Final Regular Season Event of Season to Determine 2024 MLP Playoffs Field

Major League Pickleball (MLP by Margaritaville) will showcase the world’s top players and professional coed pickleball teams battling it out in the league’s culminating 2024 regular season event when Edward Jones MLP Miami comes to the Miami-Dade County Fair Expo Center, Thursday, Oct. 24-Sunday, Oct. 27. Tickets are available at Tixr.com and credential requests are now being accepted.

In addition to the Miami event, the first-ever MLP event in Miami, the Edward Jones sponsorship also will feature a robust list of activations, including a clinic with MLP pro players and an on-site sponsor booth.

Pro pickleball superstars Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Tyson McGuffin, Catherine Parenteau, and Jack Sock, plus local teams the Orlando Squeeze (six matches), Miami Pickleball Club (five), and Florida Smash (four) will be in action throughout Edward Jones MLP Miami, the league’s eighth and final regular season event of the 2024 schedule.

A collection of 13 MLP teams will play 30 matches over four days in Miami, representing the final chance for teams to earn their way into the season-ending 2024 MLP Playoffs – the top six teams at each level will qualify – which will be held in November.

Premier Level Teams (players listed alphabetically by last name)

  • Arizona Drive: Andrei Daescu, Dylan Frazier, Jessie Irvine, Lacy Schneemann
  • Carolina Pickleball Club: Brooke Buckner, Kaitlyn Christian, Ben Johns, Collin Johns
  • DC Pickleball Team: Dekel Bar, Vivian Glozman, James Ignatowich, Rachel Rohrabacher
  • Los Angeles Mad Drops: Hunter Johnson, Jade Kawamoto, Catherine Parenteau, Thomas Wilson
  • New Jersey 5s: Will Howells, Mariana Humberg, Zane Navratil, Anna Leigh Waters
  • New York Hustlers: Lea Jansen, Jackie Kawamoto, CJ Klinger, Jack Sock
  • Orlando Squeeze: Vivienne David, Meghan Dizon, Tyson McGuffin, Federico Staksrud
    • Thu, Oct. 24: 10:00 a.m. vs. Carolina
    • Fri, Oct. 25: approx. 12:00 p.m. vs. New York & at approx. 4:00 p.m. vs. D.C.
    • Sat, Oct. 26: approx. 12:00 p.m. vs. Arizona
    • Sun, Oct. 27: 10:30 a.m. vs. Los Angeles & 4:00 p.m. vs. New Jersey

Challenger Level Teams (players listed alphabetically by last name)

  • Atlanta Bouncers: Susannah Barr, Emily Cederquist, Todd Fought, Jaume Martinez Vich
  • Brooklyn Aces: Daniel De La Rosa, Andrea Koop, Layne Sleeth, Pablo Tellez
  • Chicago Slice: Megan Fudge, Allison Harris, Brendon Long, Jack Munro
  • Florida Smash: Martina Frantova, Christa Gecheva, Travis Rettenmaier, Donald Young
    • Thu, Oct, 24: 9:30 a.m. vs. Frisco & at 3:00 p.m. vs. Chicago
    • Sat, Oct. 26: approx. 5:00 p.m. vs. Atlanta
    • Sun, Oct. 27: approx. 5:00 p.m. vs. Miami
  • Frisco Pandas: Stefan Auvergne, Tammy Emmrich, Michael Loyd, Ewa Radzikowska
  • Miami Pickleball Club: Noe Khlif, Eric Oncins, Bobbi Oshiro, Milan Rane
    • Thu, Oct. 24: approx. 4:00 p.m. vs. Atlanta
    • Fri, Oct. 25: approx. 2:30 p.m. vs. Brooklyn
    • Sat, Oct. 26: 10:30 a.m. vs. Chicago
    • Sun, Oct. 27: approx. 12:30 p.m. vs. Frisco & approx. 5:00 p.m. vs. Florida

Full event match schedule (all local Eastern Time): Comprehensive coverage of Edward Jones MLP Miami will be provided by a combination of Tennis Channel, Pickleball TV, and MLP’s official YouTube Channel.

Thu, Oct 24 Championship Court – Pickleball TV Thu, Oct 24 Grandstand Court – MLP YouTube
10 a.m. Orlando Squeeze v Carolina Pickleball Club 9:30 a.m. Florida Smash v Frisco Pandas
Followed By Brooklyn Aces v Frisco Pandas Followed By Atlanta Bouncers v Chicago Slice
Followed By Carolina Pickleball Club v DC Pickleball Team N/B 3 p.m. Chicago Slice v Florida Smash
Followed By Miami Pickleball Club v Atlanta Bouncers – –
Fri, Oct 25 Championship Court – Pickleball TV Fri, Oct 25 Grandstand Court – MLP YouTube
10 a.m. DC Pickleball Team v NY Hustlers 10:30 a.m. Frisco Pandas v Atlanta Bouncers
Followed By NY Hustlers v Orlando Squeeze Followed By Carolina Pickleball Club v LA Mad Drops
Followed By AZ Drive v NJ 5s Followed By Miami Pickleball Club v Brooklyn Aces
Followed By Orlando Squeeze v DC Pickleball Team Followed By LA Mad Drops v AZ Drive
Sat, Oct 26 Championship Court – Pickleball TV Sat, Oct 26 Grandstand Court – MLP YouTube
10 a.m. NJ 5s v LA Mad Drops 10:30 a.m. Miami Pickleball Club v Chicago Slice
Followed By Orlando Squeeze v AZ Drive Followed By Brooklyn Aces v Atlanta Bouncers
N/B 2 p.m. LA Mad Drops v DC Pickleball Team N/B 3 p.m. Chicago Slice v Brooklyn Aces 
Followed By NY Hustlers v NJ 5s Followed By Atlanta Bouncers v Florida Smash
Sun, Oct 27 Championship Court – Pickleball TV Sun, Oct 27 Grandstand Court – MLP YouTube
10 a.m. NY Hustlers v AZ Drive 10:30 a.m. Orlando Squeeze v LA Mad Drops
Followed By DC Pickleball Team v NJ 5s Followed By Miami Pickleball Club v Frisco Pandas
Followed By LA Mad Drops v NY Hustlers N/B 3 p.m. DC Pickleball Team v AZ Drive
N/B 4 p.m. NJ 5s v Orlando Squeeze (+Tennis Channel) Followed By Florida Smash v Miami Pickleball Club