Full Rosters, Captains Announced for First-Ever MLP Nations Cup

There are some strong rosters in the mix, to be sure (looking at you, Latin America). But let's all call it how we see it: Team USA is looking STACKED.

Team pickleball is electric, evidenced by MLP just wrapping its most successful season to date.

To up the ante, and add some international flare and country pride, the league will host its first-ever MLP Nations Cup next month, featuring eight elite professional pickleball teams that will represent key regions from across the globe.

The new international competition will serve as the official kickoff to the 2026 Pickleball World Championships, “setting the tone for a 10-day global celebration of the sport.”

Just yesterday, teams and captains were announced.

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

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

This should be a blast, and a whole new take on team pickleball. There are some strong rosters in the mix, to be sure (looking at you, Latin America). But let's all call it how we see it: Team USA is looking STACKED.

The event takes place Friday, October 30-Sunday, November 1 at the Brookhaven Country Club in Farmers Branch, TX.

Tickets are on sale now.

Check out the full rosters below: