
MLP St. Petersburg: Group standings after Day 2
The second day of MLP St. Petersburg is in the books, so let’s 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 Sunshine State.
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. Chicago Slice (2-0)
- 2. Los Angeles Mad Drops (1-0)
- 3. Brooklyn Pickleball Team (1-0)
- 4. Florida Smash (0-2)
- 5. Utah Black Diamonds (0-2)
Group B
- 1. St. Louis Shock (2-0)
- 2. Columbus Sliders (2-0)
- 3. Palm Beach Royals (2-1)
- 4. Texas Ranchers (1-2)
- 5. Orlando Squeeze (1-2)
- 6. Miami Pickleball Club (0-3)
Group play from the fifth regular season event continues Friday at 11:00am ET, and live broadcast coverage will be available on Pickleballtv.
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