MLP DALLAS MATCH SCHEDULE RELEASED
Major League Pickleball today announced the full match schedule overview for MLP Dallas – the league’s 2026 Regular Season Opener event that will feature 11 teams in action. All times in the below grid are Central Time (CT).
As a reminder, teams will play every team in their group Day 1-3. Group standings are determined by group play match results. On Day 4, the same seeded team in each group will play each other (i.e.: Group A #1 vs. Group B #1, etc.), with event standings points on the line, based on Sunday match results. Event standings points are based on Day 4’s head-to-head results. #5 and #6 seeds will not play on Day 4.
MLP Dallas Group Draws:
Group A: Columbus Sliders, Dallas Flash, New Jersey 5s, Orlando Squeeze, and Phoenix Flames
Group B: Bay Area Breakers, Carolina Hogs, St. Louis Shock, Los Angeles Mad Drops, Texas Ranchers, and Utah Black Diamonds
2026 Team Event Schedules
MLP Dallas Match Schedule
May 22-25
Pickler Universe – Carrollton, TX
| Fri, May 22 | Championship Court | Fri, May 22 | Grandstand Court |
| 11:00 am | Bay Area Breakers vs Texas Ranchers | – | – |
| 12:30 pm | LA Mad Drops vs Utah Black Diamonds | – | – |
| 2:00 pm | Columbus Sliders vs Orlando Squeeze | – | – |
| 3:30 pm | St. Louis Shock vs Carolina Hogs | – | – |
| n/b 5:00 pm | Dallas Flash vs Phoenix Flames | – | – |
| Sat, May 23 | Championship Court | Sat, May 23 | Grandstand Court |
| 11:00 am | New Jersey 5s vs Columbus Sliders | 10:30 am | Orlando Squeeze vs Phoenix Flames |
| 12:30 pm | St. Louis Shock vs Texas Ranchers | Followed By | Bay Area Breakers vs LA Mad Drops |
| 2:00 pm | Orlando Squeeze vs Dallas Flash | Followed By | Utah Black Diamonds vs Carolina Hogs |
| 3:30 pm | Texas Ranchers vs LA Mad Drops | Followed By | Carolina Hogs vs Bay Area Breakers |
| n/b 6:00 pm | Dallas Flash vs New Jersey 5s | Followed By | Utah Black Diamonds vs St. Louis Shock |
| Sun, May 24 | Championship Court | Sun, May 24 | Grandstand Court |
| 11:00 am | Columbus Sliders vs Dallas Flash | 10:30 am | Phoenix Flames vs New Jersey 5s |
| 12:30 pm | St. Louis Shock vs Bay Area Breakers | Followed By | Texas Ranchers vs Utah Black Diamonds |
| 2:00 pm | New Jersey 5s vs Orlando Squeeze | Followed By | Carolina Hogs vs LA Mad Drops |
| 3:30 pm | Utah Black Diamonds vs Bay Area Breakers | Followed By | Phoenix Flames vs Columbus Sliders |
| n/b 6:00 pm | LA Mad Drops vs St. Louis Shock | Followed By | Carolina Hogs vs Texas Ranchers |
| Mon, May 25 | Championship Court | Mon, May 25 | Grandstand Court |
| 11:00 am | Group A #3 vs Group B #3 | 10:30 am | Group A #4 vs Group B #4 |
| 12:30 pm | Group A #2 vs Group B #2 | – | – |
| 2:00 pm | Group A #1 vs Group B #1 | – | – |
All matches available on Pickleballtv and the Pickleballtv App, in addition to:
Saturday, May 23
- DAL vs NJ Live on FS1 (Exclusive) 7PM ET – 9PM ET (6PM – 8PM CT Local)
Sunday, May 24
- MSG Network 12PM ET – 6PM ET (11AM – 5PM CT Local)
- Tennis Channel 12PM ET – 6PM ET (11AM – 5PM CT Local)
- LA vs STL Live on FS1 (Exclusive) 7PM ET – 9PM ET (6PM – 8PM CT Local)
Monday, May 25
- All day on Tennis Channel.
- Tape delay on FS1 6PM ET – 8PM ET (5PM – 7PM CT Local)
Teams listed 1st are the designated “Away” team (dark jerseys), those listed 2nd are the “Home” team (light jerseys).