What is DinkPro?
DinkPro is a free, browser-based tool for running pickleball open play: it manages court rotation, player queueing, matchmaking, live scoring, and standings for a group session, from first check-in to final results.
Do players or organizers need to create an account?
No. There is no login, sign-up, or account of any kind. An organizer types a name and starts the session; players can self check-in by scanning a QR code with their own name.
Does DinkPro work without internet access?
Yes. The core app is offline-first - court rotation, matchmaking, scoring, and standings all run entirely on the organizer's device with no network connection required. Two optional features use a network when one is available - "Go Live" broadcasts a read-only spectator view to players' phones, and the Rotation Advisor sends the session's anonymized numbers (never player names) for a second opinion on your rotation - and the session runs fine without either.
How does DinkPro decide who plays next?
DinkPro offers several matchmaking modes (Auto-Balanced, Skill, Winners Court, Mixed, Skill Courts, Ladder, Clutch, the Level-Up rating engine, and Fixed Pair), each scoring candidates on fairness (games played), variety (avoiding repeat partners/opponents), and mode-specific rules, then seating the best-scoring group automatically as courts open. Fixed Pair is the exception to the per-player scoring: there the two players you pair stay together all session and the rotation seats whole teams, banding them by games played so no team plays twice while another waits.