The eighth regular season MLP event is a day away, being hosted by the St. Louis Shock. Chaifetz Arena, a 10,000+ seat arena on the University of St. Louis campus, is hosting.
The Chaifetz’s own both the arena and the St. Louis Shock. The Shock is hoping to have the best MLP event in history, and have done a ton of marketing for this event.
The competition will be stiff - five of the six teams would be in the playoffs if they started today.
Top Storylines The Dallas Flash is still undefeated and could lock up a top seed if they do well in St. Louis.
The St. Louis Shock lost to the Flash in the Mid-Season Tournament and are looking for revenge on their home turf.
The Brooklyn Pickleball Team and Columbus Sliders end their regular season in St. Louis, both hoping to finish top four.
Can the St. Louis Shock prove that MLP in an indoor arena is the future of MLP?
The Chicago Slice are in 10th place, the last playoff spot - can they keep a hold of it?
Matches Per Team Due to a previous scheduling issue, Brooklyn and Chicago will play each other twice in MLP St. Louis.
Team Standings Headed into MLP St. Louis The six teams participating in the event are highlighted in light blue.
Match Grid and How to Watch MLP St. Louis Light blue is Premier Level and peach is Challenger Level.
Weather Outlook I always do a weather outlook for each event I preview. This one is short. It doesn’t matter - the entire event is in the Chaiftez Center, which is an indoor arena.
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