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Eight regional teams set for inaugural MLP Nations Cup in Texas
Major League Pickleball has confirmed its first Nations Cup, scheduled from October 30 to November 1 at Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas, Texas. Eight teams will compete: USA, Canada, and Australia as…
The Story in Brief
Major League Pickleball has confirmed its first Nations Cup, scheduled from October 30 to November 1 at Brookhaven Country Club in Dallas, Texas. Eight teams will compete: USA, Canada, and Australia as standalone nations, plus two teams from Asia, and one each from Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and South America. The tournament begins with round-robin matches on Friday and Saturday, followed by a single-elimination bracket on Sunday to decide the winner. The event serves as the official opening for the 2026 Pickleball World Championships, a ten-day global celebration of the sport. Player rosters have not yet been released.
The Indian Opinion
Boosters are calling this a 'World Cup' for pickleball, but the reality is more modest. Eight teams, only three of them single countries, the rest broad regions like 'Asia' or 'Western Europe', hardly makes for a proper global tournament. The narrative that this elevates pickleball to team-sport status skips over the fact that rosters aren't even announced yet. A better test is whether regional pride draws crowds beyond franchise loyalists. That will settle whether this is a genuine milestone or just clever marketing.
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