MLP will be the first major American professional sports league to implement a promotion and relegation system by introducing top-tier MLP Premier Level and upstart MLP Challenger Level with teams competing in two 3-event seasons to solidify their spot in the top Level
With just five days left until MLP Mesa from January 26th - 29th, we’re excited to share our schedule for the full four-day event. Given the expansion to twenty-four teams, we’ve got you covered with a summary of the new gameplay format followed by a breakout of both Challenger and Premier Level schedules. To learn more about our new league structure and view all of our team lineups we encourage you to head over to the newly created League section of our site.
NFL star, Odell Beckham Jr., joins D.C. Pickleball Team ownership group League finalizes four new corporate sponsors for 2023 season including Cirkul, Hospital For Special Surgery, Fromuth Pickleball and Pickleball United The new owners finalize the league’s ownership groups at 24 and the four corporate partners bring MLP’s total to eleven across a diverse set of major consumer categories
New owners reflect MLP by Margaritaville’s strategy of attracting a diverse community to pickleball and reaching different audiences and markets. Teams will start the 2023 season in MLP Challenger Level and have revealed team names, locations, and rosters; With the first pick of the draft, the D.C.Pickleball Team selected 10-time ATP Tour titleist Sam Querrey, who begins his journey into pro pickleball.
Major League Pickleball Premier Level Draft Thursday, December 15th, Live at 9 PM ET on the Tennis Channel. Join us for the MLP 2023 Premier Level Draft live from Las Vegas at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center. Tune in as we reveal the lineups of all 12 teams of our new MLP Premier level in the company of some of the famous owners in professional sports. Bookmark this page as we provide live updates from the show and reveal each team as they’re selected!
MLP will collaborate with global leading lifestyle brand to elevate the live experience for fans, players and MLP events nationwide. Major League Pickleball and Margaritaville today announced title sponsorship of the fast-growing professional pickleball league, branding the league as “MLP by Margaritaville.” This marks a seminal moment for the sport with one of the largest commercial deals ever for MLP, adding a world class partner to elevate the live experience for fans and players.
MLP will be the first major American professional sports league to implement a promotion and relegation system by introducing top-tier MLP Premier Level and upstart MLP Challenger Level with teams competing in two 3-event seasons to solidify their spot in the top Level