Major League Pickleball Announces Match Schedule for “MLP Kansas City”
MLP today announced the match schedule for MLP Kansas City, the league’s first-ever event in the state of Kansas, which will be held at Elite Tennis and Wellness (14481 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66223). Tickets are on-sale via Tixr.com.
The event will showcase 15 of MLP’s 22 teams competing for standings points and a spot in November’s MLP Playoffs.
Pro pickleball superstars Jack Sock, Catherine Parenteau, and Tyson McGuffin, and regional favorite St. Louis Shock – featuring Anna Bright, Kate Fahey, Hayden Patriquin, and Gabe Tardio – are all scheduled to be in action (all times local CT).
| Sat, Aug 3 | Championship Court | Sat, Aug 3 | Grandstand Court |
| 9 a.m. CT | Bay Area Breakers v California Black Bears | 9:30 a.m. | Dallas Flash v DC Pickleball Team |
| N/B 11 a.m. | NY Hustlers v Utah Black Diamonds | Followed By | Texas Ranchers v AZ Drive |
| 1 p.m. | St. Louis Shock v Dallas Flash | N/B 1:30 p.m. | Atlanta Bouncers v California Black Bears |
| Followed By | LA Mad Drops v Utah Black Diamonds | Followed By | Bay Area Breakers v SoCal Hard Eights |
| Followed By | Columbus Sliders v St. Louis Shock | – | – |
| Sun, Aug 4 | Championship Court | Sun, Aug 4 | Grandstand Court |
| 9 a.m. | Orlando Squeeze v Dallas Flash | 9:30 a.m. | Bay Area Breakers v Atlanta Bouncers |
| N/B 11 a.m. | St. Louis Shock v LA Mad Drops | Followed By | California Black Bears v Chicago Slice |
| 1 p.m. | Texas Ranchers v Columbus Sliders | N/B 1:30 p.m. | Atlanta Bouncers v SoCal Hard Eights |
| Followed By | AZ Drive v NY Hustlers | Followed By | Utah Black Diamonds v St. Louis Shock |
| Followed By | LA Mad Drops v Orlando Squeeze | Followed By | SoCal Hard Eights v Chicago Slice |
| Mon, Aug 5 | Championship Court | Mon, Aug 5 | Grandstand Court |
| 10 a.m. | DC Pickleball Team v AZ Drive | 10:30 a.m. | Chicago Slice v Bay Area Breakers |
| 12 p.m. | Dallas Flash v Columbus Sliders | Followed By | California Black Bears v SoCal Hard Eights |
| Followed By | DC Pickleball Team v Texas Ranchers | N/B 2:30 p.m. | Atlanta Bouncers v Chicago Slice |
| Followed By | NY Hustlers v Orlando Squeeze | – | – |
MLP Kansas City will kick off eight days of pro pickleball action at the venue, with the Carvana PPA Tour’s Selkirk Kansas City Open to follow, August 7-11.
How to Watch MLP Kansas City:
- Saturday and Sunday’s Championship Court matches will be live streamed on Pickleball TV, starting with the second match of the day… All Monday Championship Court matches will air on PBTV
- All Grandstand Court matches, and the first Championship Court match of the day on Saturday and Sunday, will air on the MLP YouTube channel
- Linear TV windows:
- Saturday: FS1 from 1-3 p.m. local CT (2-4 p.m. ET)
- Sunday: FS1: 1-3 p.m. local CT (2-4 p.m. ET)
- Monday:
- Tennis Channel: Noon-4 p.m. local CT (1-5 p.m. ET)
- FS2: tape delayed 7-9 p.m. local CT (8-10 p.m. ET; one of Sunday’s 12 p.m. or ~2 p.m. matches)