# Player Profile: Justin Appling (DUPR: 355NL5)
        
**Category:** Pickleball Player
**Verified:** 2026-04-20
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/player-justin-appling-355NL5
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Performance Summary
- **Doubles Rating:** 4.409 (Reliability: 100%)
- **Singles Rating:** N/A (Reliability: 0%)
- **Career Record:** 249 Wins / 202 Losses (451 matches)
- **Win Ratio:** 55.2%
- **Average Points Won %:** 52.55%

## Advanced Metrics
- **Strength of Schedule (SoS):** 4.761 (Average opponent DUPR)
- **Clutch Performance Index (CPI):** 0% (Win % in close matches)
- **DUPR Points Gained (DPG):** -4.81 (Points vs expectations)
- **Home Club:** Amarillo Netplex

## Streaks & Playstyle
- **Weekly Play Streak:** Current: 0 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: 93%
  - Power: 73%
  - Agility: 88%
  - Spin: 63%
  - Stamina: 73%

## Favorite Court & Chemistry
- **Preferred Court:** Pickleball Kingdom
- **Best Partner Chemistry:** Isaiah Kirkman (DUPR 4.96)
  - Matches Played: 5
  - Chemistry Win Rate: 20%

## Dedication Matrix (Last 18 Weeks)
- **Total Matches Played:** 59
- **Active Days:** 39

## Rating Trajectory
| Match | Date | Rating | Event | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 2025-10-19 | 4.277 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 2 | 2025-11-03 | 4.307 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 3 | 2025-11-18 | 4.322 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 4 | 2025-12-03 | 4.335 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 5 | 2025-12-18 | 4.363 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 6 | 2026-01-02 | 4.394 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 7 | 2026-01-17 | 4.480 | Pool B - DUPR 20 The Dink Minor League Pickleball | Loss |
| Match 8 | 2026-01-17 | 4.481 | Pool B - DUPR 20 The Dink Minor League Pickleball | Loss |
| Match 9 | 2026-03-14 | 4.416 | PPA Tour: Veolia Texas Open - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5) Age: (08 To 34) | Loss |
| Match 10 | 2026-04-17 | 4.414 | 2026 Franklin US Open Pickleball Championships - Mixed Doubles 4.5 Double Elimination 30-39 Age | Win |
| Match 11 | 2026-04-17 | 4.404 | 2026 Franklin US Open Pickleball Championships - Mixed Doubles 4.5 Double Elimination 30-39 Age | Loss |
| Match 12 | 2026-04-19 | 4.439 | DUPR 20 - Sunday 4/19 - The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ Pickleball Kingdom Austin, Texas | Loss |
| Match 13 | 2026-04-19 | 4.444 | DUPR 20 - Sunday 4/19 - The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ Pickleball Kingdom Austin, Texas | Win |
| Match 14 | 2026-04-19 | 4.423 | DUPR 20 - Sunday 4/19 - The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ Pickleball Kingdom Austin, Texas | Loss |
| Match 15 | 2026-04-19 | 4.429 | DUPR 20 - Sunday 4/19 - The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ Pickleball Kingdom Austin, Texas | Loss |
| Match 16 | 2026-04-19 | 4.430 | DUPR 20 - Sunday 4/19 - The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ Pickleball Kingdom Austin, Texas | Loss |
| Match 17 | 2026-04-19 | 4.417 | DUPR 20 - Sunday 4/19 - The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ Pickleball Kingdom Austin, Texas | Loss |
| Match 18 | 2026-04-19 | 4.420 | DUPR 20 - Sunday 4/19 - The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ Pickleball Kingdom Austin, Texas | Loss |
| Match 19 | 2026-04-20 | 4.431 | DUPR - 20 - Sunday 4/19 - The Dink Minor League Pickleball @ Pickleball Kingdom, Austin Texas | Loss |

## Upcoming Pairings
- **Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM** at Rouge Woods Community Centre (Status: Scheduled, Event: League Ladder) vs Shelby Bates (DUPR: 5.64)
- **Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM** at L'Amoreaux Tennis Centre (Status: Pending Confirmation, Event: Practice Match) vs Tim Wightman (DUPR: 5.14)