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Challenger Level Draft Recap

by Erik Tice on

A day after the Premier Level Draft, the Challenger Level teams took to the draft room to fill out their rosters.

This is a breakdown of the entire draft process for the Challenger Level teams.

Since there are only six teams and there are keepers this year, there are only 11 draft slots available, so this one went quick.

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Let's get into the action!

Challenger Level Pick by Pick

Draft Slot #1

Team: Bay Area Breakers

Player drafted: Eric Roddy - $9,000

Draft Slot #2

Team: Nashville Pandas

Player drafted: Anderson Scarpa - $8,000

Draft Slot #3

Team: Nashville Pandas

Player drafted: Marshall Brown - $7,000

Draft Slot #4

Team: Las Vegas Night Owls

Player drafted: James Delgado - $6,000

Draft Slot #5

Team: Florida Smash

Player drafted: Sarah Ansboury - $5,000

Draft Slot #6

Team: Florida Smash

Player drafted: Cason Campbell - $3,000

Draft Slot #7

Team: Brooklyn Aces

Player drafted: Stefan Auvergne - $2,000

Draft Slot #8

Team: California Black Bears

Player drafted: - Stephen Madonia - $1,000

Draft Slot #9

Team: Nashville Pandas

Player drafted: Michelle Esquivel - $1,000

Draft Slot #10

Team: Bay Area Breakers

Player drafted: Wyatt Stone - $1,000

Draft Slot #11

Team: Bay Area Breakers

Player drafted: Lingwei Kong - $1,000

Challenger Level - Team by Team

Bay Area Breakers

Brooklyn Aces

California Black Bears

Florida Smash

Las Vegas Night Owls

Nashville Pandas

Erik Tice

Erik Tice

Erik produces content for The Dink related to pro and collegiate pickleball. He is an avid watcher of pickleball and became passionate about the sport in early 2022.

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