# Player Profile: Derek Plafcan (DUPR: 9P5EYK)
        
**Category:** Pickleball Player
**Verified:** 2026-05-30
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/player-derek-plafcan-9P5EYK
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Performance Summary
- **Doubles Rating:** 4.324 (Reliability: 1%)
- **Singles Rating:** N/A (Reliability: 0%)
- **Career Record:** 8 Wins / 9 Losses (17 matches)
- **Win Ratio:** 47.1%
- **Average Points Won %:** 54.23%

## Advanced Metrics (WTA/PGA Splits)
- **Strength of Schedule (SoS):** 4.112 (Average opponent DUPR)
- **Clutch Performance Index (CPI):** 0% (Win % in close matches)
- **DUPR Points Gained (DPG):** -5.94 (Points vs expectations)
- **Home Club:** Pinehurst Country Club

## 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: 73%
  - Power: 73%
  - Agility: 73%
  - Spin: 93%
  - Stamina: 73%

## Favorite Court & Chemistry
- **Preferred Court:** Arvada, CO
- **Best Partner Chemistry:** Lauren Low (DUPR 4.29)
  - Matches Played: 5
  - Chemistry Win Rate: 60%

## Dedication Matrix (Last 18 Weeks)
- **Total Matches Played:** 53
- **Active Days:** 36

## Rating Trajectory
| Match | Date | Rating | Event | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 2024-05-05 | 4.168 | Match | Loss |
| Match 2 | 2024-05-05 | 4.261 | Match | Win |
| Match 3 | 2024-05-05 | 4.178 | Match | Loss |
| Match 4 | 2024-05-05 | 4.304 | Match | Win |
| Match 5 | 2024-05-05 | 3.892 | Match | Loss |
| Match 6 | 2024-12-07 | 4.008 | 3rd Shot Pickleball Winter Classic - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.0 To 4.5) Age: (Any) | Loss |
| Match 7 | 2024-12-07 | 4.035 | 3rd Shot Pickleball Winter Classic - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.0 To 4.5) Age: (Any) | Loss |
| Match 8 | 2024-12-09 | 3.991 | 3rd Shot Pickleball Wheat Ridge Mens Advanced  | Win |
| Match 9 | 2024-12-09 | 3.970 | 3rd Shot Pickleball Wheat Ridge - 8pm Mens Adv | Loss |
| Match 10 | 2026-05-30 | 4.324 | World Pickleball Tour Denver Open - Mixed Doubles 4.0 | Win |
| Match 11 | 2026-05-30 | 4.188 | World Pickleball Tour Denver Open - Mixed Doubles 4.0 | Win |
| Match 12 | 2026-05-30 | 4.047 | World Pickleball Tour Denver Open - Mixed Doubles 4.0 | Win |
| Match 13 | 2026-05-30 | 4.082 | World Pickleball Tour Denver Open - Mixed Doubles 4.0 | Loss |
| Match 14 | 2026-05-30 | 4.098 | World Pickleball Tour Denver Open - Mixed Doubles 4.0 | Loss |

## Upcoming Pairings
- **Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM** at Rouge Woods Community Centre (Status: Scheduled, Event: League Ladder) vs Mark Stewart (DUPR: 4.11)
- **Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM** at L'Amoreaux Tennis Centre (Status: Pending Confirmation, Event: Practice Match) vs Matt Abrigo (DUPR: 4.07)