Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Major League Pickleball is back, and Commissioner Samin Odhwani joined PicklePod to explain all of the new changes heading into the season.

We break down:
- The new MLP tournament format
- Super Sunday / Super Monday explained
- Dreambreaker substitution strategy
- MLP Asia plans
- Why million-dollar player spending may not be sustainable
- The biggest challenge facing MLP's future

Samin also discusses where MLP is headed long term and what still needs to be fixed.

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