-12-10 | 4.730 | DUPR Builder >3.5 RR | Win |
| Match 18 | 2024-12-10 | 4.727 | DUPR Builder >3.5 RR | Win |
| Match 19 | 2025-04-06 | 4.819 | Low Country Pickleball Classic in Hardeeville presented by Hilton Head Lexus & Novant Health - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5 And Over) Age: (50 To 63) | Win |
| Match 20 | 2025-04-06 | 4.796 | Low Country Pickleball Classic in Hardeeville presented by Hilton Head Lexus & Novant Health - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5 And Over) Age: (50 To 63) | Win |
| Match 21 | 2025-04-06 | 4.796 | Low Country Pickleball Classic in Hardeeville presented by Hilton Head Lexus & Novant Health - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5 And Over) Age: (50 To 63) | Win |
| Match 22 | 2025-04-06 | 4.755 | Low Country Pickleball Classic in Hardeeville presented by Hilton Head Lexus & Novant Health - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5 And Over) Age: (50 To 63) | Win |
| Match 23 | 2025-04-06 | 4.756 | Low Country Pickleball Classic in Hardeeville presented by Hilton Head Lexus & Novant Health - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5 And Over) Age: (50 To 63) | Win |
| Match 24 | 2025-05-18 | 4.803 | PPA Tour: Veolia Atlanta Pickleball Championships - Mens Doubles Senior Open | Win |

## Upcoming Pairings
- **Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM** at Rouge Woods Community Centre (Status: Scheduled, Event: League Ladder) vs Mickey Randazzo (DUPR: 4.64)
- **Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM** at L'Amoreaux Tennis Centre (Status: Pending Confirmation, Event: Practice Match) vs Jaeda Minniefield (DUPR: 5.32)