News Summary:
Major League Pickleball Asia is implementing a new strategy to build local fanbases, allowing each team to play in its home city, augmenting MLP's existing team-building approach of owner drafts, trades, and city branding, effective August 20, 2026. Previously, on August 14, 2026, the league announced its 2026 playoffs, where a champion will be crowned in Newport Beach, recalling the league's debut in November 2021 in Austin, where BLQK, featuring Ben Johns, secured the first professional team title. This follows Major League Pickleball's Orlando telecast on FS1 on August 6, 2026, which averaged 146,000 viewers. This viewership represents a 198% increase compared to last year's Orlando broadcast, which had 49,000 viewers, and a threefold year-over-year jump, underscoring the league's increasing visibility on national television.
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