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Major League Pickleball\uff08MLP<\/a>) will hold, in step with the 2026 season, an amateur regional tournament series, \u201cMiLP (Minor League Pickleball) Regional Showdowns,\u201d in nine U.S. cities. This is not merely a grassroots tournament but is designed as anofficial route where division champions earn a berth in the national championship<\/strong>. (Source: The Dink Pickleball<\/a>\uff09<\/p>\n

2026 MiLP Regional Showdown schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Host city<\/th>\nSchedule<\/th>\nLink to the MLP stop<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Dallas, TX<\/td>\nMay 22-25<\/td>\nMLP Dallas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Columbus, OH<\/td>\nMay 28-31<\/td>\nMLP Columbus<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austin, TX<\/td>\nJune 11-14<\/td>\nMLP Austin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New York, NY<\/td>\nJune 25-28<\/td>\nMLP New York<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newport Beach, CA<\/td>\nJuly 16-19<\/td>\nMLP Newport Beach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chicago, IL<\/td>\nJuly 23-26<\/td>\nMLP Chicago<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kansas City, MO<\/td>\nJuly 26<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
San Diego, CA<\/td>\nAugust 13-16<\/td>\nMLP San Diego<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jacksonville, FL<\/td>\nAugust 15-16<\/td>\n–<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

How the MiLP Regional Showdown works<\/h2>\n

Team format<\/h3>\n

MiLP competes in a \u201cteam format\u201d like the professional MLP.<\/p>\n