MLP Dallas Event Preview - First Stop for 2026 Major League Pickleball
The Dink's Erik Tice previews the 2026 MLP season opener at Pickler Universe in Dallas from May 22 to 25, where 11 of the 20 Premier teams will play pool rounds Friday through Sunday before Monday mini-playoffs set final standings points. Top storylines include Jorja Johnson facing her former Dallas Flash team after the New Jersey 5s acquired her for $800k, defending champion Columbus Sliders playing without the suspended Parris Todd, and Dallas trading for Brooke Buckner and picking up Albie Huang on waivers to bolster a reshaped roster.
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Pickleball.com's Jim Kloss breaks down both pools ahead of the MLP Dallas opener, predicting the New Jersey 5s and St. Louis Shock to top Pool A and Pool B respectively in a path that could lead to a New Jersey vs. St. Louis mini-playoff that Kloss frames as an early-season Super Bowl preview. Kloss also unpacks the Dallas Flash's draft and trade missteps after dropping Jorja Johnson, the Brooke Buckner acquisition from Las Vegas, and rumored max-bid trade interest in Miami's Nico Acevedo following recent PPA medals.
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