Federico Staksrud competing for the New Jersey 5s at Amway MLP Orlando.
Federico Staksrud competing for the New Jersey 5s at Amway MLP Orlando. Major League Pickleball

Super Sunday matchups set for Amway MLP Orlando

The final event of the 2026 Major League Pickleball regular season has reached its final day of action, with four matches remaining to determine who will leave the Sunshine State with the most standings points and potentially make the playoffs. 

 

Here is a breakdown of how Sunday’s matches will work, and how many points will be on the line in each contest: 

  • 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.

 

It’s worth noting that the 1v1 match will be the second contest of the day, taking place right after the 4v4 match before the 3v3 and 2v2 matches close out the weekend. 

Here are the final group standings: 

Group A 

  1. 1. St. Louis Shock (5-0) 
  1. 5. Orlando Squeeze (1-4) 
  1. 6. Phoenix Flames (0-5) 

 

Group B 

  1. 1. New Jersey 5s (5-0) 
  1. 3. Palm Beach Royals (3-2) 
  1. 4. Chicago Slice (2-3) 
  1. 6. Carolina Hogs (0-5) 

 

And finally, here are Sunday’s matchups in the order in which they will be played: 

#4 Matchup: Miami Pickleball Club (A) v. Chicago Slice (B) 

NOTE: If Chicago wins this match, they will advance to the playoffs. If they lose, the California Black Bears will advance over them. Both teams would finish with 31 points, but California would advance because they would have a higher match win percentage (42% for CAL v. 37% for CHI). 

#1 Matchup: St. Louis Shock (A) v. New Jersey 5s (B) 

NOTE: The winner of this match will enter the postseason with the top seed. This team will get a bye to the quarterfinal round in Newport Beach and will be the designated ‘Home’ team in each match (i.e. react to their opponents’ mixed doubles and DreamBreaker lineups). 

#3 Matchup: Las Vegas Night Owls (A) v. Palm Beach Royals (B) 

#2 Matchup: Brooklyn Pickleball Team (A) v. Los Angeles Mad Drops (B) 


Action starts at 10am ET on Pickleballtv, with a live slot on Fox Sports 1 running from 12-2pm ET.