MLP will award the most difficult trophy to win in the sport and crown its 2025 season champions following a 10-event regular season, 25 matches played by each team, and multiple high-level rounds of playoffs featuring the best coed, professional pickleball teams in the world.
The Finals follow this past weekend’s Toray MLP Playoffs – San Diego and will feature the No. 1 St. Louis Shock, No. 3 New Jersey 5s (led by sensational teenage dynamo Anna Leigh Waters), No. 5 Columbus Sliders, and No. 6 Los Angeles Mad Drops (featuring men’s all-time No. 1 player Ben Johns). Each semifinal matchup will be a best-of-three match series, with the winners advancing to meet in the Premier Level Finals.
In the Challenger Level, the No. 1 Las Vegas Night Owls and No. 2 Nashville Chefs will battle for the championship—and the chance to be promoted to the Premier Level in 2026.
Friday, 22 August 2025 – Matches Begin At 11:30 a.m. (11:30 p.m. Malaysia, Philippine time)
The Finals follow this past weekend’s Toray MLP Playoffs – San Diego and will feature the No. 1 St. Louis Shock, No. 3 New Jersey 5s (led by sensational teenage dynamo Anna Leigh Waters), No. 5 Columbus Sliders, and No. 6 Los Angeles Mad Drops (featuring men’s all-time No. 1 player Ben Johns). Each semifinal matchup will be a best-of-three match series, with the winners advancing to meet in the Premier Level Finals.
In the Challenger Level, the No. 1 Las Vegas Night Owls and No. 2 Nashville Chefs will battle for the championship—and the chance to be promoted to the Premier Level in 2026.
Friday, 22 August 2025 – Matches Begin At 11:30 a.m. (11:30 p.m. Malaysia, Philippine time)
- 11:30 a.m.: Premier Semis – Series 1, Match 1 (COL vs. STL) on MSG Networks & Pickleballtv
- 1:30 p.m.: Premier Semis – Series 2, Match 1 (LA vs. NJ) on MSG Networks & PBTV (1:30 a.m., 23 August 2025, Malaysia, Philippine time)
- 3:15 p.m.: Premier Semis – Series 1, Match 2 (COL vs. STL) on MSG Networks & PBTV (3:15 a.m., 23 August 2025, Malaysia, Philippine time)
- 5:00 p.m.: Premier Semis – Series 2, Match 2 (LA vs. NJ) on CBS Sports Network (5:00 a.m., 23 August 2025, Malaysia, Philippine time)
Saturday, 23 August 2025 – Matches Begin As Early at 9:45 a.m. (9:45 p.m. Malaysia, Philippine time)
- 9:45 a.m. (if nec): ONLY if BOTH Premier Semifinal series need a Match 3: (COL vs. STL) on PBTV
- Noon: TBD Match – Premier Semifinals Match 3 or Premier Finals Match 1 on CBS (national broadcast) (12:00 a.m., 24 August 2025, Malaysia, Philippine time)
- 2:00 p.m.: Challenger Finals – Match 1 (No. 2 Nashville Chefs vs. No. 1 Las Vegas Night Owls) on CBS Sports Network (2:00 a.m., 24 August 2025, Malaysia, Philippine time)
- 4 p.m. (if nec): ONLY if ONE OR BOTH Premier Semifinals need a Match 3: Premier Finals – Match 1 (teams TBD) on PBTV (4:00 a.m., 24 August 2025, Malaysia, Philippine time)
Sunday, 24 August 2025– Matches Begin at 11 a.m. (11:00 p.m., Malaysia, Philippine time)
- 11:00 a.m.: Challenger Finals – Match 2 on CBS Sports Network
- 1:00 p.m.: Premier Finals – Match 2 on Tennis Channel & PBTV (1:00 a.m., 25 August 2025, Malaysia, Philippine time)
- 3 p.m.: TBD Match, as long as EITHER Premier or Challenger Finals needs a Match 3, on Tennis Channel & PBTV (3:00 a.m., 25 August 2025, Malaysia, Philippine time)
- 5 p.m.: ONLY if BOTH Premier & Challenger Finals need a Match 3: Premier Finals – Match 3 (teams TBD) on PBTV (5:00 a.m., 25 August 2025, Malaysia, Philippine time)
