{"id":3627,"date":"2026-06-01T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/news\/mlp-dallas-maddrops\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T19:48:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:48:09","slug":"mlp-dallas-maddrops","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/news\/mlp-dallas-maddrops\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 MLP\u958b\u5e55\u6226\uff08\u30c0\u30e9\u30b9\uff09\u3001LA Mad Drops\u304c\u7121\u6557\u3067\u512a\u52dd"},"content":{"rendered":"

2026\u5e745\u670825\u65e5\u3001\u30d4\u30af\u30eb\u30dc\u30fc\u30eb\u306e\u6700\u9ad8\u5cf0\u30ea\u30fc\u30b0\u30fbMLP\u304c\u5927\u304d\u306a\u6539\u9769\u3092\u7d4c\u3066\u30c6\u30ad\u30b5\u30b9\u5dde\u30c0\u30e9\u30b9\u3067\u958b\u5e55\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30ed\u30b5\u30f3\u30bc\u30eb\u30b9\u30fbMad Drops\u304c\u4e88\u9078\u304b\u3089\u6c7a\u52dd\u307e\u3067\u5168\u52dd\u3067\u99c6\u3051\u629c\u3051\u3001\u30b3\u30ed\u30f3\u30d0\u30b9\u30fbSliders\u30923-1\u3067\u4e0b\u3057\u3066\u521d\u512a\u52dd\u300220\u30c1\u30fc\u30e0\u7d71\u5408\u30d5\u30a9\u30fc\u30de\u30c3\u30c8\u306e\u521d\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u3092\u5236\u8987\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n

The full story of the final\u2014turning back the Sliders' opening lead<\/h2>\n

In the final, the Columbus Sliders struck first in women's doubles. The pair of Danni-Elle Townsend and Alix Truong edged out Catherine Parenteau and Jade Kawamoto 13-11, putting the Sliders up 1-0.<\/p>\n

But the Mad Drops answered with three straight wins to come from behind. They took men's doubles and the second women's doubles match in a row, and in the closing mixed doubles, Jade Kawamoto and Ben Johns overwhelmed Alix Truong and Andrei Daescu 11-6. The Mad Drops won the event 3-1.<\/p>\n

Behind the event\u2014the first season of the 20-team merger<\/h2>\n

MLP 2026 opened after a major structural overhaul. The previous two-tier Premier\/Challenger system was scrapped, and all 20 teams moved to a unified league format competing in a single division. Each team plays 5 of the 9 regular-season events and contests 23 group-play matches.<\/p>\n

The Dallas event was held at Pickler Universe from May 22 to 25, and overlapping with Memorial Day weekend helped draw a strong crowd.<\/p>\n

Dallas event standings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Standing<\/th>\nTeam<\/th>\nPoint<\/th>\nNotes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1st<\/td>\nLos Angeles Mad Drops<\/td>\n25<\/td>\nUndefeated champions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2nd<\/td>\nColumbus Sliders<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nReached the final<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3rd<\/td>\nSt. Louis Shock<\/td>\n15<\/td>\nTop of Group B<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4th<\/td>\nNew Jersey 5s<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5th<\/td>\nDallas Flash<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nHome team<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Why the Mad Drops won\u2014battles in qualifying forged the team<\/h2>\n

The Mad Drops' road was anything but smooth. In group play they fell behind St. Louis Shock 0-2, but took both mixed-doubles matches in a row and won the DreamBreaker 21-15 for a comeback victory. Coming through that gauntlet built the team unity that led to the comeback in the final.<\/p>\n

\u4e3b\u8981\u30ed\u30b9\u30bf\u30fc\u306eBen Johns\u3001Catherine Parenteau\u3001Jade Kawamoto\u3001Max Freeman\u3001Gabe Joseph\u3001Genie Bouchard\u306e6\u540d\u304c\u5b89\u5b9a\u3057\u305f\u30d1\u30d5\u30a9\u30fc\u30de\u30f3\u30b9\u3092\u898b\u305b\u3001\u7279\u306bBen Johns\u306f\u30df\u30c3\u30af\u30b9\u30c0\u30d6\u30eb\u30b9\u3067\u5f37\u3055\u3092\u767a\u63ee\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n

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2026\u30b7\u30fc\u30ba\u30f3\u3067\u306fESPN\u914d\u4fe1\u306b\u3088\u308b\u56fd\u969b\u9732\u51fa\u304c\u62e1\u5927\u3057\u3001\u65e5\u672c\u304b\u3089\u3082\u30b9\u30c8\u30ea\u30fc\u30df\u30f3\u30b0\u3067\u5168\u8a66\u5408\u3092\u8996\u8074\u3067\u304d\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u3002\u30d7\u30ed\u306e\u6226\u8853\u3084\u30d5\u30a9\u30fc\u30e1\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u3092\u5b66\u3076\u6559\u6750\u3068\u3057\u3066\u6d3b\u7528\u3067\u304d\u308b\u3002The UPA fine imposed on Parris Todd<\/a>\u306a\u3069\u3001\u65e5\u672c\u5e02\u5834\u3078\u306e\u95a2\u5fc3\u3082\u9ad8\u307e\u3063\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001MLP\u306e\u30a2\u30b8\u30a2\u5c55\u958b\u306e\u53ef\u80fd\u6027\u304c\u6ce8\u8996\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3002<\/p>\n

2026\u30b7\u30fc\u30ba\u30f3\u306e\u4eca\u5f8c<\/h2>\n

MLP 2026 runs from May through August across 13 events. The schedule includes 9 regular-season events, 1 mid-season tournament (Grand Rapids, Michigan, July 8-12), and 3 playoff rounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Event<\/th>\nSchedule<\/th>\nLocation<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
MLP Dallas (opening event)<\/td>\nMay 22-25<\/td>\nDallas, Texas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MLP Columbus<\/td>\nMay 28-31<\/td>\nColumbus, Ohio<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MLP St. Louis<\/td>\nEarly June<\/td>\nSt. Louis, Missouri (Chaifetz Arena)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MLP Austin<\/td>\nMid-June<\/td>\nAustin, Texas (Austin Pickle Ranch)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MLP New York<\/td>\nLate June<\/td>\nNew York (Sportime Randall’s Island)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mid-season tournament<\/td>\nJuly 8-12<\/td>\nGrand Rapids, Michigan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
MLP Orlando (final regular-season event)<\/td>\nJuly 30-August 2<\/td>\nOrlando, Florida (Disney ESPN Wide World of Sports)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Playoffs open<\/td>\nAugust 6-9<\/td>\nDallas, Texas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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LA Mad Drops\u306e\u30c0\u30e9\u30b9\u7121\u6557\u5236\u8987\u306f\u30012026 MLP\u30b7\u30fc\u30ba\u30f3\u306e\u5e55\u958b\u3051\u306b\u3075\u3055\u308f\u3057\u3044\u5c55\u958b\u3068\u306a\u3063\u305f\u300220\u30c1\u30fc\u30e0\u7d71\u5408\u30d5\u30a9\u30fc\u30de\u30c3\u30c8\u306e\u521d\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5927\u4f1a\u306e\u8cea\u3068\u65bd\u8a2d\u304c\u5b9f\u7e3e\u3092\u793a\u3057\u305f\u3002\u30b7\u30fc\u30ba\u30f3\u306f\u5404\u5730\u3067\u306e\u30ec\u30ae\u30e5\u30e9\u30fc\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u3001\u30df\u30c3\u30c9\u30b7\u30fc\u30ba\u30f3\u30c8\u30fc\u30ca\u30e1\u30f3\u30c8\u3001\u30d7\u30ec\u30fc\u30aa\u30d5\u3078\u3068\u9032\u3080\u3002\u8a73\u7d30\u306fA full breakdown of the MLP 2026 season<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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