The PPA Tour is taking center stage in the pickleverse this week with its first Slam of the year, but Major League Pickleball is reminding fans that there’s plenty more to look forward to around the globe in 2025.

The MLP Australia 2025 Premier level draft took place late Monday evening, with twelve team captains selecting their squads via a hybrid snake format.

Teams must consist of one captain, one player representing the Asia-Pacific region, and 2 ‘open’ picks. Additionally, each team can have a maximum of one player from the United States.

The 2025 season will consist of six events, with the first set to run during the April 3-6 during the NSW Open.

Here’s how the draft turned out, with each team’s rosters included below.              

• Round 1
• 1.     Nicola Schoeman, Melbourne Mavericks
• 2.     Aiko Yoshitomi, Asia Aces
• 3.     Thaddea Lock, Gold Coast Glory
• 4.     Jamie Haas, Northern Crocs
• 5.     Mihae Kwon, Western Vipers
• 6.     Paula Rives Palau, Bondi Pickleball Club
• 7.     Lucas Pascoe, Eastern Rush
• 8.     Angie Walker, Southern Stars
• 9.     Michelle Esquivel, New Zealand Hustle
• 10.  Sarah Hua, Brisbane Breakers
• 11.  Alex Walker, Sydney Smash
• 12.  Leander Lazaro, South East Asia Surge
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• Round 2
• 13.  Vrushali Thakare, South East Asia Surge
• 14.  Bernadette Massih, Sydney Smash
• 15.  Wong Hong Kit, Brisbane Breakers
• 16.  Talia Saunders, New Zealand Hustle
• 17.  Louis Laville, Southern Stars
• 18.  Lauren Victoria Mercado, Eastern Rush
• 19.  Rob Cassidy, Bondi Pickleball Club
• 20.  Zoey Weil, Western Vipers
• 21.  Willy Chung, Northern Crocs
• 22.  Vanshik Kapadia, Gold Coast Glory
• 23.  Caden Nemoff, Asia Aces
• 24.  Hsiang Wen Huang, Melbourne Mavericks
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• Round 3
• 25.  Aryaan Bhatia, Eastern Rush
• 26.  Naimi Mehta, Southern Stars
• 27.  Santhosh Narayanan, New Zealand Hustle
• 28.  Katie Morris, Brisbane Breakers
• 29.  Eunggwon Kim, Sydney Smash
• 30.  Lin Guang Sian, South East Asia Surge
• 31.  Joey Farias, Melbourne Mavericks
• 32.  Marcela Donatoni, Asia Aces
• 33.  Yuvraj Ruia, Gold Coast Glory
• 34.  Prycen Haas, Northern Crocs
• 35.  Ryan Henry, Western Vipers
• 36.  Mayur Narayan Patil, Bondi Pickleball Club
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• Team Rosters
• Melbourne Mavericks: Aaron Blitz (C), Nicola Schoeman (1), Hsiang Wen Huang (24), Joey Farias (31)
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• Asia Aces: Kenta Miyoshi (C), Aiko Yoshitomi (2), Caden Nemoff (23), Marcela Donatoni (32)
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• Gold Coast Glory: Sarah Burr (C), Thaddea Lock (3), Vanshik Kapadia (22), Yuvraj Ruia (33)
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• Northern Crocs: Andie Dikosavljevic (C), Jamie Haas (4), Willy Chung (21), Prycen Haas (34)
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• Western Vipers: Andy Horridge (C), Mihae Kwon (5), Zoey Weil (20), Ryan Henry (35)
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• Bondi Pickleball Club: Roos van Reek (C), Paula Rives Palau (6), Rob Cassidy (19), Mayur Narayan Patil (36)
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• Eastern Rush: Katy Hart (C), Lucas Pascoe (7), Lauren Victoria Mercado (18), Aryaan Bhatia (25)
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• Southern Stars: Jai Grewal (C), Angie Walker (8), Louis Laville (17), Naimi Mehta (26)
• New Zealand Hustle: Kyle Whatnall (C), Michelle Esquivel (9), Talia Saunders (16), Santhosh Narayanan (27)
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• Brisbane Breakers: George Wall (C), Sarah Hua (10), Wong Hong Kit (15), Katie Morris (28)
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• Sydney Smash: Mitchell Hargreaves (C), Alex Walker (11), Bernadette Massih (14), Eunggwon Kim (29)
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• South East Asia Surge: Sarah Jane Lim (C), Leander Lazaro (12), Vrushali Thakare (13), Lin Guang Sian (30)