Third Shot Labs
Software Lab builds specialized software for pickleball events, including CourtRank, a rating system that uses results, score margins, and opponent strength to help organizers with grouping and seeding decisions. The company is developing Volley, a platform for clubs to run leagues, ladders, and tournaments, with tools for event setup, live operations, player stats, and club management.
- Sports Technology
- Events
- Software Only
Funding
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Pickleball event organizers and clubs lack specialized software to manage tournaments, leagues, and ladders efficiently. Existing tools are generic and fail to provide meaningful player ratings that account for score margins and opponent strength, making grouping and seeding decisions difficult and time-consuming.
Solution
Software Lab designs systems that power better pickleball events, combining live competition with connected software. Their CourtRank system provides a rating framework that considers results, score margins, and the strength of partners and opponents to estimate how players compare, helping organizers make grouping and seeding decisions. The upcoming Volley platform is being built to help organizers and clubs run leagues, ladders, and tournaments, shaped by the company's experience running its own events and supporting others. The platform covers event setup, live operations, player statistics, and club management, streamlining the full competition workflow.
Target Audience
Primary customers are pickleball event organizers, tournament directors, and club managers who need specialized software to run competitions and manage player ratings.
Features
- CourtRank rating system that factors in results, score margins, and partner/opponent strength for accurate player comparison
- Event setup tools for organizing leagues, ladders, and tournaments
- Live operations capabilities for managing events in real time
- Player statistics tracking for individual performance analysis
- Club management features designed for pickleball clubs and organizers
- Developed from hands-on experience running events, including a 40-player, 13-court Elite Pro-Am Tournament