Vivian Glozman and Dekel Bar competing for the DC Pickleball Team at MLP Miami.
Vivian Glozman and Dekel Bar helped the DC Pickleball Team secure the No. 4 seed heading into the postseason. Major League Pickleball

An overview of the MLP playoff picture

With the conclusion of the Edward Jones MLP Miami by Margaritaville, the 2024 regular season has come to a close. 

The top six teams from the Premier and Challenger levels are moving on to the postseason, which begins next week with the quarterfinals in Dallas

 

Let's take a look at the teams that made it.

Premier Level

As the top two seeds, the 5s and Shock each receive a first-round bye. This means that they won't play again until the second round of the playoffs, running Nov. 22-24 in Orlando

As the No. 3 seeds, the Flash will choose to face either the Ranchers or Hustlers in next week's quarterfinal round. DC will face whichever team Dallas doesn't choose, with the victor of each matchup moving on to Orlando.

Challenger Level

Like in the Premier level, the top two seeds of Chicago and SoCal will earn first-round byes and advance to the semifinals. That matters a lot more here, though, because the four teams that reach the Challenger semifinals will get promoted to Premier in 2025.

Miami will choose to play either Las Vegas or Frisco in the quarterfinals, and Atlanta will take on whichever team Miami doesn't choose. 

To see how we got here, check out our live blogs from each day of action: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Click here for a full breakdown of the MLP playoff structure and format.