Pro Pickleball Scene
Learn About The Professional Pickleball Scene
The professional pickleball annual schedule is split between the individual-format Carvana PPA Tour and the team-format Major League Pickleball (MLP), running across a year-round calendar.
Carvana PPA Tour (Individual & Open Play)
STRUCTURE
Features around 20 tour stops consisting of Opens (1,000 points), Cups (1,500 points), and Majors (2,000–3,000 points).
FORMAT
Includes five pro divisions (men’s/women’s singles and doubles, mixed doubles) plus extensive amateur brackets.
TIMELINE & SCOPE
Operates a split-year/global schedule bookended by marquee events like the Veolia Pickleball National Championships in the fall and the year-end PPA Finals, with expanded international presence across Asia, Australia, Canada, and Europe.
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Major League Pickleball (Team Play)
STRUCTURE
Comprises roughly 13 total events dedicated entirely to team competition.
TIMELINE
Concentrated heavily from May through August following the early-year individual tour stretch.
FORMAT
Includes nine regular-season events, a mid-season tournament in July, and a high-stakes three week playoff structure in August (culminating in the MLP Finals/Nations Cup format).
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