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Round 5 delivered two very different nights. Section 1 Nobody could be separated. All three matches finished 6-6, so it came down to points every time. Pickleback Shots edged No Dink No Glory by two (101-99), Dinks and Drinks got the better of Pickled And Dangerous 108-92 in the match we flagged as one to decide plenty, and Paddle Addicts and Relish The Win finished dead level at 95 apiece. Dink Dynasty had the bye. No Dink No Glory stay top on 34 games won, but Pickled And Dangerous and Relish The Win are one back on 33 and Dinks and Drinks 32. Four teams, two games. Section 2 Mixed Pickles made the statement of the night, going 12-0 against Salty Cucumbers to jump level with Dink Queens at the top on 44. Dink Queens did their bit too, 10-2 over a Pickle Me This side we tipped might fancy their chances. Pickle Me Elmo beat The Dill Pickles 9-3 and sit just one game off the lead, and Pickleball Shots kept climbing with an 11-1 win over Pickle Partners. What to watch Round 6 is Monday 24 August. Section 2 has the big one: Mixed Pickles v Dink Queens, first against first. Elmo face Salty Cucumbers. In Section 1, No Dink No Glory meet Dinks and Drinks, and Pickleback Shots take on Relish The Win off the back of that gutsy draw. Pickled And Dangerous have the bye. A shower or two about, around 15 degrees at 6pm, hopefully weather holds for us.

Round 4 was a washout. 25mm fell on Monday and nobody got on court. Both sections With no play possible, every match in Section 1 and Section 2 has been recorded as a 6-6 split, so all teams pick up six games won. Relish The Win had the scheduled bye in Section 1 anyway. No Dink No Glory v Pickled And Dangerous was set to be a genuine top-two clash, and Mixed Pickles v Pickle Me Elmo was the pick of the night. Section 1 The split leaves things desperately tight. No Dink No Glory stay top on 28 games won, with Pickled And Dangerous and Relish The Win locked together on 27 and Dinks and Drinks right behind on 26. Four teams inside two games. Section 2 Dink Queens and Pickle Me Elmo are still level on 34 games won, with Mixed Pickles two back on 32. Salty Cucumbers are next best on 25, so it is shaping as a three-way race. What to watch Round 5 is Monday 17 August. Section 2 has Mixed Pickles v Salty Cucumbers, plus Dink Queens against Pickle Me This, who beat Elmo in round 3 and will fancy their chances again. Section 1 gets Pickled And Dangerous v Dinks and Drinks, which could decide plenty at the top. Dink Dynasty have the bye. Forecast is good this time: dry all day and around 13 degrees at 6pm.

Round 3 shook up both ladders. Section 1 Relish The Win produced the result of the round, taking down Dinks and Drinks 8-4 to climb to third on 21 games won. Pickled And Dangerous keep building, an 8-4 win over Dink Dynasty lifting them to second. No Dink No Glory hold top spot after a tight one with Paddle Addicts: games finished 6-6 and Paddle Addicts edged the points 109-100, a strong effort that has them heading in the right direction. Pickleback Shots had the bye. Just two games separate the top four. Section 2 Pickle Me This were superb, beating Pickle Me Elmo 7-5 in the match we flagged as the big one. Dink Queens took full advantage, a 12-0 night against Pickle Partners lifting them to top spot ahead of Elmo on differential, both on 28 games won. Mixed Pickles sit third after The Dill Pickles pushed them hard to a 6-6 split. Pickleball Shots showed real improvement with a 9-3 win over Salty Cucumbers. What to watch Round 4 is Monday 10 August. Section 2 has Mixed Pickles v Pickle Me Elmo, the pick of the night with both chasing top spot, plus Dink Queens against an improving Pickleball Shots. Section 1 sees No Dink No Glory meet Pickled And Dangerous in a genuine top-two clash, while Dinks and Drinks face Dink Dynasty. Relish The Win have the bye.

Round 2 is done. A few things went to script, a few did not. Section 1 No Dink No Glory made the most of their first hit-out, hammering Dink Dynasty 10-2 and jumping straight into the mix. Dinks and Drinks stayed unbeaten but had to work for it: Pickleback Shots did push them, just like last week suggested they might, before going down 7-5. The pick of the section lived up to it too, with Pickled And Dangerous getting past Relish The Win 7-5 to move level with them near the top. Dinks and Drinks lead on 16 games won. Section 2 Pickle Me Elmo are the team to beat. After the 12-0 opener they went 11-1 against Pickleball Shots and now sit clear on top. Mixed Pickles are hanging with them, beating Pickle Me This 10-2 to stay second. Dink Queens rolled The Dill Pickles 10-2, and Salty Cucumbers bounced back with a 10-2 win over Pickle Partners to sit right behind the top two. What to watch Round 3 is Monday 3 August. Section 1 has Relish The Win against Dinks and Drinks, first real test of the leaders. No Dink No Glory meet Paddle Addicts, Dink Dynasty face Pickled And Dangerous, Pickleback Shots have the bye. In Section 2 the big one is Pickle Me This against Pickle Me Elmo.

First round of Term 3 is in the books. Here's how everyone went. Section 1 Dinks and Drinks were the standout, taking down Paddle Addicts 9-3. Relish The Win also picked up a solid win over Dink Dynasty, 8-4. Pickleback Shots and Pickled And Dangerous couldn't be split on games (6-6), so it came down to points, and Pickled And Dangerous snuck it 106-101. No Dink No Glory had the bye. Section 2 Pickle Me Elmo made a statement, going 12-0 against Pickle Partners. Mixed Pickles were nearly as dominant, beating Pickleball Shots 10-2. Pickle Me This got past The Dill Pickles 8-4, and Dink Queens edged out Salty Cucumbers on points after games finished level at 6-6 (110-99). Closest game of the night was Dill Pickles vs Pickle Me This, just 6 points in it. What to watch in Round 2 Dinks and Drinks come in as the form team in Section 1 and face Pickleback Shots, who pushed their round 1 opponent to a 6-6 split. That one could be closer than the ladder suggests. Relish The Win meet Pickled And Dangerous in what looks like the pick of the section, two teams that both won comfortably enough to be dangerous. No Dink No Glory get their first hit-out against a Dink Dynasty side looking to bounce back from an opening loss, and Paddle Addicts have the bye. Section 2 has a big one early: Mixed Pickles and Pickle Me, the two top teams, go head to head. Pickle Me Elmo will start hot favourites again against Pickleball Shots after that 12-0 opener, but Pickleball Shots will be desperate to find some form. Dink Queens face a Dill Pickles side after their close loss, and Pickle Partners will be out to bounce back against Salty Cucumbers after their big round 1 defeat. Round 2 is played Monday 27 July. Forecast is looking good, sunny and dry with no rain expected.