The “Purple Boss” series hit the Dubbo Pickleball courts again last Monday, with newcomer Tim Knight combining with the consistent high-performer, Ben Farrelly, to claim the Gold Cup.

The new weekly Boss format is based purely on the positive performances on the night amongst the nominated Open pairs. Tim and Ben then dominated the event by knocking out four teams in their undefeated path to victory in a great performance. The Monday night sessions host Purple Boss series as a follow on from the structured social series, thereby making the evenings’ session one for exercise, fun, and competition.

Last Wednesday, the popular 5 4 series also continued on their merry way with the commencement of the November BHADDES Mixed series starting the night. Here, Dion Oldridge set the standard when combining with a different partner for each of his four games, coming away with a three-from-four result.

Hot on his heels after the first four rounds are Ben and Shar, both sitting just two points behind with two wins each.

The Open Ladies event which followed highlighted the consistency and growing performance standards with three of the ladies all winning two games apiece. As a result, Shaleen Shah, Angel Mafiti, and Merrilyn are jointly sitting atop of the leaders’ board. As the series progresses, we are extremely confident the standards of these ladies will continue their already meteoric rise.

In the final series of the night, it was the Top Four in the Men’s 70-plus, who battled it out to finalise the inaugural winner of the 5 4 series.

In the lead-up to the finals night, the top four players were separated by just four points, so expectations were that it was indeed going to be a battle royale to find the eventful winner.

The finals format for this division was that all games were to be a doubles event with a round robin being set as the series decider.

After three games, one with each finalist against each of the other finalists saw Greg King retain the position on the top of the leaders’ board by a mere two points. All who competed in this series thoroughly enjoyed the competition and the sportsmanship displayed throughout.

The next series we will probably raise the bar to even further enhance the competition level with the grade being open to players aged 60-plus.

Results across the board have highlighted that these short-term series present a fantastic opportunity for pickleballers whose standard have been on the rise.

Organisers would really like to start a junior series and Men’s Open B-Grade series, for more information, contact the club. See our entry in the Dubbo Photo News community diary under "Recurring (Multiple Days)".