Major League Pickleball Announces 2025 Playoffs in San Diego and New York City, Setting the Stage to Award the Hardest Championship to Win in Pro Pickleball

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Major League Pickleball (MLP presented by DoorDash) today announced details around the 2025 MLP Playoffs, which will be held over two weeks in August at Barnes Tennis Center in San Diego, CA, Friday, Aug. 15-Sunday, Aug. 17, and culminating with the Finals at CityPickle at Wollman Rink in New York, NY, Friday, Aug. 22-Sunday, Aug. 24.

The champions will have earned the most difficult trophy to win in the sport – following a collection of 25 regular season matches and multiple high-level rounds of playoffs against the best coed, professional pickleball teams in the world!

The playoffs will follow the league’s 10-event 2025 regular season and showcase the top 10 Premier Level teams by regular season standings points and all six Challenger Level teams competing at their respective level, beginning with the First and Second Rounds in San Diego. The highest seed(s) in each round will choose their opponent at both levels.

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The 2025 MLP Premier Playoffs will begin with the First Round on Friday, Aug. 15:

• Seeds No. 7-10 will play a single-elimination match against one opponent
• The winning teams will advance to the Second Round

The Premier Level Second Round will feature seeds No. 1-6 and First Round winners:

• Qualifying teams will play a best-of-three match series through Sunday, Aug. 17
• The No. 1 and No. 2 seeds will begin their respective series on Friday, Aug. 15
• The No. 3 and No. 4 seeds will be in action starting on Saturday, Aug. 16
• The four series-winning teams will advance to the Premier Level Semifinals in New York City

The 2025 MLP Challenger Playoffs will get underway with the First Round and Semifinals in San Diego:

•  In the First Round, seeds No. 3-6 will play a single-elimination match on Friday, Aug. 15
• The First Round-winning teams – and No. 1 and No. 2 seeds – will advance to the Challenger Level Semifinals
• The Semifinals will be best-of-three match series on Friday, Aug. 15, and Saturday, Aug. 16
• The winning teams will earn a spot in the Challenger Level Finals in New York City

In addition to the thrilling, high-stakes pro pickleball playoff action, there will be an amateur tournament for pickleball enthusiasts which is expected to be the largest in MLP history. Registration is now open via Pickleball Brackets.

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The 2025 MLP season will culminate with champions being crowned at each level at Wollman Rink in New York City’s famed Central Park.

The Premier Level Semifinals will showcase the Second Round winners from San Diego:

• Semis are a best-of-three match series on Friday, Aug. 22, and Saturday, Aug. 23* (if nec.)
• The winners will advance to play for the 2025 Premier Level Championship

The Premier Level Finals will also be a best-of-three match series on Saturday, Aug. 23, and Sunday, Aug. 24.

The Challenger Level Finals – a best-of-three match series between the two Challenger Level Semifinals winners from San Diego – will also be played on Saturday, Aug. 23, and Sunday, Aug. 24.

About Major League Pickleball (MLP presented by DoorDash)

Founded in 2021, Major League Pickleball (MLP presented by DoorDash) is the preeminent, coed, team-based professional pickleball league, featuring over 100 of the best athletes across 22 teams, iconic team owners, and the most electric live events and fan experience in the sport. In 2024, MLP and the PPA Tour merged under the newly-formed United Pickleball Association (UPA), bringing together the leading pro pickleball organizations under a single entity. Visit the official website and follow MLP on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube for more information.

About Barnes Tennis Center

Nestled in the heart of San Diego, Barnes Tennis Center stands as a premier destination for racquet sports in the United States, embodying excellence in programming, community engagement, and elite event execution across tennis, padel, and pickleball. Operated by Youth Tennis San Diego, Barnes Tennis Center is more than just a facility—it is a thriving hub of opportunity, inclusion, and innovation that serves thousands of youth and adults annually through sport. The venue is a junior tennis powerhouse, a host site for prestigious tennis events, the epicenter of American pickleball, at the forefront of padel growth and global integration, and a facility that makes significant community impact.

The recipient of the 2025 RSPA Large Facility of the Year – San Diego/Coachella Valley Award, Barnes Tennis Center is an ideal nominee for the national honor, representing the pinnacle of what a modern racquet sport center should be. Its unmatched blend of junior development, professional event management, multi-sport integration, and community outreach positions it as a national treasure and future blueprint for racquet sport facilities in the U.S.

About Wollman Park Partners, LLC

Wollman Park Partners (WPP), operator of Wollman Rink in Central Park, is a coalition of New Yorkers representing decades of experience across multiple sectors; including sports and entertainment; finance; health and wellness; diversity, equity, and inclusion; real estate; culinary; non-profit; youth development and sustainability. The companies and organizations that make up WPP include Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, Related Companies, Equinox, Ice Hockey in Harlem, Figure Skating in Harlem, Great Performances, Melba’s Restaurant, YMCA of Greater New York, The Boys’ Club of New York and Green City Force.

With this expertise, and a deep passion for New York City, WPP offers an energized, year-round experience of Wollman Rink NYC to both New Yorkers and visitors alike, with an emphasis on creating a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive space that promotes equitable economic opportunity and recovery in our City.

For the third year, Wollman Rink is partnering with CityPickle to bring pickleball, America’s fastest growing sport, to New Yorkers with 14 state-of-the-art courts taking over the rink during the summer months. CityPickle at Wollman Rink offers a variety of programming including group clinics, private coaching lessons, open play, and more.