New Jersey 5s star Anna Leigh Waters competing at MLP New York.
New Jersey 5s star Anna Leigh Waters competing at MLP New York. Major League Pickleball (MLP)

MLP Mid-Season Tournament 2026: Everything you need to know

The Edward Jones MLP Mid-Season Tournament starts Wednesday at Belknap Park in Grand Rapids, MI.

This is the only event of the season featuring all 20 MLP teams. Four additional teams will also be participating—College All-Stars, Team Australia, Team Canada, and Team Europe—making this a 24-team event.

It is double-elimination; the highest a team that loses can finish is 3rd place. Seeds No. 9-24 begin play on Wednesday, and the top 8 seeds begin play on Thursday.


Additional standings points for the regular season will be on the line for top finishers, including 10 bonus standings points for 1st place, 6 bonus standings points for 2nd place, and 4 bonus standings points for 3rd place.

Here are the rosters for the four additional teams rounding out the field in Michigan.

  • College All-Stars: Kallan Arledge (Ohio State); Ella Cosma (Arizona State); Lauren Mercado (Utah Tech); Ryan Morneau (James Madison University)

  • Team Australia: Sarah Burr; Zach Grabovic; Mitch Hargreaves; Talia Saunders

  • Team Canada: Mackonner Dy; Kyle Hermetz; Rosie Johanson; Kim Layton; Ryan Torresin; Jordann Vigna

  • Team Europe: Raquel Amaro (ESP); Pep Canyadell (ESP); Ben Cawston (UK); JM Medina (ESP); Kate Morris (UK); Karolina Owczarek (GER)

MLP teams are seeded based on Standings Points per Event for the season-to-date, with the following tiebreakers: Matches Won %, followed by Games Won %, followed by Points Won %. The four additional teams were seeded No. 21-24 via random draw.

1. New Jersey 5s (21.75)
2. St. Louis Shock (20.75)
3. Los Angeles Mad Drops (20.33)
4. Brooklyn Pickleball Team (16.00)
5. Columbus Sliders (15.25)
6. Palm Beach Royals (11.00)
7. Texas Ranchers (10.50)
8. Dallas Flash (7.33; 50%)
9. Las Vegas Night Owls (7.33; 38%)
10. SoCal Hard Eights (7.00)
11. Orlando Squeeze (6.33)
12. Utah Black Diamonds (5.33)
13. Chicago Slice (5.00)
14. Atlanta Bouncers (4.33)
15. Florida Smash (3.75)
16. California Black Bears (3.50)
17. Miami Pickleball Club (3.33)
18. Bay Area Breakers (2.75)
19. Phoenix Flames (0.50; 11%; 24%)
20. Carolina Hogs (0.50; 11%; 22%)
21. College All-Stars
22. Team Europe
23. Team Canada
24. Team Australia


How to watch

All matches are available on Pickleballtv and the Pickleballtv App, in addition to:

Thursday, July 9:

- Live on FS1 (Exclusive) 7PM ET – 9PM ET

Friday, July 10:
- Live on FS1 (Exclusive) 7PM ET – 9PM ET

Saturday, July 11:

- Tape Delay on FS2, 7PM ET – 9PM ET

Sunday, July 12:

- Live on FOX (Exclusive) 3PM ET – 5PM ET