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Major League Pickleball announced during the 2022 Live Draft Reveal Show that the prize money for 2022 would exceed $100,000 for the winning 4-player team in each of the 3 events.  That means each player on the winning team will walk away with $25,000 each, by far the biggest prize money in pickleball history. “MLP…

Free entry at the gate and no tickets are required for Major League Pickleball Austin on June 3rd and 4th and limited tickets for our finals are available now. You can reserve yours here. https://www.majorleaguepickleball.net/tickets/mlp-austin-2022-finals-tickets ‍ Twelve four-person teams will face off over three days of competition is scheduled: All eyes will be on the 48 female…

New York – Gary Vaynerchuk, recently announced as a new Major League Pickleball (MLP), Team Owner, has confirmed his MLP team name as The 5s, a homage to Gary’s favorite number. Additionally, Vaynerchuk has confirmed Ryan Harwood as General Manager (GM) of The 5s. Harwood, a former Division 1 Player / Captain for University of…

MLP Draft will be revealed via livestream from The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, NYC, May 28th, 2022; First 2022 MLP Team Competition to take place at Dreamland, Dripping Springs, Texas, June 3 – 5 with CBS Sports Network Set to Exclusively Televise Finals on June 5AUSTIN, Texas (March 29, 2022) –…

The Association of Pickleball Professionals (APP) has also announced increased prize pools for players competing in APP events as part of the APP’s unveiling of its 2022 event schedule, amplifying the shared commitment of both MLP and APP to support the careers of professional pickleball players as the sport continues its accelerated growth in the USA…

The Association of Pickleball Professionals (APP) and Major League Pickleball (MLP) today announced the establishment of a strategic partnership between the two organizations. Details of the partnership, including an exciting, new 2022 competition and events schedule, and financial structures and appearance fees for professionals, will be released during the APP’s 2021 season-ending tournament in Boca…

The inaugural Dink Awards were voted for by pickleball fans, making the award of Event Of The Year even sweeter for MLP spokesperson, Brooks Wiley, who said, “It’s a real honor for everyone involved in MLP Season One to have fans vote for our first-ever event as The Dink’s Event Of The Year. A lot…

Before a live national television audience watching on CBS Sports Network and a full and spirited audience assembled courtside at Dreamland in Dripping Springs, Texas, BLQK defeated Chimeras in the Major League Pickleball Season One final on Monday night, 3-1, capturing the first-ever Pritchard Cup in MLP history.  Both BLQK and Chimeras just needed to…