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2026-08-10 · 11:53 PM ET
Dallas Round 1 is complete. Brooklyn, Dallas, Palm Beach, and Texas each won their series 2–0 and advanced to Newport Beach.
Dallas Round 1 is complete. Brooklyn, Dallas, Palm Beach, and Texas each won their series 2–0 and advanced to Newport Beach.
NOW & NEXT
All eight quarterfinalists are set: New Jersey, St. Louis, Los Angeles, Columbus, Brooklyn, Dallas, Palm Beach, and Texas. Newport Beach runs August 14–16.
The four quarterfinal winners play best-of-three semifinal series, followed by the championship series.
The Orlando finale closed the regular season. New Jersey secured the No. 1 playoff seed, followed by St. Louis, Los Angeles, and Columbus with first-round byes.
Dallas Flash defeated Brooklyn in a 21–10 DreamBreaker after the team match finished 2–2, earning a second straight Super Sunday Belt and 25 event points. California finished third.
An international PPA 125 event starts July 22, continuing the tour’s expanding non-U.S. calendar.
Hong Kit Wong won a record third straight PPA Tour Asia men’s singles gold. Yufei Long captured women’s singles and women’s doubles, while Len Yang/Collin Johns and Jaeda Minniefield/Luc Pham won the other doubles titles.
Dallas Flash completed an undefeated San Diego run by beating Columbus Sliders 3–1 for the Super Sunday Belt. Atlanta Bouncers finished third.
The event is complete with 398 registered players. Picklary rechecked the official listing on July 20; a stable medal table was still not available in the public view.
The Georgia Challenger is complete with 514 registered players. Medal names remain withheld until the official Winners Circle publishes a stable table.
St. Louis Shock swept New Jersey 5s 3–0 for the title; Columbus Sliders beat LA Mad Drops 3–1 for third.
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All four best-of-three series ended in 2–0 sweeps. Brooklyn survived a 24–22 DreamBreaker, Texas won two deciding games, Dallas won six of seven games, and Palm Beach posted two 3–1 wins.
Brooklyn–SoCal, Dallas–Las Vegas, Palm Beach–Chicago, and Texas–Atlanta decide the four teams that join the top four seeds in Newport Beach.
The 5s finished on 118 points. St. Louis, Los Angeles, and Columbus complete the four Dallas byes, with the next eight teams entering Round 1.
Dallas and Brooklyn split the four doubles games before JW Johnson sparked a decisive DreamBreaker. Dallas earned 25 points, its 11th straight win, and a second consecutive event title.
Dallas has finished with 72 points, while St. Louis, New Jersey, Los Angeles, Brooklyn and the bubble teams still have meaningful work. The final stop doubles as a preview of likely playoff matchups.
Hong Kit Wong won a third straight men’s singles gold, Yufei Long swept women’s singles and doubles, and new or renewed partnerships took the men’s and mixed doubles titles.
A five-game men’s doubles final, a new mixed partnership, and open singles champions make the January event worth revisiting.
Bright and Patriquin’s straight-game mixed win provides a detailed lesson in role fit, coverage, and middle pressure.
The event connects a five-game mixed comeback, the Kawamoto sisters’ finals run, and new singles winners.
Ella Oh’s official milestone page lists her as the 2026 US Open Girls’ 18U Doubles champion at age 11, following a 2026 PPA Masters 14U singles title and a 2025 Worlds 12U singles title. Her July signature-paddle launch also sold out its first drop in 48 hours.
Dallas completed an undefeated event, earned 25 standings points, and turned last year’s San Diego playoff loss to Columbus into a Super Sunday title. Atlanta finished third.
The Shock went unbeaten and won the final 3–0. Columbus took third by beating the LA Mad Drops 3–1, while St. Louis collected bonus standings points and a playoff berth.
The official listing confirms 398 registered players and completed status. Picklary rechecked on July 20 and continues to withhold medal names until a stable Winners Circle table is visible.
The official event is marked complete with 514 registered players. No champion names are inferred until the public Winners Circle provides a stable result table.
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The latest fully documented Picklary major-result recap lists Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Gabe Tardio, Anna Bright, Christopher Haworth, and Kate Fahey among the champions.
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STORY GRAPH
The final 2–0 series scores hide different levels of stress. Brooklyn and Texas were pushed into DreamBreakers, while Dallas and Palm Beach controlled more of their series. That contrast is the first tactical clue for Newport Beach.
Official MLP Round 1 recap ↗Palm Beach, Texas, and Dallas all need one more match win. The tactical question shifts from finding a first winning formula to deciding how much to preserve versus adjust after opponents have seen the opening lineup.
Official MLP Dallas Playoffs ↗The higher seeds chose Round 1 opponents, and the top four will select again in Newport Beach. Matchup preference can matter more than simply facing the numerically lowest seed.
Official MLP playoff format ↗With the regular-season finale live, sweeps and 3-1 regulation wins affect more than one match: they shape group placement, tiebreaks, and the postseason path.
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