JOOLA HC-40 To Be The Official Ball Of DUPR

DUPR is done letting the ball be a variable. This fall, every sanctioned event plays with the JOOLA HC-40.

Starting September 1, 2026, DUPR has an official ball: the JOOLA HC-40.

The partnership extends across the following DUPR-operated and sanctioned competition, including:

• The Dink Minor League Pickleball local events in the United States
• The Dink Minor League Pickleball International, National & Regional events
• The Dink MiLP’s The Championships
• DUPR-operated collegiate Regionals and high school pickleball programs
• The College Pickleball Tour’s The Nationals

Same ball, everywhere their rating system touches.

The pitch is consistency. DUPR ratings depend on consistent conditions, and the JOOLA HC-40's precision-engineered design delivers the reliable flight, bounce and durability needed to measure player performance accurately at every level.

DUPR CEO Tito Machado said, "DUPR ratings are built to accurately measure player performance, and that starts with using trusted equipment across competition.”

Different balls create a different bounce, a different flight, and a different feel off the paddle.

Now there will be one: JOOLA HC-40.

Same ball, every region and every bracket, creating one less variable between a player's rating and their actual game.

Find a minor league pickleball event near you and play with the official ball of DUPR and The Dink MiLP.