<b>Major League Pickleball (MLP presented by DoorDash) is elevating the pathway to competition. Introducing Minor League Pickleball (MiLP) Regional Showdowns - MiLP at MLP - where the energy of amateur team play meets the biggest stage in professional pickleball.
Players from across the country will now have the opportunity to compete in the MiLP team format alongside the sport’s premier league, experiencing the same electric atmosphere, team camaraderie, and high-stakes moments that define MLP. It’s faster, louder, and more connected than ever before.
Whether you’re chasing a title, representing your city, or stepping onto an MLP stage for the first time, MiLP at MLP is where the next generation of team pickleball begins.<b>
<b>Key Features of MiLP Regional Showdowns:<b>
> <b>Open to all ages and skill levels<b>, with players placed into divisions based on their DUPR rating
> Teams may compete independently or under an affiliated MLP Minor League team umbrella
> Division winners earn a <b>“Dream Ticket”<b> - an automatic qualification to the Minor League Pickleball Championships in early 2027 (date TBA)
> Every match contributes toward the MiLP National Leaderboard, fueling season-long competition and ranking
> As marquee events, all players will earn <b>double the point system<b>, based on their team’s event placement
<b>FORMAT:</b>
<b>The Dink Minor League Pickleball, The Home of Team Pickleball<b>
Where Fun Meets Fierce: Team Up. Serve Big. Win together in the most innovative, social, and competitive team tournament.
Minor League Pickleball is an innovative team competition where teams compete against each other in an engaging format, with twists on traditional match-ups and scoring for games, matches, and tiebreakers. Teams compete against each other in Matches using the MiLP Team Format:
MiLP is an ingenious gameplay format that brings men and women together on a level playing court. In the MiLP format team matches are composed of four 21-point games, one women’s doubles, a men’s doubles, and the final two games consisting of mixed doubles. If both teams are tied at 2-2 after the 4 games are played, they’ll go to a Dreambreaker™! In a Dreambreaker™ one person from each team plays singles against the other team’s player, switching players every four rallies until someone gets to 21 and wins by two points. Teams will compete in a round robin to bracket playoffs format, with a guarantee of a minimum three full matches.
MiLP v3 is a round-robin team competition with guaranteed matches. Gendered teams of 3 players are broken into divisions (based on their combined DUPR rating) to compete against each other in three 21-point games. Top teams will face off in a bracket playoff.
The Dink Minor League Pickleball Guarantee: Predictable playing times and reduced waiting periods between matches. Guaranteed 6 played games with at least 3 matches each. A fair, level-based competitive experience - whatever your level of play!
