Major League Pickleball (MLP) has reached an exclusive agreement with ESPN2 and Tennis Channel to stream June’s Showcase Challenger Level Super Finals on Sunday and Monday, June 18 and 19, from San Clemente, CA.
Premier And Challenger Level Super Finals
MLPYT – The official MLP YouTube channel, Tennis Channel Streaming, and T2 will also provide coverage, which includes the Super Finals of the Premier and Challenger Levels from Season One and Two in June and December, respectively. They will also cover all the action from each championship Sunday.
The Super Finals are the climax to the Premier and Challenger Level competitions and feature the two teams from each level with the best records from the season’s three events.
Check out this great article about the MLP season one finale.
You can watch live tournament coverage for 2023 MLP events on their official YouTube Channel and Tennis Channel Streaming.
San Clemente Event Listings
Here’s a full listing of all the upcoming San Clemente events and their coverage (all times ET).
Season One
June
Thursday, 15 to Saturday, 17
Tournament Play on Tennis Channel Streaming and MLP YouTube (MLPYT)
Sunday, 18
1 pm: Premier Level Semifinal #1 on Tennis Channel and MLPYT
3 pm: Premier Level Semifinal #2 on T2, Tennis Channel Streaming and MLPYT
7:30 pm: Premier Level Finals on Tennis Channel and MLPYT
Monday, 19
6 pm: Season One Challenger Level Super Finals on T2, Tennis Channel Streaming and MLPYT
9 pm: Season One Premier Level Super Finals exclusively on ESPN2
Season Two (All Times Eastern)
September
Thursday, 21 to Saturday, 23
Tennis Channel Streaming and MLPYT (Tournament Play)
Sunday, 24
Tennis Channel (platform TBA) and MLPYT (Premier & Challenger Level Finals)
November
Thursday, 2 to Saturday, 4
Tennis Channel Streaming and MLPYT (Tournament Play)
Sunday, 5
Tennis Channel (platforms TBA) and MLPYT (Premier & Challenger Level Finals)
December
Thursday, 7 to Saturday, 9
Tennis Channel (platforms TBA) and MLPYT (Tournament Play)
Sunday, 10
Tennis Channel and MLPYT (Premier & Challenger Level Finals)
Tuesday, 12
Tennis Channel and MLPYT (MLP Season Two Challenger Level Super Finals)
ESPN2, 2 p.m. (MLP Season Two Premier Level Super Finals)
About Major League Pickleball (MLP by Margaritaville)
Founded by Steve Kuhn in 2021, Major League Pickleball (MLP) is the premier team-based professional pickleball league. It has expanded from eight to 24 teams – 12 in Premier Level and 12 in Challenger Level. Premier Level features the top 48 drafted players with the next 48 in the Challenger Level all looking to make the jump to Premier.
The league has a unique coed format, iconic team owners, innovative promotion and relegation new to American pro sports, an innovative draft format, easy-to-follow scoring, and the largest payouts in prize money across all of pro pickleball.
Margaritaville is a resort and hospitality company inspired by musician Jimmy Buffett. In December 2022, MLP named Margaritaville its first-ever title sponsor, branding the league “MLP by Margaritaville,” For more information, visit margaritaville.com.
For more information about Major League Pickleball, visit their website and follow them on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.
About ESPN
ESPN features eight U.S. television networks, ESPN+, ESPN Radio, and ESPN.com. The Walt Disney indirect subsidiary ABC, Inc owns 80% with the remaining 20 owned by Heart.
About Tennis Channel
Tennis Channel (tennischannel.com), owned by Sinclair Broadcast Group, has rights at the four majors – Wimbledon, The US Open, Roland Garros, and The Australian Open – and is the exclusive U.S. home of all men’s ATP and women’s WTA Tour competitions, Davis Cup, Billie Jean King Cup, United Cup, and Laver Cup.
