Riley Newman competing for the Brooklyn Pickleball Team at MLP St. Petersburg.
Riley Newman went 2-0 in his first match back from injury for the Brooklyn Pickleball Team on Thursday. Major League Pickleball

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.
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And here are the group standings:   

Group A  

  1. 1. Chicago Slice (2-0) 
  1. 4. Florida Smash (0-2) 
  1. 5. Utah Black Diamonds (0-2)
  2.  

Group B  

  1. 1. St. Louis Shock (2-0) 
  1. 2. Columbus Sliders (2-0) 
  1. 3. Palm Beach Royals (2-1) 
  1. 4. Texas Ranchers (1-2)  
  1. 5. Orlando Squeeze (1-2) 

  

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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