Group Draws Announced for 2026 MLP Events

MLP (Major League Pickleball presented by DoorDash) announced Group Draws for the upcoming 2026 Regular Season Opener in Dallas, Regular Season Event #2 in Columbus, and Regular Season Event #3 in St. Louis. Additional Group Draws by event will be shared in this post, be sure to follow along on MLP social channels as well.

Below is a summary of the 2026 Regular Season event format. Full details can be found in this post.

On Day 1-3, teams will play every team in their group. Group standings are determined by group play match results.

On Day 4, the same seeded team in each group will play each other (i.e.: Group A #1 vs. Group B #1, etc.), with event standings points on the line, based on Sunday match results. Event standings points are based on Day 4’s head-to-head results. #5 and #6 seeds will not play on Day 4.

Teams will walk away with anywhere from 1-25 standings points depending on how they finish:

• 1st – 25 pts
• 2nd – 18 pts
• 3rd – 15 pts
• 4th – 12 pts
• 5th – 10 pts
• 6th – 8 pts
• 7th – 6 pts
• 8th – 4 pts
• Teams finishing 5th in pool play: 1
• Teams finishing 6th in pool play: 0

2026 Regular Season Event Group Draws:

MLP Dallas

• Group A (5 teams): COL, DAL, NJ, ORL, PHX
• Group B (6 teams): BAY, CAR, LA, STL, TEX, UTA

MLP Columbus

• Group A (6 teams): ATL, CAL, CHI, COL, MIA, NJ
• Group B (5 teams): CAR, FL, LV, PBR, STL

MLP St. Louis

• Group A (6 teams): BRK, LV, LA, PHX, SoCal, UTA
• Group B (5 teams): ATL, BAY, ORL, PBR, STL

MLP Austin

• Group A (5 teams): CAL, CAR, COL, MIA, SoCal
• Group B (6 teams): ATL, BAY, DAL, FL, NJ, TEX

The 2026 MLP season schedule will begin in Dallas, TX, May 22-25. Tickets are available now via Tixr, with the exception of St. Louis and the regular season finale at ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World® Resort which will be available exclusively through Ticketmaster.