The first day of MLP Austin presented by Waterdrop is in the books, so let’s take a look at the group standings after Thursday’s matches. 

As a reminder, the top 4 teams in each group will have a chance to compete for standings points on Super Sunday in the Texas Capital.

Here is a breakdown of how Sunday’s matches will work and how many standings points will be up for grabs. 

• Group A #1 v. Group B #1: Winner receives 25 standings points; loser gets 18  

• Group A #2 v. Group B #2: Winner receives 15 standings points; loser gets 12  

• Group A #3 v. Group B #3: Winner receives 10 standings points; loser gets 8  

• Group A #4 v. Group B #4: Winner receives 6 standings points; loser gets 4  

• 5th place teams receive 1 standings point each; 6th place team receives 0. 

And here are the group standings: 

Group A 

1. 1. Columbus Sliders (1-0) 

1. 2. Miami Pickleball Club (1-0) 

1. 3. SoCal Hard Eights (0-0) 

1. 4. California Black Bears (0-1) 

1. 5. Carolina Hogs (0-1)
2.  

Group B 

1. 1. New Jersey 5s (1-0) 

1. 2. Florida Smash (1-0) 

1. 3. Atlanta Bouncers (1-0) 

1. 4. Texas Ranchers (0-1) 

1. 5. Dallas Flash (0-1) 

1. 6. Bay Area Breakers (0-1)
2.  

Group play from the fourth regular season event continues Friday at 8:30am CT, with live coverage available on Pickleballtv.