Let’s begin with the venue replace – Newport and San Diego have swapped. San Diego on the Barnes Tennis Middle is now Common season cease #7, from July 16-19. Final 12 months, that very same venue served as the primary spherical of playoffs. Nevertheless, Newport Seaside (Tennis and Pickleball Membership) has now turn out to be the second spherical of the 2026 playoffs, basically swapping venues/dates.
Now let’s have a look at the primary 4 occasions of the 2026 MLP season. As a pleasant reminder, all groups play a complete of 5 common season occasions, with each workforce taking part within the Mid-Season Event in July.
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That is the breakdown of what number of common season factors every workforce earns at every occasion:
- 1st – 25 pts
- 2nd – 18 pts
- third – 15 pts
- 4th – 12 pts
- fifth – 10 pts
- sixth – 8 pts
- seventh – 6 pts
- eighth – 4 pts
- Groups ending fifth in pool play: 1
- Groups ending sixth in pool play: 0
Groups will probably be vying to make Sunday, which incorporates the highest 8 groups from the occasion.
Teams for the First 4 2026 Common Season Occasions
MLP Dallas
- Group A (5 groups): COL, DAL, NJ, ORL, PHX
- Group B (6 groups): BAY, CAR, LA, STL, TEX, UTA
MLP Columbus
- Group A (6 groups): ATL, CAL, CHI, COL, MIA, NJ
- Group B (5 groups): CAR, FL, LV, PBR, STL
MLP St. Louis
- Group A (6 groups): BRK, LV, LA, PHX, SoCal, UTA
- Group B (5 groups): ATL, BAY, ORL, PBR, STL
MLP Austin
- Group A (5 groups): CAL, CAR, COL, MIA, SoCal
- Group B (6 groups): ATL, BAY, DAL, FL, NJ, TEX
Tice’s Prime Storylines
- The St. Louis Shock don’t face anybody who made the semifinals within the 2025 MLP Playoffs of their first three occasions
- The Columbus Sliders must play Dallas, New Jersey, Orlando and Phoenix in MLP Dallas, with out Parris Todd, who’s suspended for the occasion
- Brooklyn solely performs in a single occasion within the first 4 occasions, which helps them gel a bit extra with lesser strain
- Whereas the Palm Seaside Royals are grouped with the St. Louis Shock within the first 4 occasion teams, they’ve been blessed with lesser competitors in the remainder of the group
As a recap, when you have questions that aren’t answered on this article, chances are high that they’re answered within the two 2026 Competitors Updates articles I wrote earlier within the 12 months:
