Major League Pickleball Announces 2024 MLP Playoffs Structure and Format, Featuring “Best-of-Three Matches” Series for Each Round

Premier and Challenger Level Quarterfinals to be Held in Dallas, Nov. 1-3;
Semifinals and Finals to be Held in Orlando, Nov. 22-24

Top Two Seeds at Each Level to Receive Byes Into the Semifinals;
Four Challenger Level Semifinalist Teams to Earn Promotion to Premier Level for 2025

Major League Pickleball (MLP by Margaritaville) today announced the structure and format for the 2024 MLP Playoffs, which will be held in Dallas (Premier and Challenger Level Quarterfinals at Brookhaven Country Club, Nov. 1-3, leading into the Lapiplasty UPA World Championships powered by Invited) and Orlando (Premier and Challenger Level Semifinals and Finals at USTA National Campus, Nov. 22-24). Tickets for both rounds are now available via Tixr.com.

The regular season has been building towards these culminating events and the stakes have never been higher – the four Challenger Level teams to advance to the Semifinals will earn promotion to the Premier Level beginning in 2025.

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

Each playoff matchup will be 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 will be in action and the highest seeded team (No. 3) will select either the No. 5 or No. 6 seed as their opponent, with the remaining team facing off against the No. 4 seed.

Additionally, 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.

Orlando will also feature the four-day Vulcan Orlando Cup, a PPA-style amateur event. Registration is available at Pickleball Brackets.

Match grids for the 2024 MLP Playoffs will be shared shortly after the conclusion of Edward Jones MLP Miami, and live event coverage will be provided by ESPN2, Tennis Channel, Pickleball TV, and MLP YouTube.