Top 3 overall storylines in Daytona Beach:

• Will the St. Louis Shock match the Dallas Flash’s perfect season to date by running the table in their 6 matches in Florida?

• Will the Florida-based players have an advantage playing in the hot and humid conditions in Daytona Beach?

• Will Ben Johns and the Hogs remain the only winless team, or will they forge their way into the win column (and with a big weekend possibly into playoff contention)?

Storylines per Premier team participating in Daytona Beach:

Carolina Hogs (0 wins, 8 losses, 2 standings points) – Can this team find wins in the two games in each match that do not include Ben Johns?

Chicago Slice (2-6, 8 points) – Can Big Poppa Jimmy Ignatowich and Max Freeman catch fire and start delivering victories?

LA Mad Drops (5-4, 15 points): Can this team simply play with its desired lineup this week (due to health, injuries, and suspensions, they have not had a full squad since May of 2024 - until Sunday at Phoenix)? And when they do, are they a top 6 team?

New Jersey 5s (8-2, 23 points): Meghan Dizon looks more comfortable in each event for the clowns – will she be their secret weapon in a run to the top of the standings? 

New York Hustlers (2-5, 5 points): Can the chaos of Zane Ford and the athleticism of Donald Young help the Hustlers rise out of the bottom tier of teams in the standings?

SoCal Hard 8s (1-7, 5 points): Blaine Hovenier is off to a 6-2 mixed doubles start – can he keep that going to help SoCal scrap for some points in the standings after their promotion from Challenger this year?

St. Louis Shock (8-0, 23 points): Is anything less than 6-0 a wild disappointment for team Shock & Awe in Daytona?

Texas Ranchers (5-3, 16 points): Like the Brooklyn Pickleball Club, they are looking for their signature win – with a match against the Shock, the opportunity is not shockingly, right there. 

Utah Black Diamonds (3-6, 10 points): This team earned a couple of wins in Phoenix to get off the schneid – the question is, can they beat teams above them in the standings to become a playoff threat?

7 Premier teams not playing in Daytona Beach:

Atlanta Bouncers, Brooklyn Pickleball Team, Columbus Sliders, Dallas Flash, Miami Pickleball Club, Orlando Squeeze, and Phoenix Flames 

NOTE: No Challenger teams will play in Daytona Beach.

Marquee matchups:

• Saturday, June 7th @ 2:30pm ET: Texas Ranchers v. Los Angeles Mad Drops: A battle for positioning between two teams trying to prove they belong at the top of the standings. 

• Sunday, June 8th @ 11am ET: Texas Ranchers v. St. Louis Shock: Can the Ranchers pull off the upset and give the Shock their first loss of the year?

• Sunday, June 8th @ 4:15pm ET: Carolina Hogs v. New Jersey 5s: Ben Johns (Hogs) vs. Anna Leigh Waters (5s) is always a must-see matchup, even if the Hogs are off to a very rough start.

Location/times:

• Pictona at Holly Hill 1060 Ridgewood Ave. Holly Hill, FL 32117

• Play on Toray Championship Court starts at 2pm ET on Thursday June 5^th and 11am ET on June 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th. 

• Catch the action on Pickleballtv.