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Amway MLP Orlando 2026

July 30 – August 2, 2026 · ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida

Results checked2026-08-05 · final standings verified

Orlando completed the regular season. The table below shows the final 12 playoff qualifiers and their postseason entry point.

RESULTS

Champions, finalists, and result status

Names and scores will appear as soon as the official table is published.

Results confirmed

Results confirmed

Orlando completed the regular season. The table below shows the final 12 playoff qualifiers and their postseason entry point.

FINAL REGULAR-SEASON TABLE

2026 MLP final seeds and postseason entry points

The top four skip Dallas Round 1; seeds 5–12 enter best-of-three series.

SeedTeamPointsEntry
#1New Jersey 5s118Quarterfinal bye
#2St. Louis Shock111Quarterfinal bye
#3Los Angeles Mad Drops86Quarterfinal bye
#4Columbus Sliders83Quarterfinal bye
#5Brooklyn Pickleball Team78Dallas Round 1
#6Dallas Flash72Dallas Round 1
#7Palm Beach Royals54Dallas Round 1
#8Texas Ranchers48Dallas Round 1
#9Atlanta Bouncers36Dallas Round 1
#10SoCal Hard Eights34Dallas Round 1
#11Las Vegas Night Owls34Dallas Round 1
#12Chicago Slice33Dallas Round 1

TEAM ROSTERS & IDENTITIES

Playoff rosters and team identities

Each roster is paired with the team identity and the question most likely to shape its series.

#1

New Jersey 5s

118 points
Anna Leigh WatersFederico StaksrudJorja JohnsonMilan RaneNoe KhlifWill Howells
Team identity

Elite women’s doubles, controlled first-ball pressure, and multiple mixed combinations.

What to watch

How opponents manage the Waters–Johnson pair without giving the men’s team a clean rhythm.

#2

St. Louis Shock

111 points
Anna BrightKate FaheyAngie WalkerHayden PatriquinGabe TardioHunter Johnson
Team identity

Four dependable doubles units with pace, countering, and disciplined targeting.

What to watch

Whether Bright/Fahey and Patriquin/Tardio can keep dictating the first two games.

#3

Los Angeles Mad Drops

86 points
Ben JohnsCatherine ParenteauConnor GarnettJade KawamotoMax FreemanSamantha Parker
Team identity

Ben Johns-led point construction, strong mixed options, and high-end counter offense.

What to watch

Which male pairing starts and how LA protects its women’s doubles floor.

#4

Columbus Sliders

83 points
Alexander CrumAndrei DaescuCJ KlingerJudit CastilloParris ToddTyra Hurricane Black
Team identity

Deep athletic roster, aggressive transition play, and flexible singles coverage.

What to watch

Whether the high-ceiling roster settles on its cleanest mixed combinations.

#5

Brooklyn Pickleball Team

78 points
Christian AlshonChristopher HaworthHannah BlattJackie KawamotoRachel RohrabacherRiley Newman
Team identity

Balanced doubles depth, elite hands, and several credible DreamBreaker options.

What to watch

Health and availability matter because Brooklyn’s edge comes from six-player flexibility.

#6

Dallas Flash

72 points
Alix TruongAugustus GeBrooke BucknerDanni-Elle TownsendIvan JakovljevicJW Johnson
Team identity

Home-court familiarity, JW Johnson’s calm pressure, and proven DreamBreaker resilience.

What to watch

Dallas can shorten a series if its women’s doubles gives JW Johnson an early lead.

#7

Palm Beach Royals

54 points
Casey DiamondDekel BarSofia SewingTamaryn EmmrichTina PisnikTyson McGuffin
Team identity

Veteran women’s stability, physical men’s doubles, and experienced lineup management.

What to watch

The women can create a 1–0 platform, but the men must avoid extended neutral rallies.

#8

Texas Ranchers

48 points
Eric OncinsKaitlyn ChristianLayne SleethLea JansenNicolas AcevedoRafa Hewett
Team identity

Fast transition offense, multiple women’s combinations, and matchup-dependent mixed pairs.

What to watch

Texas needs clarity on pair order because Atlanta has enough depth to punish a slow start.

#9

Atlanta Bouncers

36 points
Donald YoungJaume Martinez VichJay DevilliersJessie IrvineKeilly UleryMari Humberg
Team identity

Experienced reset craft, creative men’s pairings, and several disruptive left-right looks.

What to watch

Atlanta’s upset route starts with neutralizing Texas speed in the first four shots.

#10

SoCal Hard Eights

34 points
Armaan BhatiaCailyn CampbellMeghan DizonNaomi NguyenRafael LenhardWill MacKinnon
Team identity

Young speed, singles upside, and volatile but dangerous attacking sequences.

What to watch

SoCal wants a DreamBreaker path; Brooklyn wants to close the match before that point.

#11

Las Vegas Night Owls

34 points
Roscoe BellamyLiz TruluckCallie SmithBraden JacobsonBlaine HovenierChao Yi Wang
Team identity

Aggressive singles athletes, physical counters, and confidence in deciding-game pressure.

What to watch

The upset formula is to split the four doubles games and force Dallas into singles.

#12

Chicago Slice

33 points
AJ KollerElsie HendershotEmma NelsonJohn Lucian GoinsTing Chieh WeiZane Navratil
Team identity

Counterpunching, left-side variety, and a willingness to win through uncomfortable patterns.

What to watch

Chicago must keep Palm Beach’s women from controlling the kitchen line early.

Event briefing

Event context

New Jersey closed the season as the No. 1 seed with 118 points. St. Louis, Los Angeles, and Columbus joined the 5s in receiving Dallas byes; seeds 5–12 move into Round 1.

StatusCompleted
TourMLP
DatesJuly 30 – August 2, 2026
LocationESPN Wide World of Sports Complex, Walt Disney World Resort, Orlando, Florida

STORYLINES

The stories beyond the score

Format, player development, scheduling, and season pressure explain what the result means.

LIVE LEAD

St. Louis opened with the cleanest Friday statement

A 4-0 win limits tiebreak noise and maximizes the value of every game differential in a compressed group.

DOUBLE WIN

LA converted two matches into efficient standings pressure

A 3-1 win followed by a 4-0 sweep is the kind of sequence that changes both record and differential.

HOST RESPONSE

Orlando protected its home window against Phoenix

The Squeeze won three of four games and kept local momentum attached to the playoff conversation.

DREAMBREAKER

Las Vegas kept its bubble case alive under singles pressure

Brooklyn forced a 2-2 split, but Las Vegas won the deciding DreamBreaker 21-16.

Field & format

Players and teams

  • Official field and schedule: verify on the event page

What to watch

Key questions

  • How the top four use their recovery week
  • Which lower seed creates the first Dallas upset
  • How roster depth changes from one-match events to best-of-three series

SEASON CONTEXT

Why this event matters

Orlando settled qualification but did not lock a traditional bracket. Selection rights keep the postseason path open after every round.

DEEP READ

Three ways to read beyond the result

Picklary editorial analysis connecting scores, partner roles, player development, and club-player application.

01

How to read this event

Use Amway MLP Orlando 2026 to connect the result with partnership roles, schedule pressure, and the next ranking opportunity. The score is the starting point, not the whole story.

02

The player-development question

Look for one player whose decisions changed across rounds. Improvement during a tournament often matters more than one highlight shot.

03

What a club team can borrow

Choose one repeatable pattern—return and advance, third-shot selection, middle coverage, or reset height—and turn it into a ten-minute drill.

EVENT TIMELINE

Event flow

  1. Event window and official draw
  2. Picklary verifies winners and storylines after the official table stabilizes.

CLUB LESSONS

Take it to your court

  • 01Separate confirmed results from live expectation.
  • 02Study repeated patterns before copying highlight speed.
  • 03Connect the event to one player page and one practice goal.