Major League Pickleball is the exciting, new elite pickleball league that aims to use its global platform to create the highest level of competition for professional female and male pickleball players worldwide, and to spread the joy and love of pickleball, attracting new entrants into the sport. For more information on Major League Pickleball, go to MajorLeaguePickleball.net and follow Major League Pickleball on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and YouTube. (From Business Wire)
The new league, announced September 21, will debut with eight teams on November 5 at Dreamland, a Dripping Springs outdoor entertainment venue. The players will compete in singles, doubles, and mixed competitions to split a $150,000 prize purse.
Each team will consist of four players — two male and two female — and a player draft was held on October 1. (From Biz Journals)
Boise's own Susuannah Barr was drafted onto Team Rally along with Jessie Irvine, JW Johnson, and Dylan Frazier.
View all of the eight teams and the players they drafted here. Read more about Major League Pickleball here.
You will be able to watch the live on Major League Pickleball's website: https://www.majorleaguepickleball.net/
Congratulations, Susannah! Way to go!!!
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