Major League Pickleball Announces 2024 MLP Playoffs Matchups and Match Schedule For Semifinals and Finals in Orlando, Nov. 22-24

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MLP’s Season-Long Premier and Challenger Level Champions To Be Crowned

Major League Pickleball (MLP by Margaritaville) today announced Semifinals and Finals matchups and schedules for the Vulcan MLP Playoffs Orlando, which will be held at the USTA National Campus, Nov. 22-24. Tickets are now available.

After an eight event regular season and the playoff Quarterfinals in Dallas that saw seeds No. 3-6 in action, the year-long champions at both the Premier and Challenger Levels will be decided in Orlando. The No. 1 and 2 seeds at both levels earned byes, and the No. 1 seeds selected a team that advanced from the quarters as their Semifinals opponent.

Premier Level Playoff Teams & Rosters (players listed alphabetically)

• #1 New Jersey 5s: Will Howells, Mariana Humberg, Zane Navratil, Anna Leigh Waters
• #2 St. Louis Shock: Anna Bright, Kate Fahey, Hayden Patriquin, Gabe Tardio
• #3 Dallas Flash: Hurricane Tyra Black, Augustus “Augie” Ge, Jorja Johnson, JW Johnson
• #5 Texas Ranchers: Christian Alshon, Quang Duong, Tina Pisnik, Etta Wright

Challenger Level Playoff Teams & Rosters (players listed alphabetically)

• #1 Chicago Slice: Megan Fudge, Allison Harris, Brendon Long, Jack Munro
• #2 SoCal Hard Eights: Erik Lange, Max Manthou, Yana Newell, Irina Tereschenko
• #3 Miami Pickleball Club: Noe Khlif, Eric Oncins, Bobbi Oshiro, Milan Rane
• #4 Atlanta Bouncers: Susannah Barr, Emily Cederquist, Todd Fought, Jaume Martinez Vich

2024 Vulcan MLP Playoffs Orlando – Semifinals & Finals (Nov. 22-24)

• Each series is a best-of-three matches format; match 3s to be played only if teams split matches 1 and 2

• Championship Court matches will air on Pickleball TV, with additional linear TV coverage:
  • Saturday, Nov. 23: live from 1-3 p.m. ET on Tennis Channel (Match #2 of a Premier SF 1)
  • Saturday, Nov. 23: live from 3-5 p.m. ET on Tennis Channel (Match #2 of Premier SF 2)
  • Sunday, Nov. 24: tape delayed from 9-11 p.m. ET on ESPN2 (a TBD Premier Finals match)
• Grandstand Court matches will air on the official MLP YouTube channel

The regular season has been building towards crowning each level’s champion and the stakes have never been higher – in a construct unique in American pro team sports, the Challenger Level semifinalists – No. 1 Chicago Slice, No. 2 SoCal Hard Eights, No. 3 Miami Pickleball Club, and No. 4 Atlanta Bouncers – secured 2025 promotion to the Premier Level.

The top six teams at each level – by regular season standings points – gained playoff entry and the chance to win their level’s 2024 championship. The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds earned byes directly to their respective Semifinals.

Each playoff matchup – with the exception of the winner-take-all 3rd Place matches – is a best-of-three matches series, where the first team to win two matches will advance. All information that follows applies to both the Premier and Challenger Levels.

In the Quarterfinals, seeds No. 3-6 were in action and the highest seeded team (No. 3) selected their opponent, with the two remaining teams facing off in the other matchup.

Throughout the Playoffs, the higher seeded team in each matchup will receive first choice on all four coin toss decisions (Serve/receive; End; React in mixed; Gender doubles order) and respond to the lineup for the DreamBreaker for the first two playoff matches. If a series goes to a third match, the regular season coin toss process will be conducted.

In the Semifinals, the highest seeded team (No. 1) will choose their opponent (cannot be the No. 2 seed) and the higher seeded teams in all Semifinals and Finals matchups will receive first choice on all coin flip decisions, as noted above.