{"id":1048,"date":"2026-04-09T02:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T17:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/tournament\/mlp-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T22:09:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T13:09:00","slug":"mlp-2026","status":"publish","type":"tournament","link":"https:\/\/pickle-times.com\/en\/tournament\/mlp-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"MLP (Major League Pickleball) 2026 season\uff5cA team-vs-team pro league"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>MLP presented by DoorDash (Major League Pickleball)<\/strong>is a team-vs-team pro pickleball league. The 2026 season is held May 22 - August 30. All 20 teams compete on an equal level, playing 5 of the 9 regular-season events to aim for the playoffs.<\/p>\n<h2>2026 season schedule<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Opener<\/strong>: May 22-25, Dallas (home of the 2024 champion Dallas Flash)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mid-season<\/strong>: Grand Rapids, Michigan; co-held with the Beer City Open<\/li>\n<li><strong>Final regular-season event<\/strong>: July 30 - August 2, Disney ESPN Wide World of Sports (Orlando, Florida)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Playoffs<\/strong>: three cities, Dallas \u2192 Newport Beach \u2192 New York<\/li>\n<li><strong>Championship<\/strong>: August 28-30 <strong>CityPickle at Wollman Rink<\/strong>(Central Park, New York)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Team-vs-team format<\/h2>\n<p>Each team is made up of a mix of men and women. In addition to men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles, a unique format of competing across four elements including the DreamBreaker tiebreak is a hallmark. The roster made by the draft system draws fan interest, and it also draws attention for the participation of celebrity owners such as LeBron James and Tom Brady. At some events, Minor League Pickleball (MiLP) and Jr. MLP are also co-held.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Articles<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/tournament\/ppa-tour-2026\/\">PPA Tour 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/player\/ben-johns\/\">Ben Johns<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Reference Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/majorleaguepickleball.co\/events-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MLP 2026 official schedule<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/majorleaguepickleball.co\/news\/major-league-pickleball-announces-full-2026-may-august-season-schedule-majority-of-event-tickets-now-on-sale-via-tixr-and-ticketmaster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2026 season announcement press release<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"pt-listing-note\">This information is introduced based on publicly available information. 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