The second to last Major League Pickleball (MLP) regular season event is taking place at Pickler Universe, in Dallas, Texas.

Playoff positioning and qualification is on the line at the Advil Targeted Relief MLP Dallas event.

This event takes place just four days after MLP St. Louis concluded. The Dallas Flash and the St. Louis Shock, the top two teams in the standings, both played in MLP St. Louis and will be playing in MLP Dallas.

The Challenger Level teams finally have a break - they played four weeks straight (along with Brooklyn and Columbus) and have a week break before finishing their regular season next week in Salt Lake City.

There are nine Premier Level teams participating in the event, with each of those teams playing six matches. There are going to be 27 total matches.

Top Three Storylines New Faces on New Teams There were a flurry of trades made at the (ever-changing) trade deadline. The two biggest trades in the last week involved Ben Johns and Noe Khlif.

Ben Johns was traded to the LA Mad Drops from the Carolina Hogs, to replace Quang Duong, in a three team trade. Duong is no longer eligible to play in MLP (or PPA) due to his contract being terminated by the UPA.

UPA Terminates Quang Duong’s Contract After ‘Multiple and Repeated Violations’

Duong took an unapproved trip to Vietnam, missing the MLP Mid-Season Tournament in Grand Rapids, MI.

The Dink Pickleball Alex E. Weaver

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