Major League Pickleball Will Call Central Park Home In September as MLP New York City Details Announced

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In an anticipated announcement, Major League Pickleball confirmed that its first-ever event in New York City will be hosted at CityPickle at Wollman Rink in Central Park, September 19-22.

A total of 12 of the 22 teams in MLP will competing at the iconic location next month, with the New Jersey 5s and Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns and his Carolina Pickleball Club and Jack Sock of the NY Hustlers scheduled to compete.

The 12 teams across Premier and Challenger Level will play a total of 30 matches over four days as they compete for entry in the season-ending MLP Playoffs this November (the top six at each level will earn playoff spots).

Participating teams are highlighted by local favorites:

The New York Hustlers (Premier Level, 4th place, 24 pts, 1.85 pts/match), featuring Sock and owned by a group headlined by LeBron James’ LRMR Ventures, will play five matches:

Thu, Sept. 19, at 10 a.m. ET vs. Carolina Pickleball Club
Thu, Sept. 19, at 4 p.m. vs. Utah Black Diamonds
Fri, Sept. 20, at Noon vs. DC Pickleball Team
Sat, Sept. 21, at 4 p.m. vs. New Jersey 5s
Sun, Sept. 22, at 2 p.m. vs. Columbus Sliders

The New Jersey 5s (Premier Level, 6th place, 17 pts, 1.89 pts/matc), led by ALW and an ownership group including Gary Vaynerchuk, will play five matches:

Fri, Sept. 20, at 4 p.m. ET vs. Columbus Sliders
Sat, Sept. 21, at Noon vs. Carolina Pickleball Club
Sat, Sept. 21, at 4 p.m. vs. New York Hustlers
Sun, Sept. 22, at Noon vs. Utah Black Diamonds
Sun, Sept. 22, at 4 p.m. vs. DC Pickleball Team

The Brooklyn Aces (Challenger Level, 4th place, 15 points, 1.88 pts/match), owned by Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman’s 35V, Michael B. Jordan, and Drake, will play five matches:

Fri, Sept. 20, at 10 a.m. ET vs. Miami Pickleball Club
Fri, Sept. 20, at 1:30 p.m. ET vs. Chicago Slice
Sat, Sept. 21, at 2 p.m. vs. Frisco Pandas
Sun, Sept. 22, at 10 a.m. vs. Florida Smash
Sun, Sept. 22, at 3:30 p.m. vs. Las Vegas Night Owls

Complete schedule for MLP New York City

Thu, Sep. 19	Championship Court - Pickleball TV	Thu, Sept 19	Grandstand Court - MLP YouTube
10 a.m. ET	NY Hustlers v Carolina Pickleball Club	11 a.m.	Florida Smash v Chicago Slice
Followed By	Las Vegas Night Owls v Miami Pickleball Club	-	-
Followed By	Carolina Pickleball Club v DC Pickleball Team	N/B 2:30 p.m.	Frisco Pandas v Las Vegas Night Owls
4 p.m.	Utah Black Diamonds v NY Hustlers (+TC)	-
Fri, Sep. 20	Championship Court - Pickleball TV	Fri, Sept 20	Grandstand Court - MLP YouTube
10 a.m.	Brooklyn Aces v Miami Pickleball Club	9:30 a.m.	Utah Black Diamonds v Columbus Sliders
Followed By	DC Pickleball Team v NY Hustlers	Followed By	Frisco Pandas v Florida Smash
Followed By	Carolina Pickleball Club v Utah Black Diamonds	N/B 1:30 p.m.	Chicago Slice v Brooklyn Aces
4 p.m.	Columbus Sliders v NJ 5s	Followed By	Miami Pickleball Club v Frisco Pandas
Sat, Sep. 21	Championship Court - Pickleball TV	Sat, Sept 21	Grandstand Court - MLP YouTube
10 a.m.	Utah Black Diamonds v DC Pickleball Team	9:30 a.m.	Las Vegas Night Owls v Florida Smash
Followed By	Carolina Pickleball Club v NJ 5s	Followed By	Frisco Pandas v Chicago Slice
Followed By	Brooklyn Aces v Frisco Pandas	N/B 1:30 p.m.	Florida Smash v Miami Pickleball Club
4 p.m.	NJ 5s v NY Hustlers	Followed By	Columbus Sliders v Carolina Pickleball Club
Sun, Sep. 22	Championship Court - Pickleball TV	Sun, Sept 22	Grandstand Court - MLP YouTube
10 a.m.	Brooklyn Aces v Florida Smash	9:30 a.m.	Chicago Slice v Las Vegas Night Owls
Followed By	Utah Black Diamonds v NJ 5s	Followed By	DC Pickleball Team v Columbus Sliders
Followed By	Columbus Sliders v NY Hustlers	N/B 1:30 p.m.	Miami Pickleball Club v Chicago Slice
4 p.m.	NJ 5s v DC Pickleball Team (+TC)	Followed By	Las Vegas Night Owls v Brooklyn Aces

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