# Player Profile: Ken Shields (DUPR: 8D5LQL)
        
**Category:** Pickleball Player
**Verified:** 2025-10-16
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/player-ken-shields-8D5LQL
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Performance Summary
- **Doubles Rating:** 4.434 (Reliability: 63%)
- **Singles Rating:** N/A (Reliability: 0%)
- **Career Record:** 97 Wins / 67 Losses (164 matches)
- **Win Ratio:** 59.1%
- **Average Points Won %:** 56.29%

## Advanced Metrics
- **Strength of Schedule (SoS):** 4.293 (Average opponent DUPR)
- **Clutch Performance Index (CPI):** 0% (Win % in close matches)
- **DUPR Points Gained (DPG):** -7.35 (Points vs expectations)
- **Home Club:** N/A

## 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: 93%
  - Power: 83%
  - Agility: 88%
  - Spin: 73%
  - Stamina: 83%

## Favorite Court & Chemistry
- **Preferred Court:** St George, UT
- **Best Partner Chemistry:** Shannon Krzeminski (DUPR 4.68)
  - Matches Played: 2
  - Chemistry Win Rate: 50%

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

## Rating Trajectory
| Match | Date | Rating | Event | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 2024-07-12 | 4.301 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 2 | 2024-07-27 | 4.331 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 3 | 2024-08-11 | 4.346 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 4 | 2024-08-26 | 4.360 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 5 | 2024-09-10 | 4.387 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 6 | 2024-09-25 | 4.419 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 7 | 2024-10-10 | 4.589 | PPA Tour: Guaranteed Rate Las Vegas Open - Humana Showcase: Mixed Doubles Skill: (4.0 And Above) Age: (60 And Above) | Loss |
| Match 8 | 2024-10-10 | 4.635 | PPA Tour: Guaranteed Rate Las Vegas Open - Humana Showcase: Mixed Doubles Skill: (4.0 And Above) Age: (60 And Above) | Win |
| Match 9 | 2025-10-09 | 4.402 | Fall Brawl 2025 - Senior MXD / 4.5 / 55-59 | Loss |
| Match 10 | 2025-10-09 | 4.457 | Fall Brawl 2025 - Senior MXD / 4.5 / 55-59 | Win |

## Upcoming Pairings
- **Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM** at Rouge Woods Community Centre (Status: Scheduled, Event: League Ladder) vs Zach Donovan (DUPR: 4.82)
- **Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM** at L'Amoreaux Tennis Centre (Status: Pending Confirmation, Event: Practice Match) vs Lea Jansen (DUPR: 5.79)