Four VIBE Pickleball Teams Officially Merge With Major League Pickleball as a Result of PPA Tour/MLP Merger Finalization

by | Mar 15, 2024 | Major League Pickleball, MLP, News, pickleball, ppa tour, Tournament, VIBE

As a result of the finalization of the merger between the Carvana PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball (MLP by Margaritaville), the four VIBE pickleball teams have officially been merged with the 20 MLP teams to create a 24-team league. MLP will feature eight regular...

Carvana PPA Tour and MLP by Margaritaville Jointly Release Integrated 2024 Schedule in First Major Move Since Announcing Plans to Merge

by | Nov 2, 2023 | Championship, Finals, Major League Pickleball, MLP, News, pickleball, PPA, ppa mlp merger, ppa tour, schedule, Tournament, Tournaments

Total of 34 Combined and Standalone Events Across the U.S. Will Bring Pro Pickleball to More Fans Than Ever Before DALLAS (November 2, 2023) – MLP by Margaritaville (Major League Pickleball) and the Carvana PPA Tour today released the combined 2024 schedule of events...

PPA and MLP Back Together Again

by | Oct 4, 2023 | All-Access, collin schick, Collin Shick, Maggie Brascia, Major League Pickleball, merger, MLP, News, pickleball, pickleball 2023, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa mlp merger, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, professional pickleball association, tom dundon

No matter which side of the pickleball debate you’re on – if you like the team concept, or maybe you prefer the more traditional, side-out scoring, ultimately what’s happened in this sport during the past few months has been a good thing. Perhaps it might not have...

Carvana PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball Announce Full Merger to Form a Unified Professional Pickleball Organization

by | Sep 13, 2023 | Championship, merger, MLP, News, PPA, ppa 2023, ppa tour, ppa tour 2023, Stream

Merger of Two Largest Pro Pickleball Organizations Is Backed By $50M Investment Led By Private Equity Firm SC Holdings and Financier/MLP Team Owner Al Tylis, Along with PPA Tour Owner Tom Dundon and Various MLP Team Owners AUSTIN and DALLAS, TX., September 13, 2023 –...

Pickleball’s Leading Entities Will Implement Joint Equipment Compliancy Standards

by | Mar 8, 2023 | compliance, equipment, Major League Pickleball, MLP, News, Office, Paddles, pickleball, PPA, pro, process, Sports, standards, testing, Tour, USA Pickleball, USAP

The Carvana Professional Pickleball Association (PPA Tour), Major League Pickleball (MLP by Margaritaville), and USA Pickleball today announced a new collaboration and partnership to implement “best in class” equipment compliance testing standards, with the first full...

MLP Draft Goes Big in Vegas

by | Dec 15, 2022 | 2023 season, ABC, Anna Leigh Waters, Ben Johns, Callie Smith, Catherine Parenteau, Championship, Draft, Food For Thought, Jay Devilliers, Jessie Irvine, johns, Just for Fun, las vegas, Major League Pickleball, MLP, News, pickleball, Players, PPA, pro, Riley Newman, Sports, tennis channel, Tour, Tournament, waters

The carpet was red, the attire was dresses and dinner jackets, and the experience on Thursday night was so very Las Vegas. That’s where we are with pickleball these days – a sport exploding and growing and seemingly becoming an unstoppable force, so it only makes...