Major League Pickleball (MLP)

About Major League Pickleball

Major League Pickleball (MLP) is the premier team league and the standard-bearer for the fastest-growing sport in the United States. MLP is committed to perpetuating the sport's larger role in society and permeating every facet of pickleball’s business, marketing, and community relations. With iconic team owners, a co-ed team format, an innovative draft, easy to understand scoring, groundbreaking broadcast quality, MLP’s goal is to elevate and grow the sport in everything it does.

MLP is made up of 22 co-ed teams split into the MLP Premier Level and MLP Challenger Level.

Premier Level is home to the top 48 players drafted while Challenger Level boasts the next crop of 48 draftees looking to make their ascension to the top of the league. The creation of MLP Premier Level and MLP Challenger Level will ensure the highest caliber of competition while providing a pathway and opportunities for the next generation of pro pickleball stars to break through.

The 2025 MLP schedule will feature 14 total events - hosted in team based cities - showcasing ten regular season events, a Mid-Season Tournament, and two rounds of the 2024 MLP Playoffs.

2025 Competition Format

Each MLP Team is made up of six (6) players consisting of three (3) women and three (3) men. All MLP teams will appear in five of ten regular season events. Every team will play a total of 25 regular season matches over their five events. Results from these matches will accumulate throughout the season creating season-long standings.

Standings Format: A total of three standings points will be earned in every regular season match. The cumulative season-long standings will be calculated at both levels and points will be earned in every match as follows:

3 Points: Regulation win (i.e.: 3-1 or 4-0 win; no DreamBreaker needed)
2 Points: DreamBreaker win (i.e.: 3-2 win)
1 Point: DreamBreaker loss (i.e.: 2-3 loss)
0 Points: Regulation loss (i.e.: 1-3 or 0-4 loss; no DreamBreaker needed)

A Match consists of four Games to 11 (win by 2) with traditional scoring, starting with one women’s doubles Game, followed by one men’s doubles Game, and then two mixed doubles Games. If two teams are tied after these four games, an innovative tiebreaker known as the “DreamBreaker” is played, with a rotational system involving all four players.In each game, players will change ends when one team reaches the score of 13. All Games must be won by 2 points.

The 2025 season will conclude with the MLP Playoffs that will take place over two separate weekends in two locations - San Diego and New York City.