Major League Pickleball Announces Mid-Season Tournament Changes, Match Schedule and Prize Pool

Major League Pickleball has changed its format from what was initially announced in the beginning of the season for the Mid-Season Tournament, which will take place July 10-14 in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Initially the tournament was going to involve Challenger Level teams and Premier Level teams playing against one another, but something changed behind the scenes.

The tournament is the only event in 2024 where all 22 teams will be competing.

Teams were seeded according to their Points Per Match, and then by Match Win Percentage as a tiebreaker.

Prize Payouts

League sources have provided the following information regarding prize pools for this mid-season tournament.

Premier Level (per team)

Winner - $80k
2nd Place - $40k
3rd Place - $20k

Challenger Level (per team)

Winner - $30k
2nd Place - $20k
3rd Place - $10k

Premier Level bracket for the double-elimination tournament

Challenger Level bracket for the double-elimination tournament

How to Watch the MLP Mid-Season Tournament

Wednesday, July 10th

All matches on MLP YouTube

Thursday, July 11th

10am and 10:30am ET matches on MLP YouTube
Noon ET match on Championship Court on Tennis Channel, Pickleball TV and Game+ (Canada)
All 2-6pm ET matches on Championship Court on Pickleball TV and Game+ (Canada)
All 12:30-6:30pm ET matches on Grandstand Court on MLP YouTube

Friday, July 12th

10am and 10:30am ET matches on MLP YouTube
Noon ET match on Championship Court on Tennis Channel, Pickleball TV and Game+ (Canada)
All 2-6pm ET matches on Championship Court on Pickleball TV and Game+ (Canada)
All 12:30-6:30pm ET matches on Grandstand Court on MLP YouTube

Saturday, July 13th

All Championship Court matches on Pickleball TV (except for ESPN2 exclusive at 1 pm ET)
1pm ET match on Championship Court on ESPN2
3:30pm ET match on Championship Court on Tennis Channel and Pickleball TV
All Grandstand Court matches on MLP YouTube

Sunday, July 14th

11am ET match on Championship Court on Tennis Channel and Pickleball TV
2pm match on Championship Court on ESPN2
All Grandstand Court matches on MLP YouTube

Match Schedule

The match numbers are a bit confusing – I know why MLP labeled them this way, but don’t pay attention to the match numbers and just pay attention to the teams playing.

Refer back to the graphics of the brackets for specific matchups after the first few matches.

Wed, Jul 10	Championship Court	Wed, Jul 10	Grandstand Court
12 p.m.	Match 21: Chicago (C9) vs. SoCal (C8)	12:30 p.m.	Match 22: California (C10) vs. Florida (C7)
2 p.m.	Match 23: Frisco (C5) vs. Atlanta (C4)	2:30 p.m.	Match 24: Miami (C6) vs. Brooklyn (C3)
Thu, Jul 11	Championship Court	Thu, Jul 11	Grandstand Court
10 a.m.	Match 27	10:30 a.m.	Match 28
12 p.m.	Match 4: Carolina (P11) vs. Texas (P6)	12:30 p.m.	Match 2: Utah (P12) vs. D.C. (P5)
2 p.m.	Match 25: Winner Match 21 vs. Las Vegas (C1)	2:30 p.m.	Match 26: Winner Match 22 vs. Bay Area (C2)
4 p.m.	Match 1: Columbus (P9) vs. Orlando (P8)	4:30 p.m.	Match 3: Arizona (P10) vs. Los Angeles (P7)
6 p.m.	Match 30	6:30 p.m.	Match 29
Fri, Jul 12	Championship Court	Fri, Jul 12	Grandstand Court
10 a.m.	Match 6: Winner Match 2 vs. New York (P4)	10:30 a.m.	Match 5: Winner Match 1 vs. St. Louis (P1)
12 p.m.	Match 8: Winner Match 4 vs. Dallas (P3)	12:30 p.m.	Match 7: Winner Match 3 vs. New Jersey (P2)
2 p.m.	Match 31: Challenger Semifinals	2:30 p.m.	Match 32: Challenger Semifinals
4 p.m.	Match 10	4:30 p.m.	Match 9
6 p.m.	Match 11	6:30 p.m.	Match 12
Sat, Jul 13	Championship Court	Sat, Jul 13	Grandstand Court
1 p.m.	Match 16: Premier Semifinals	12 p.m.	Match 14
3:30 p.m.	Match 15: Premier Semifinals	2 p.m.	Match 13
5:30 p.m.	Match 33	4 p.m.	Match 34
7:30 p.m.	Match 17	6 p.m.	Match 18
Sun, Jul 14	Championship Court	Sun, Jul 14	Grandstand Court
11 a.m.	Match 35: Challenger Championship	11:30 a.m.	Match 36: Challenger 3rd Place
2 p.m.	Match 20: Premier Championship	2:30 p.m.	Match 19: Premier 3rd Place