Welcome to the Minor League Pickleball
Join us for Minor League Pickleball’s 2023 season as the future talent of the sport battles for prize money and an opportunity to showcase their team!
The Future of Pickleball Leagues
Minor League Pickleball is launching fun, social, amateur team leagues across the country.
Minor League Pickleball is an innovative team competition where teams of four players (2 women and 2 men). Teams compete against each other over several days that encompass a novel and engaging format, with twists on traditional match-ups and scoring for games, matches, and tiebreakers.
Format
Teams compete against each other in Matches. A Match consists of four Games, starting with one women’s doubles Game, followed by one men’s doubles Game, and then two mixed doubles Games.
If two teams are tied after these four games, an innovative tiebreaker known as the “DreamBreaker™” (to 21) is played, with a rotational system involving all four players.
Teams first play each other in group or round-robin play, and then the top teams square off in a single-elimination format. Prize money is distributed equally for women and men based on team performance.
To sign up for any Minor League event, a DUPR rating is required at the time of registration. Provisional ratings are accepted.
Divisions
DUPR OPEN (Team ownership required)
Team owners can draft 6 players (2 men and 2 women) and can drop and pick up two players. Between the 3rd and 4th events, there will be a supplemental draft where team owners can trade one player and drop two players.
DUPR 22 (Team ownership required)
Team owners can draft 6 players (2 men and 2 women) and can drop and pick up two players. Between the 3rd and 4th events, there will be a supplemental draft where team owners can trade one player and drop two players.
DUPR 20 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 20.30)
DUPR 18 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 18.30)
DUPR 16 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 16.30)
DUPR 14 (The team’s aggregate DUPR must not exceed 14.30)
Alternates: Teams can have one male and one female alternate on their team. However, the four players competing cannot exceed their division’s aggregate DUPR.
National Pathway
If a tie, those teams will be placed into a lottery to be drawn.
Special situations
If a qualifying team cannot make it to Nationals, the team with the following highest points in that region will be selected.
One player can play in multiple teams but can only qualify for one team in Nationals.
At least two players from qualifying teams must be able to play Nationals.
We understand that individual DUPR ratings will change; however, players can play for the division they qualified for.
How to Watch
Streaming • Semifinals and Finals
Did you miss Minor League Pickleball’s first official Showdown event on March 18th, 2023? Watch the semifinals and finals of Championship Sunday, replay on MLP Youtube.
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