MLP Playoffs - San Diego tournament

The 2026 MLP Playoffs return to San Diego for the pivotal weekend of the season. Don’t miss the intense matchups as playoff contenders battle at Barnes Tennis Center August 14-16!
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ABOUT THE EVENT

This event marks the most pivotal weekend of the season, where postseason dreams are either realized or crushed. With both Premier and Challenger Level playoffs on the line, teams will battle for a shot at advancing to the MLP Finals in Central Park, NYC (August 21 – 23).

2026 PREMIER PLAYOFFS

The cumulative season-long standings will be calculated to determine Playoff entrants, with the top 12 Premier teams based on regular season standings points earning entry into the 2026 MLP Playoffs.

The top 12 Premier Level teams will qualify and be seeded No. 1-12, based on regular season standings points earned. Seeds No. 1-4 will receive First Round byes and begin play with the Quarterfinals in San Diego.

In each applicable round, the highest remaining seed(s) will select their opponent and serve as home team, responding to Mixed Doubles and DreamBreaker lineups. Should a best-of-three match series go to a third match, a coin toss will be used to determine the home team, who will get the right to respond to Mixed Doubles and DreamBreaker lineups.

  • First Round (Dallas): Best-of-three match series featuring No. 5-12 seeds in action
    • No. 5 selects a seed from No. 9-12; No. 6 to select next from remaining teams, etc. 
    • The winning teams will advance to the Quarterfinals and be re-seeded from No. 5-8, based on number of regular season standings points (most becomes No. 5 seed, etc.)
  • Quarterfinals (San Diego): Best-of-three match series featuring No. 1-8 seeds, following the First Round
    • No. 1 seed will select their opponent from the No. 5-8 seeds, followed by the No. 2 seed selecting, etc.
    • The four winning teams from this round will advance to the Semifinals
  • Semifinals (New York City): Best-of-three match series featuring Quarterfinals winners
    • Highest remaining seed will select their opponent of the two lowest remaining seeds that advanced from the Quarterfinals and two remaining teams will be the other matchup
    • The two Semifinals winners will advance to the Finals
  • Finals (New York City): Best-of-three match series featuring Semifinals winners to determine the season’s champion

Minor League Pickleball (MiLP) is coming to San Diego! Registration for this amateur team-format tournament played side-by-side with the pros is COMING SOON. Learn more about the MiLP structure and National Championship qualification: https://majorleaguepickleball.co/milp/

Jr. MLP will also run alongside Major League Pickleball in San Diego! To learn more and register for the 5-stop Jr. MLP program, visit: https://majorleaguepickleball.co/junior-mlp-2025/

Barnes Tennis Center
4490 W Point Loma Blvd
San Diego, CA 92107