Edward Jones MLP Cup: Tournament Results

Premier Final: (1) St. Louis Shock def (2) Dallas Flash, 3-1, to win the first MLP title in franchise history.

Premier Semifinal Matchups:

• (2) Dallas Flash (Pool 3 winner) def (3) New Jersey 5s (Pool 2 winner), 3-1
  • DAL def NJ, 3-2, at MLP Austin during the regular season
• (1) St. Louis Shock (Pool 4 winner) def (4) Brooklyn Pickleball Team (Pool 1 winner), 3-0
  • STL def BRK, 3-2, at MLP Orlando, and 3-1, at MLP St. Louis during the regular season

Premier Pool 1 & Results:

• (4) Brooklyn Pickleball Team (3-0): def (12) PHX, 3-2; def (5) COL, 3-1; def (13) ATL, 3-0
• (5) Columbus Sliders (2-1): def (13) ATL, 3-1; def by (4) BRK, 1-3; def (12) PHX, 3-1
• (12) Phoenix Flames (1-2): def (13) ATL, 3-1; def by (4) BRK, 2-3; def by (5) COL, 1-3
• (13) Atlanta Bouncers (0-3): def by (12) PHX, 1-3; def by (5) COL, 1-3; def by (4) BRK, 0-3

Premier Pool 2 & Results:

• (3) New Jersey 5s (3-0): def (11) CHI, 3-1; def (14) CAR, 3-1; def (6) LA, 3-2
• (6) LA Mad Drops (2-1) def (14) CAR, 3-0; def (11) CHI, 3-2; def by (3) NJ, 2-3
• (11) Chicago Slice (1-2): def by (3) NJ, 1-3; def (14) CAR, 3-1; def by (6) LA, 2-3
• (14) Carolina Hogs (0-3): def by (6) LA, 0-3; def by (11) CHI, 1-3; def by (3) NJ, 1-3

Premier Pool 3 & Results:

• (2) Dallas Flash (3-0): def (10) MIA, 3-1; def (7) TEX, 3-0; def (15) SoCal, 3-0
• (7) Texas Ranchers (2-1): def (15) SoCal, 3-0; def by (2) DAL, 0-3; def (10) MIA, 3-0
• (15) SoCal Hard Eights (1-2): def by (7) TEX, 0-3; def (10) MIA, 3-1; def by (2) DAL, 0-3
• (10) Miami Pickleball Club (0-3): def by (2) DAL, 1-3; def by (15) SoCal, 1-3; def by (7) TEX, 0-3

Premier Pool 4 & Results:

• (1) St. Louis Shock (4-0): def (9) UTA, 3-0; def (16) NY, 3-0; def (17) LV, 3-1; def (8) ORL, 3-1
• (9) Utah Black Diamonds (3-1): def by (1) STL, 0-3; def (8) ORL, 3-1; def (16) NY, 3-0; def (17) LV, 3-0
• (17) Las Vegas Night Owls (2-2): def (16) NY, 3-0; def by (1) STL, 1-3; def (8) ORL, 3-2; def by (9) UTA, 0-3
• (8) Orlando Squeeze (1-3): def by (9) UTA, 1-3; def (16) NY, 3-0; def by (17) LV, 2-3; def by (1) STL, 1-3
• (16) New York Hustlers (0-4): def by (17) LV, 0-3; def by (1) STL, 0-3; def by (8) ORL, 0-3; def by (9) UTA, 0-3

Challenger Level Pool Play: The four Challenger teams (no Nashville Chefs) – plus a collegiate team and a junior team – competed in two pools, each with three teams (two (2) matches per team). The top two teams from each group advanced to a single elimination playoff. Pools were assigned based on regular season standings:

Challenger Final: (1) California Black Bears def (2) D.C. Pickleball Team, 3-0.

Challenger Semifinal Matchups:

• (2) D.C. Pickleball Team (Pool 1 runner up) def (4) Florida Smash (Pool 2 winner), 3-0
  • D.C. won three of five regular season matches vs. Florida
  • D.C. def FL, 3-0, in the first round of the Mid-Season Tournament
• (1) California Black Bears (Pool 2 runner up) def (3) Bay Area Breakers (Pool 1 winner), 3-0
  • CAL won three of five regular season matches vs. BAY
  • CAL def BAY, 3-2, in the first round of the Mid-Season Tournament

Challenger Pool 1 & Results:

• (3) Bay Area Breakers (2-0): def (2) DC, 3-0; def (6) Junior, 3-2
• (2) D.C. Pickleball Team (1-1): def by (3) BAY, 0-3; def (6) Junior, 3-1
• (6) Junior All-Star Team (0-2): def by (3) BAY, 2-3; def by (2) DC, 1-3
  • Junior All-Star Roster: Tama Shimabukuro, Camden Chaffin, Elsie Hendershot, and Ella Yeh

Challenger Pool 2 & Results:

• (4) Florida Smash (2-0): def (1) CAL, 3-2; def (5) College, 3-0
• (1) California Black Bears (1-1): def by (4) FL, 2-3; def (5) College, 3-0
• (5) College All-Star Team (0-2): def by (4) FL, 0-3; def by (1) CAL, 0-3
  • College All-Star roster (Utah Tech): Clayton Boydston, Liam Duffin, Ella Boydston, and Mary Monson

Player Substitutions: These moves were officially approved for the Cup:

• Atlanta Bouncers – Chris Haworth will play in place of Todd Fought
• Bay Area Breakers – Jon Truong will play in place of Sam Querrey
• D.C. Pickleball Team – Lingwei Kong, Stefan Auvergne (IR activation), and Caden Nemoff will play for Andrea Koop, Daniel De La Rosa, and Rafa Hewett, respectively
• Florida Smash – Adam Harvey played for Travis Rettenmaier