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The 2026 Major League Pickleball season is here. And this year, things will look a little different.
- There's a new pool format, with winners crowned at each event
- Each team carries six players, with everyone eligible to play every event
- Challenger Level is gone – this year it's just 20 teams total, that's it
Speaking of those 20 teams, there's been a lot of shuffling around since last season, and an influx of lots of young talent.
Ben Johns has a new men's doubles teammate. Young gun Tama Shimabukuro will get serious time on Utah. Jorja and JW aren't playing together for the first time in forever (Jorja's new teammate? That would be Miss Anna Leigh Waters.)
Oh, and top team the St. Louis Shock are fully intact once again, thanks to some deeps pockets that made Anna Bright the league's first-ever million-dollar draft pick.
To help you get better acquainted, we've laid out all 20 full rosters below.
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