Major League Pickleball this week announced the rosters and captains for the inaugural Nations Cup, which will be held Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at Brookhaven Country Club in the Dallas suburb of Farmers Branch, Texas.

Eight teams will represent key regions from around the world in the high-stakes, high-energy international team event.

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GROUP A

Team Asia Domestic: Augie Ge (China); Milan Rane (India); Jonathan Truong (Vietnam); Zoey Wang (Chinese Taipei); Jamie Wei (Chinese Taipei); Len Yang (China). Captains Geoffrey Nguyen & Jeff Tsao.

Team Europe – West: Judit Castillo (Spain); Helena Jansen (Spain); Will MacKinnon (Scotland); Theo Platel (France); Estee Widdershoven (Belgium); DJ Young (Spain). Captain Chris Cantino.

Team Canada: Victoria DiMuzio; Blaine Hovenier; Armaan Jiwa Mawji; Layne Sleeth; Ryan Torresin; Angie Walker. Captain Steve Deakin.

Team USA: Tyra Black; Anna Bright; Kate Fahey; Ben Johns; CJ Klinger; Will Howells. Captain Johnny Goldberg.

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GROUP B

Team Asia International: Rika Fujiwara (Japan); Lingwei Kong (China); Jimmy Liong (Malaysia); Hien Truong (Vietnam); Jack Wong (Hong Kong, China); Macy Ybanez (Philippines). Captain Madeleine Lim.

Team Australia: Sarah Burr; Chris Crouch; Sahra Dennehy; Mitch Hargreaves; Danni-Elle Townsend; George Wall. Captain Sange Carter.

Team Europe – East: Mikolaj Biedermann (Poland); Andrei Daescu (Romania); Arwid Dahlin (Sweden); Lina Padegimaite (Lithuania); Tina Pisnik (Slovenia); Daria Walczak (Poland). Captain Caleb Garrard.

Team Latin America: Nico Acevedo (Chile); Mari Humberg (Brazil); Rafa Lenhard (Brazil); Eric Oncins (Brazil); Alexa Schull (Puerto Rico); Charlie Trevino (Mexico). Captain Juan Manuel Benitez.

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MLP Nations Cup format

The event will be played over three days, with round-robin play on Friday and Saturday, then a single-elimination bracket on Sunday.

This unique international competition will serve as the official kickoff to the 2026 Pickleball World Championships, which will run over 10 days from Oct. 30-Nov. 8.

Last year the Pickleball World Championships set new attendance, participation and viewership records for pro pickleball.