# Player Profile: Samuel Darla (DUPR: 3VW427)
        
**Category:** Pickleball Player
**Verified:** 2026-05-16
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/player-samuel-darla-3VW427
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Performance Summary
- **Doubles Rating:** 4.586 (Reliability: 98%)
- **Singles Rating:** 3.969 (Reliability: 32%)
- **Career Record:** 102 Wins / 104 Losses (206 matches)
- **Win Ratio:** 49.5%
- **Average Points Won %:** 49.31%

## Advanced Metrics
- **Strength of Schedule (SoS):** 4.824 (Average opponent DUPR)
- **Clutch Performance Index (CPI):** 0% (Win % in close matches)
- **DUPR Points Gained (DPG):** -6.15 (Points vs expectations)
- **Home Club:** Dover Pickleball

## Streaks & Playstyle
- **Weekly Play Streak:** Current: 0 weeks | Max: 1 weeks
- **Preferred Playstyle:** Tactical Baseline Driver
  *Description: A patient, tactical player who focuses on deep baseline drives and calculated court placement to draw opponent errors.*
- **Physical Metrics:**
  - Control: 71%
  - Power: 66%
  - Agility: 86%
  - Spin: 86%
  - Stamina: 66%

## Favorite Court & Chemistry
- **Preferred Court:** Bel Air, MD
- **Best Partner Chemistry:** Dan Lougheed (DUPR 4.36)
  - Matches Played: 5
  - Chemistry Win Rate: 0%

## Dedication Matrix (Last 18 Weeks)
- **Total Matches Played:** 56
- **Active Days:** 36

## Rating Trajectory
| Match | Date | Rating | Event | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1 | 2025-11-01 | 4.448 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 2 | 2025-11-16 | 4.479 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 3 | 2025-12-01 | 4.495 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 4 | 2025-12-16 | 4.509 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 5 | 2025-12-31 | 4.538 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 6 | 2026-01-15 | 4.571 | Initial Progression Point | N/A |
| Match 7 | 2026-01-30 | 4.511 | Pickle Factory Winterfest 2026 - Mens Singles Skill: (4.5 And Above) Age: (Any) | Win |
| Match 8 | 2026-01-30 | 4.511 | Pickle Factory Winterfest 2026 - Mens Singles Skill: (4.5 And Above) Age: (Any) | Loss |
| Match 9 | 2026-01-31 | 4.501 | Pickle Factory Winterfest 2026 - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5 And Above) Age: (Any) | Loss |
| Match 10 | 2026-01-31 | 4.500 | Pickle Factory Winterfest 2026 - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5 And Above) Age: (Any) | Loss |
| Match 11 | 2026-03-21 | 4.465 | Shamrock Showdown @ the Pickle Factory - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5 And Above) Age: (Any) | Loss |
| Match 12 | 2026-03-21 | 4.478 | Shamrock Showdown @ the Pickle Factory - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5 And Above) Age: (Any) | Win |
| Match 13 | 2026-03-21 | 4.513 | Shamrock Showdown @ the Pickle Factory - Mens Doubles Skill: (4.5 And Above) Age: (Any) | Win |
| Match 14 | 2026-04-11 | 4.454 | Brick Wall Mid-Atlantic #5 | Loss |
| Match 15 | 2026-04-11 | 4.465 | Brick Wall Mid-Atlantic #5 | Loss |
| Match 16 | 2026-04-11 | 4.433 | Brick Wall Mid-Atlantic #5 | Loss |
| Match 17 | 2026-05-02 | 4.518 | Brick Wall Mid-Atlantic #6 | Loss |
| Match 18 | 2026-05-02 | 4.515 | Brick Wall Mid-Atlantic # | Loss |

## Upcoming Pairings
- **Saturday, June 13, 2026 at 10:00 AM** at Rouge Woods Community Centre (Status: Scheduled, Event: League Ladder) vs Tony Pollard (DUPR: 4.65)
- **Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM** at L'Amoreaux Tennis Centre (Status: Pending Confirmation, Event: Practice Match) vs Mickey Randazzo (DUPR: 4.64)