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MLP Playoffs — Newport Beach Quarterfinals
Seeds 1–4 enter after a bye and select from the four re-seeded Dallas winners. Matchups become official only after Round 1.
→Quarterfinal selections follow Dallas
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MLP PLAYOFF DESK
2026-08-08 · 12:16 AM ET
MLP Playoffs — Dallas Round 1
Friday Match 1 is complete in three series: Palm Beach beat Chicago 3–1, Texas beat Atlanta 3–2 in a DreamBreaker, and Dallas beat Las Vegas 3–1. All three winners lead their best-of-three series 1–0; Brooklyn–SoCal opens Saturday.
DALLAS ROUND 1 SERIES4
- 01Round 1 · best-of-three#7 Palm Beach Royals vs #12 Chicago SliceFriday · 2:00 PM CT
- 02Round 1 · best-of-three#8 Texas Ranchers vs #9 Atlanta BouncersFriday · follows PBR–CHI
- 03Round 1 · best-of-three#6 Dallas Flash vs #11 Las Vegas Night OwlsFriday · follows ATL–TEX
- 04Round 1 · best-of-three#5 Brooklyn Pickleball Team vs #10 SoCal Hard EightsSaturday · follows LV–DAL Match 2
The four winners are re-seeded No. 5–8 for Newport Beach.
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MLP Finals — New York City
The four quarterfinal winners play best-of-three semifinal series, followed by the championship series.
→Semifinals and championship · Aug 28–30
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CompletedMLP
Amway MLP Orlando
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.
✓Regular season complete · final top 12 set
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MLP Chicago
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.
✓Dallas 1st · Brooklyn 2nd · California 3rd
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CompletedPPA
PPA Italy 125 Portoroz
An international PPA 125 event starts July 22, continuing the tour’s expanding non-U.S. calendar.
✓Completed · official podium publication pending
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CompletedPPA
PPA Asia 500 Singapore Open
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.
✓Wong historic 3rd straight · Long double gold
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CompletedMLP
MLP San Diego
Dallas Flash completed an undefeated San Diego run by beating Columbus Sliders 3–1 for the Super Sunday Belt. Atlanta Bouncers finished third.
✓Dallas 1st · Columbus 2nd · Atlanta 3rd
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CompletedPPA
PPA Australia 250 Melbourne
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.
✓Completed · official medals pending
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Macon PPA Challenger
The Georgia Challenger is complete with 514 registered players. Medal names remain withheld until the official Winners Circle publishes a stable table.
✓Completed · official medals pending
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MLP Mid-Season Tournament
St. Louis Shock swept New Jersey 5s 3–0 for the title; Columbus Sliders beat LA Mad Drops 3–1 for third.
✓St. Louis 1st · New Jersey 2nd · Columbus 3rd
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Match resultOfficial source
Dallas Playoffs Friday: Palm Beach, Texas, and Dallas take 1–0 series leads
Palm Beach beat Chicago 3–1, Texas rallied past Atlanta 3–2 in a 21–14 DreamBreaker, and Dallas beat Las Vegas 3–1. These are Match 1 wins in best-of-three series.
Event briefingOfficial source
MLP Dallas Round 1: four best-of-three series open the postseason
Brooklyn–SoCal, Dallas–Las Vegas, Palm Beach–Chicago, and Texas–Atlanta decide the four teams that join the top four seeds in Newport Beach.
Match resultOfficial source
New Jersey takes the No. 1 seed as the MLP regular season closes
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.
Match resultOfficial source
Dallas wins MLP Chicago in a 21–10 DreamBreaker
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.
StorylinePicklary Analysis
Orlando will set the No. 1 seed and the final playoff cut
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.
Match resultOfficial source
Singapore Open: Wong makes history and Long wins twice
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.
analysisOfficial source
Indoor Nationals: five finals, three new season signals
A five-game men’s doubles final, a new mixed partnership, and open singles champions make the January event worth revisiting.
analysisOfficial source
Mesa: the partnership upset that changed the early-season map
Bright and Patriquin’s straight-game mixed win provides a detailed lesson in role fit, coverage, and middle pressure.
analysisOfficial source
Cape Coral: comebacks, sibling spacing, and an open singles lane
The event connects a five-game mixed comeback, the Kawamoto sisters’ finals run, and new singles winners.
Player newsConfirmed
Ella Oh’s 18U US Open title adds a new junior storyline
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.
Match resultOfficial source
Dallas Flash win MLP San Diego over Columbus, 3–1
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.
Match resultOfficial source
St. Louis Shock sweep New Jersey for the Mid-Season title
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.
Match resultOfficial source
Melbourne completed; official medal table still pending
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.
Match resultOfficial source
Macon Challenger completed; medal names await official table
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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Partner combinations remain the clearest way to read doubles form
Rather than treating one medal as a permanent ranking, follow how pairings perform across multiple events, court sides, and pressure situations. Picklary player pages connect those patterns to individual styles.
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Picklary analysis: how to read MLP beyond the final score
Track four-game lineup construction, mixed-doubles pairings, DreamBreaker options, and points-per-match. These reveal more than a single win-loss result.
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Match resultOfficial source
PPA Finals: Waters and Johns headline the verified champions
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
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Friday winners now carry clinch pressure into Match 2
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 ↗Dallas selection rights make seeding part of the strategy
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 ↗Orlando Friday turns every game differential into playoff leverage
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.
Official MLP Orlando scoreboard ↗Orlando Friday: regulation efficiency and DreamBreaker survival
LA collected two early wins, St. Louis and New Jersey protected top-seed ambitions, and Las Vegas survived Brooklyn in singles. The final regular-season event is already separating teams that close in regulation from teams forced to live on the DreamBreaker margin.
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