The 2024 MLP Season Award Winners have been decided! In a historic year that introduced Major League Pickleball’s first-ever regular season format, fans, pickleball media, and MLP team executives cast their votes to recognize the game-changers, breakout stars, and consistent performers who defined the 2024 season. 

Congratulations to the inaugural award winners on their standout performances! Click below to watch messages from each of them.

Premier Most Valuable Player: Anna Leigh Waters (New Jersey 5s)
Nominees are listed alphabetically by last name with their regular season stats: 

  • Anna Leigh Waters, NJ (Went 43-3 & won 58.26% of pts, NJ earned No. 1 playoff seed & won MST)
  • Anna Bright, STL (Went 38-8 and won 54.84% of pts, STL earned No. 2 playoff seed)
  • JW Johnson, DAL (Went 33-13 and won 53.79% of pts, DAL earned No. 3 playoff seed)
  • Hayden Patriquin, STL (Went 36-10 & won 53.87% of pts, STL earned No. 2 playoff seed)

Premier Most Improved Player: Rachel Rohrabacher (D.C. Pickleball Team) 
Nominees are listed alphabetically by last name with their regular season stats: 

  • Quang Duong, TEX (Went 19-19 & won 50.75% of pts, DNP MLP in 2023)
  • Kate Fahey, STL (Went 24-22 & won 50.24% of pts, DNP MLP in 2023)
  • Augustus Ge, DAL (Went 27-19 & won 51.26% of pts, DNP MLP in 2023)
  • Rachel Rohrabacher, DC (Went 32-14 & won 52.72% of pts, played in two 2023 MLP events with ORL)

Challenger Most Valuable Player: Jaume Martinez Vich (Atlanta Bouncers)
Nominees are listed alphabetically by last name with their regular season stats:

  • Jaume Martinez Vich, ATL (Went 32-14 and won 53.30% of pts, ATL earned No. 4 playoff seed)
  • Jack Munro, CHI (Went 25-13 and won 51.68% of pts, CHI earned No. 1 playoff seed)
  • Ewa Radzikowska, FRI (Went 32-14 and won 53.02% of pts, FRI earned No. 6 playoff seed)
  • Chao Yi “Zoey” Wang, LV (Went 26-20 & won 51.48% of pts, LV earned No. 5 playoff seed)

Challenger Most Improved Player: Eric Oncins (Miami Pickleball Club)
Nominees are listed alphabetically by last name with their regular season stats:

  • Judit Castillo, LV (Went 26-20 & won 50.88% of pts, played in four 2023 MLP events)
  • Todd Fought, ATL (Went 29-17 & won 52.47% of pts, played in five 2023 MLP events) 
  • Allison Harris, CHI (Went 25-21 & won 50.14% of pts, played in two 2023 MLP events)
  • Eric Oncins, MIA (Went 25-21 & won 50.82% of pts, DNP MLP in 2023)