All four matchups in the first round of the Major League Pickleball playoffs resulted in sweeps for the higher seed, but there was still plenty of drama in Dallas to kick off the MLP postseason. Read next: The Kitchen’s Top 13 paddles on the market + in-depth reviews for each one Here’s a look at the […]
The Major League Pickleball playoffs kick off this week from Dallas, with 8 teams in action starting Friday. FIRST ROUND PLAYOFF FORMAT The top four seeds — No. 1 New Jersey, No. 2 St. Louis, No. 3 Los Angeles and No. 4 Columbus — have a bye into the quarterfinals. First-round matches will start at […]
The PPA Tour on Wednesday announced the launch of the World Pickleball Rankings, a first-of-its-kind system designed to identify the best overall pro pickleball players in the world. The new ranking system will debut in the 2026-27 season and bring every PPA Tour event around the world under one unified, global leaderboard. According to a […]
The PPA Tour on Tuesday announced the creation of PPA Tour Europe, a new circuit that will feature 20 pro pickleball events across 9 European countries in 2026 and 2027. The inaugural PPA Tour Europe season will have a total prize pool of €545,000 and culminate in the PPA Finals Europe in May 2027. Tour […]
The New Jersey 5s and St. Louis Shock came into this week’s Major League Pickleball event in Orlando tied at the top of the regular-season standings. After both teams went undefeated in Group Play, they met Sunday in the 1 vs. 1 matchup, and the stakes couldn’t have been more black and white in the […]
We’ve reached the final week of the Major League Pickleball regular season, and there are several teams still battling for the final playoff spots. MLP Orlando starts Thursday from the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World Resort. There are 12 teams in the field this week. We tested every durable grit […]
Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Georgia sits every pickleball player’s dream: A luxury house with 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, a chef’s kitchen, sauna, hot tub and beautiful scenery – all centered around a private, pro-level indoor pickleball court. The Blue Ridge Pickle Barn by Kaizen Pickleball is a rental property located near […]
Major League Pickleball this week announced a new team event that will feature pro players representing several regions of the world at the inaugural MLP Nationals Cup this fall. The event will be held Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at Brookhaven Country Club outside of Dallas as part of the larger Pickleball World Championships. The MLP Nations […]
Ben Stiller’s new pickleball comedy “The Dink” is now streaming on Apple TV. The movie features Jake Johnson as a washed-up former tennis star who discovers the superior racket sport. The movie features several other big-name stars as well, including Mary Steenburgen, Ed Harris, Chloe Fineman, Aaron Chen, Patton Oswalt, Chris Parnell and Christine Taylor. […]
It didn’t take long for the Dallas Flash to back up their MLP San Diego win. One week later — this time in Chicago — the Flash continued their late-season run by claiming another event title and 25 more standings points with a Dreambreaker win over Brooklyn on Sunday, putting the Flash firmly in the […]
