# Danni-Elle Townsend wins MLP Most Improved Player after breakout season 2026-08-09T10:51:46+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Danni-Elle Townsend, 23, has been named the 2026 Major League Pickleball Most Improved Player, an award voted by fans and announced on August 8. The Australian rookie began the season as the number 3 women's pick for the Columbus Sliders but was traded in June to the Dallas Flash, who had finished last in Austin with a 1-4 record. With Townsend and Alix Truong, the Flash won the San Diego event, going 4-0 in pool play before beating Columbus 3-1 in the final. They then won the Chicago event, extending their streak to 11 matches. Townsend's aggressive, attacking style and rapid adaptation to the league's partner-rotation format have been central to Dallas's turnaround. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com Tags: Dallas Flash, Danni-Elle Townsend, Major League Pickleball, Most Improved Player, pickleball Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/danni-elle-townsend-wins-mlp-most-improved-player-after-breakout-season/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/danni-elle-townsend-wins-mlp-most-improved-player-after-breakout-season/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.